Thread: Oil Filter Change Interval w/Long Drain Intervals
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Old 06-09-2009, 01:16 AM
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Originally Posted by bigblockchev View Post
I am actually surprised that many folks are even considering long oil change intervals. I change my oil in all my vehicles at 5000Km (3000Mi) intervals and consider that to be as far as I would want to go. I sure wouldn't want to buy a pristine Benz which had been babied with 10 -15 K oil changes. Frequent Oil changes are your best mechanic and go a long way to making your car go a long way. At $50-75 per change with filter what are we really looking at saving. Just my opinion. Cheers Dan
Not saving anything, but my factory owners manual recommends an interval of 5,000 miles. And I figure if 1986 oil was good for 5K in this engine, as per the factory, then 2009 oil is bound to be good for at least that.
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