Every 6000 miles is adequate. The 3000 miles industry recommendation is designed to separate you from twice as much money as necessary. Of course, I don't buy cars as an extension of my *****, so maybe I don't put as much care into them as some.
Oil Change Question
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I don't know what kind of oil is put in my two cars and I have it changed at the dealerships. One is a Lexus and one is a Honda. The tag they put on the windshield says to change it every 5,000 miles. I usually do as they say but sometimes I let it slide a little. They both are running ok and have 85,000 to 100,000 miles.
I don't want to derail this thread (or create another one), but how often do you need to rotate your tires? I apologize if this has already been covered.
You'll get a wide variance of opinions on this as well. Some people do every 6000-8000 or more. Some do it every time they change the oil, some every other time.
However, in the past few years I have stopped rotating tires altogether. I read a story in one of the car magazines and also heard it discussed by The Car Guys on NPR, the benefit to rotating is so minimal in terms of how many extra miles it may buy you that it is really not worth it and you are probably coming out behind. They only recommended rotating if the service was FREE.
I only rotate if the place I buy them offers free lifetime rotation, otherwise I won't pay for it. I check tread depth and when the first tire gets to the point it needs replace I buy a pair and put them on the back. (That will open a-whole-nother can of worms.)
Not so. This was the old standard when you were using just oil in engines. All engine oils are now made with detergents that clean the grime from your engine. That is what lets a person go over the 3000 mile mark. Synthetics are just a step above. If you somehow found oil without detergents, then get that sucker done at 3000.
I've been going this route as well. Just be warned that this doesn't work on all cars. I had a sports car that had a either toe in or toe out and if I didn't rotate them I would get weird wear patterns. Also, the would get loud when you did rotate them .
My mechanic is putting Amsoil in my rig and he will not change it more than every 10,000 even if I asked him to. About $80 each change.
I get mine changed about every 7,500 with full synthetic oil, and that is with very heavy traffic driving in Chicago every day.
I rotate once per year about 12k miles. I do it myself, probably a waste of time, it might buy me an extra 5000 miles on a 60,000 mile tire....
I go 5000 miles on standard motor oil, def would not go over that on a non-synthetic.
Definitely use synthetic on any new engines, I just have old cars so I keep using regular motor oil. If you buy a new lawnmower or snowblower, use synthetic...
I go 5000 miles on standard motor oil, def would not go over that on a non-synthetic.
Definitely use synthetic on any new engines, I just have old cars so I keep using regular motor oil. If you buy a new lawnmower or snowblower, use synthetic...
Its an Al Qaeda plot... For every oil change at 3,000 miles, they can buy 2 explosive vests.
