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How often do you change your cars oil?

Naismith said:
I once had a Ford Sierra in the UK, in 4 years of ownership never changed the oil once. I had no idea when the previous owner may have done so either. Even ran it through one cold winter without its radiator for a couple of weeks. Was still running sweetly when I traded it. It was a great car.
I only am efficient now to keep my current car in warranty it being the first new car I ever bought. Otherwise I blv that the car companies want us to repalce the oil too freq.
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I think there's a point to Naismith's contention on auto oil changes...you can do it too often. Best car I ever drove for reliability was a '72 Chevy Impala. We never changed the oil. In fact, when I went to change it after my dad sold it....I couldn't get the oil filter off....it had been compressed to the block in some sort of impact with the ground.

That being said, if you know something about oil and it's work on the engine......
 
Generally every 3000 miles. Oddly enough, my 2003 Silverado has an electronic sensor that is set to go off at every 5,000 miles to remind you to change the oil, but the info at the dealer recommends every 3,000 miles. I think all of my adult life, it's been 3,000 miles (until the advent of synthetic oils and such) as the standard.

My 1993 Blazer has 139,000 miles on it and it has always had the oil changed at 3000 miles. Don't know conclusively that this helped, but it sure didn't hurt. I do the same for my 2004 Dodge Rumble Bee and the wife's PT Cruiser.
 
Every 3,000 miles.
Last vehicle I had was a 77 GMC 1500 and I changed the motor oil at 3,000 and the oil and filter in the tranny every year around the 4th of July. When I sold it it had 300,000 miles on the engine and tranny. Tranny was a 350 turbo auto.
Before that I had a 71 Dodge Dart. I used the same mileage on that as the truck and it had 400,000 miles on it when I gave it away to my second wife's daughter.
 
Every 3K to 5K. I had it drilled into me at very young age that regular oil changes are the key to a long running healthy engine.

Friction, my friends. Friction. Friction is the real enemy!
 
Sofie's (Madame Wombat) BMW M3 is always dealer serviced but I check it out before it leaves the dealership.
They know me well by now!!!!!!
And it is under a warranty with 'extras'.
The GT40R is fully serviced by me after every race meeting or every 500 road miles, everything is checked completely.
Same goes for the 911 RSR, need it or not, it's an 'investment' so nothing is overlooked.
Both Dukes and my new RSRV4 are serviced (by me again!) immediately after a race meeting or every 1000 road miles, while our Disco Diesel tow vehicle gets a 'Qualified' service if I think/or remember it needs one!
:ernae:
 
Every three thousand miles. Both cars also have sensors that let ya know what percentage ya have left on the oil. We also have free oil changes at the dealership...a special they were offering so their really shouldn't be any reason why we don't get it done.
 
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