So what's the longest between oil changes for you guys? Forget the 3K miles or even the extended oil changes MB says.... longest between oil changes.

On my w124 its been.......forget it

Discuss..

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1995 E320 smoke silver / parchment

Huh?

4k is pushing it with dino oil in my opinion

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1989 300ce 129k
( facelifted front,updated tail lights, lowered suspension,bilstein sports, lorinser front spoiler, MOMO steering wheel, remus exhaust,stainless steel brake lines). (Gone)

1997 s320 154k (what a ride). Sold with 179k miles. Replaced with Hyundai Equus

1994 e320 Cabriolet 108k



1972 280se 4.5 153k Owned for 12 yrs, sorry I sold it


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15K on cars I could care less about years ago. On the Benz's I stick to the oil change recommendations on both. 3K-4K for the W201 on Synth. 10K for the W203 but once the warranty is up that will change to 7K or maybe sooner. Will be able to tell when I change the oil next which will be early. Want to see what the oil looks like when it comes out.

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2003 Pewter C230K SC C1, C4, C5, C7, heated seats, CD Changer, and 6 Speed. ContiExtremes on the C7's.

1986 190E 2.3 Black, Auto, Mods to come soon.....

I once owned a Datsun B710 for 3 years. Never changed the oil once. It burned 1 1/2 qts. a week though. There was probably fresher oil in that car at any given time than most properly maintained cars. Filter never got changed. Became a demolition ride.

Fourteen years, 300 miles...
Special circumstances.
Dodge Ram running on propane, used for getting firewood from the forest.

I changed the oil before we sold it, the oil was still clean, and I burned it in the fuel tank of a Chevette Diesel.

Chevette Diesel
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Chevette+Diesel&btnG=Google+Search

these are the longest intervals I've run:

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=141100

I change the oil/filter in all my vehicles every 3k miles. However, I have a friend who bought a new Chevy Astro van and had the oil changed about three times over ten years. He would brag about his lack of care and how it never broke down. Not only is he bad on maintenance he never washes or cleans the interior of his vehicle. Six months after he bought it the van looked worse than a New York City taxi. This guy can trash a vehicle faster than anybody I've met.

I'm with you. If I had gone long enough for it to be noteworthy, I'd certainly be embarassed to say so on this forum. I cringe whenever I see people who obviously don't take care of their cars. When I see them broken down in the middle of a busy intersection, I'm always tempted to roll down my window and say, "Ahhh-ha!" like Nelson on The Simpsons.

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OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Back in school, I was told about a young woman with a Ford Pinto who had the "red light" on the dashboard come on, and the car quit on her. It was the oil light, and when asked when she last changed the oil, she came back with a blank stare! She never had. The car was about 4 years old. The oil came out in chunks, and the engine was fried.

I changed the oil on my Crown Victoria every 2000 miles and it turned out to be the most troub le free car I ever owned.

About every 3500 miles is enough for most cars now I think

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)