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Old 04-16-2015, 09:39 PM
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I'm at less then 800 miles for the 12 months since my last change.....


I think I should get it changed (garaged in Vietnam temp Florida)

anyone not agree?
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#1 (3,000 miles) or #2 (12 months).
Old 04-17-2015, 01:41 AM
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I just go by what it tells me. Mobil 1, 5-30w. Good enough for me.
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I just bought my 02 Z with 100k miles. It has been consuming a fair amount of oil...I put some 10-30W in it (I am in AZ) to get it at a healthy level on the dipstick.

I'm thinking about getting the oil changed but was wondering what oil I should go with. Should I stick to stock Mobile 1 5-30W or 10-30W or should I go with a high mileage synthetic?
Old 04-17-2015, 08:40 AM
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#6 For me. I change at 10,000 miles or if monitor tells me to and end of season. Generally it is 10,000 miles and end of season as I drive mostly highway and the monitor would let me go to 13,000 miles. This yields 2 - 3 changes per fair weather season.
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Originally Posted by sub150
I just bought my 02 Z with 100k miles. It has been consuming a fair amount of oil...I put some 10-30W in it (I am in AZ) to get it at a healthy level on the dipstick.

I'm thinking about getting the oil changed but was wondering what oil I should go with. Should I stick to stock Mobile 1 5-30W or 10-30W or should I go with a high mileage synthetic?
https://mobiloil.com/~/media/amer/us...leage-oil.ashx
Old 04-17-2015, 09:16 AM
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Driving 50 miles a day/7 days a week, I use #3.
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I usually go by the mileage since my car is my dialy driver. Being that my car is approaching 100k, I do an oil change every 3-4k.
Old 04-17-2015, 11:49 AM
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#2, once a year, don't drive it enough to change by mileage. Change it in the summer when it goes in for inspection.
Now about tire rotation..........
Old 04-17-2015, 12:30 PM
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#3 - on both my cars that have it.
Old 04-17-2015, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 73Corvette
Do you go...

1 By the mileage?


2 By a certain time span?


3 By the % of life on your system monitor?


4 All the above?


5 None of the above?


6 A combination of the above?
My C5 is a weekend /summer car I change every 5K miles if I drive that many (Mobil1), and if I dont I change the oil spring and fall
Old 04-17-2015, 07:14 PM
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#6. Either when the DIC gets down to 20% or once a year (whichever comes first)
Old 04-17-2015, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by stu12dozen
A combination of #2 (12 months) and #3, whichever comes first.
Daily driver but only about 6K-7K per year, so usually 12 months with 15%-20% left on the meter.
Old 04-17-2015, 09:26 PM
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I drive mine, so I change it when the car tells me to.

Plus, that is what Evil Twin told me to do.
Old 04-17-2015, 10:19 PM
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#2 but if the price of the oil keeps going up I am going to stretch that time period out. If I put more miles on annually it wouldn't matter but I don't so it is really a waste. I actually just changed oil about 2 weeks ago and the year old oil I drained out looks really good so I should have waited a while longer.
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I use mobile one syn oil, and go with the oil life indicator
Old 04-18-2015, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by jackthelad
Manual says when the DIC tells you to, but at least every 12 months. I do mine every Fall, as the DIC would let me go a couple years at least.

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Old 04-18-2015, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by stu12dozen
A combination of #2 (12 months) and #3, whichever comes first.
Old 04-18-2015, 11:45 AM
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Every 5K miles maximum, but certainly once per year before they are put away for the winter.
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Living in south TX. we drive year around in fact most of our driving is in the winter time way to hot in mid summer 100%+ most days the air on big HP and Bam over heat so in the heat I change mine every 3000 miles we drive 365 we put on way more miles that people in the colder places ..


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