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Re: oil change
There is no rule. Change it more often than 12 mo/7500 miles. Changing it every 3 mo/3000 miles is often enough to make everyone happy. Somewhere in between is correct.
My opinion, if you drive your car often and reasonably long distances so that the oil is heated up well pretty much most of the times you drive it, change it every 3750 with dino oil or 5000 miles with synthetic. If you are hard on your oil and don't drive far or let your engine heat up well in general, then 3000 miles/3 mo is probably a good idea for any oil. The more you abuse your oil, the more you need synthetic oil.
Some people prefer time to miles, but I have an easier time keeping track of miles than months.
Last edited by Brian R.; 09-08-2005 at 03:10 AM.
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