When Will You Changing Your Oil?

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Jan 8, 2005 | 09:20 AM

JFTaylor

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When Will You Changing Your Oil?

Prior to Synthetic oil changes were every 3,000-5,000 mi. With the oil remaining indicator, for my car, I’m projecting being able to go 11,000-14,000 miles between changes but will probably change it sooner. When will you change your oil?

Jan 8, 2005 | 07:47 PM

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I will probably put about 10,000 to 12,000 miles per year on my daily driver. Since about half of that will be in stop-n-go traffic, with trips of only 5-6 miles at a time, changing my oil every 6 months will be close to what the oil life indicator tells me.

Jan 8, 2005 | 11:59 PM

clem zahrobsky

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oil change

once a year,every oct. before storage for the winter. i change the filter every 4000 miles and top off

Jan 9, 2005 | 12:22 AM

HalM

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When the GM oil life monitor hits 10% or less or the car oil is about a year old...

Jan 9, 2005 | 10:25 AM

AU N EGL

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I change my oil every two weekends on the track or about 500 miles. The Dic says about 50%. Oil anaylsis says I might be able to go one more weekend, but it is too easy to change the oil and with the big 5 qt jugs at wally world makes it easy. 10 qts of Mobil 1 15-W50 and a AC-Delco UP-44 filter. $40 ( 3qt accu-sump and consistant 250* oil temp of track use )

I think the oil changing is very easy to do, Personlly I would not try to see how long you can go without changing. Especilly with a brand new car. I would only go 1500 miles if that much for the first oil change. Then 2500-3000 miles after that.

On our street '04 C5 we first changed the oil at 1000 miles with mobil 1 5-w30, Just did the second oil change at 3500 miles, DIC said 60%

Part of doing the oil change is having the Tech do visual inspetion of your car, Brakes, other fluids, air pressure, and just a general 'look' under the car.

Jan 9, 2005 | 02:45 PM

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Did my first at 700 miles and will do others at 3,000 miles. New filter each time. Found metal debris in the first oil change. Also installed a magnetic drain plug. All very in-expensive. Just my personal preference.

Jan 9, 2005 | 11:59 PM

Brett Hunter

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I have a little over 1500 miles on mine and the oil life is at 90%. I don't think I can go 15,000 miles for the first oil change. I will change it this week and depending on the miles I will probably change it once a year after that unless the monitor requires it to be changed before that. That is unless I keep driving it as much as I have over the last couple of weeks. Man it is hard to stay out of this car!
On my other cars and trucks I have always changed it at 500 miles for the first time and refilled with Mobile 1. On the ones that I put alot of miles on I will change only the filter and top it off for the first change and do a complete change the second time around. This is with Mobile 1. Clem probably has the best idea about changing the filter every 4000 miles and a complete change once a year.