Oil change interval ??

[AlexNet0]

Originally Posted by sbergman27

And in other news, weather.com shows 43F and light rain in Waldoboro, ME right now, with heavy rain forecast for tomorrow. Last month, the temperature dipped to -1F. Then again, it's only for a few miles every day...

Anyway, this may be one of those situations where spending the 0.03 gallons involved in warming the car up once a day might make sense from an overall perspective. Or running it for a little longer once the destination has been reached. The oil, and exhaust system, etc, really do like to reach normal operating temperature on a regular basis. This kind of operation eats mufflers right up. Water sits in it continuously, rather than evaporating out, and it quickly corrodes out from the inside.

-Steve

thats my weather, lol, not the OP's. my commute is a 25 miles one way

[sbergman27]

Originally Posted by AlexNet0

thats my weather, lol, not the OP's. my commute is a 25 miles one way

Hmmm... then you should probably stay indoors today. ;-)

-Steve

[HTM Yaris]

I have done 10,000 mile intervals 3 times so far( In my Yaris LB )with Amsoil . Even at 10K intervals the Amsoil still looks better ( clearer ) than Mobil 1 @ 5K miles .

According to Amsoil you can save $108.25 for every 25,000 miles when compared to conventional oil .

[jambo101]

2 miles?Why not just save a whole bunch of money,hassle and aggravation and just walk to work?

[Palmer812]

Originally Posted by jambo101

2 miles?Why not just save a whole bunch of money,hassle and aggravation and just walk to work?

Honestly, I'm too lazy to walk. I think I will make my first oil change at 6 months and switch to a good synthetic and possibly go to 9-12 months after that. I also kind of like the idea of a lighter weight oil if it will be better. Any longer trips I take will be with my wife and we will drive her 05 xb. It already has 85k on it.

[TheSilkySmooth]

Originally Posted by Palmer812

Honestly, I'm too lazy to walk. I think I will make my first oil change at 6 months and switch to a good synthetic and possibly go to 9-12 months after that. I also kind of like the idea of a lighter weight oil if it will be better. Any longer trips I take will be with my wife and we will drive her 05 xb. It already has 85k on it.

Short trippers are SUPER hard on oil I would NOT do 1x/Yr OC unlesss you want problems. At minimum do a winter/spring oil change. You need fresh oil through winter.