Topic: How often should oil really be changed??

Anonymous A started this discussion 7 years ago #79,689

Is the recommended interval too short?

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #928,335

Every day

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 4 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #928,338

Every 10,000 miles IMO, 8k if your car is a POS

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 17 seconds later, 4 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #928,339

What oil should be used? Isn't all the oil the same?

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 13 minutes later, 18 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #928,349

You can get a funny answer to the question about how often
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That dumb as all fuck fool ended up claiming you change oil ever 500 miles or even less. Synthetic oil of course and ended up getting banned from the site.

Anonymous B replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 19 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #928,350

@previous (E)

Stalker

Mr. Ray Parker Jr. joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 46 seconds later, 20 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #928,353

@928,349 (E)
give it a rest

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Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 50 seconds later, 21 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #928,354

Just add more oil when you think the engine is thirsty.

Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 14 minutes later, 35 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #928,360

OP posts
Anon B posts 2 minutes later with reply

Stop crying about multiple UID's.

Anonymous C replied with this 7 years ago, 13 minutes later, 48 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #928,361

@previous (H)
You’re a dumb old man

Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 26 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #928,378

@928,349 (E)
Still stalking from a decade ago or more. Pitiful.

Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #928,379

@previous (I)

> Still stalking from a decade ago or more. Pitiful.

Pedophiles must be kept on toes.

Anonymous K joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #928,380

Yes Swami

Anonymous L joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 8 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #928,381

Sewer oil should never be changed. Just allow it to get filthier and filthier.

Anonymous M joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #928,384

@previous (L)
Matt is not going to waste that kind of oil in his auto.
That is for dinner use only.

Anonymous N joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 33 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #928,397

Who would have guessed Syntax would use multiple UIDs? That's not like him at all

Anonymous C replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #928,400

@928,349 (E)
@928,360 (H)
@928,379 (J)
@928,381 (L)
@928,384 (M)
All Syntax.

Analyst II replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #928,403

@previous (C)
Your IQ points fail re that list. You got several in error and missed one.

Anonymous C replied with this 7 years ago, 4 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #928,407

@previous (Analyst II)
Okay Space Force man

Meta !Sober//iZs joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 4 hours later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #928,486

Just mix some oil into your gas so it lubricates the inside of the cylinder

Omen !!gg89Kgn2v joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 23 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #928,493

Changing oil every 3k miles is just to make big oil bigger. I change mine yearly.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 7 years ago, 39 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #928,502

Okay, thanks. I got pretty nervous that I waited too long for the oil change this time but they didn't say anything. It's a 2016 car that's at 20k miles and I just had the oil changed today for the second time, ostensibly 3k miles late but didn't seem to be an issue. They say it's due again at 23k miles but seems like 25-26k miles is fine, no?

Anonymous D replied with this 7 years ago, 2 hours later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #928,594

@928,493 (Omen !!gg89Kgn2v)
but are your vehicles 20+ years old..

!boovsizeC2 joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 hour later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #928,629

> Current Year
> driving an internal combustion engine vehicle

ISHYGDDT.

Anonymous R joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 hour later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #928,662

@OP

> Is the recommended interval too short?

man
I don't know if you want to get me started on machinery and motor maintenance and repair
I do it every day
its a YUUUUGE part of my life
I lost track of how much oil I had this year but I buy 20+ gallons at a time

anyways
what is the recommended interval these days?
8 thousand miles?

I will tell you the truck I drive the most is changed 2 thousand miles
*I normally go less than 10 miles
*I often have a load or trailer
*Often operating in dusty/dirtier than normal conditions
*this truck gets maybe 5 thousand miles a year

if you had a fairly new car with less than 100 thousand miles on it
and you are driving more than 10 thousand miles a year (not a ton of slow traffic)
then 8 thousand mile oil changes are probably ok

Anonymous R double-posted this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #928,664

for my off road machines I do anywhere between 20 and 100 hours depending on which one it is

Anonymous R triple-posted this 7 years ago, 18 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #928,671

and you probably already know that the regular maintenance of a vehicle includes far more than changing motor oil and filter
I will list the service interval I do with the truck I drive the most
keep in mind it is in the conditions listed above

grease- 4 thousand miles
differential oil- 5 thousand miles
transmission fluid- 5 thousand miles
transmission filter- 30 thousand miles
^they are not spin on filters like motor oil filters for those of you who are not into this
transfer case oil- 5 thousand miles
spark plugs- 10 thousand miles
antifreeze- 12 thousand miles or every other year
power steering fluid and brake fluid- 20 thousand miles or once a year
air filter- inspect at 2 thousand miles and change as needed or after 5 years

I don't think I forgot anything

Anonymous R quadruple-posted this 7 years ago, 10 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #928,674

what viscosity oil should you use?
synthetic VS conventional?

omg I have to stop now or else I will be here putting this stuff out for 4 hours tonight and over 10 hours of thinking typing posting within 5 days
I am not joking

Anonymous S joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 47 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #928,683

I forgot the fuel filter @928,671 (R)
I do 16 thousand miles
but if you were driving a car like 15 or 20 thousand miles a year then go 30 thousand it will be alright

Anonymous S double-posted this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #928,684

keep your race and nation pure cause that's the Nazi way 卐

Anonymous S triple-posted this 7 years ago, 5 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #928,685

@OPenis

look what you done
you started this
now I am trying to resist from going on for days
next thing you know I will be posting BIG repair project blogs and tool reviews on minichan
and I get quite a few big repair projects
we will be getting into bent push rods and valve guides moved in the head and...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3HwFtdVTfM

Anonymous S quadruple-posted this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #928,686

check it out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdtzKLh9Xx0

Anonymous S quintuple-posted this 7 years ago, 32 seconds later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #928,687

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JMktNW8RiY

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 7 years ago, 15 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #929,018

@928,671 (R)
@928,674 (R)
ok wow, this is all very intense
i use synthetic
i haven't done any other maintenance that i can think of besides getting tires rotated and that kind of thing
but you are scaring me so i will slowly be backing away

Captain Kate Carr joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #929,022

When it runs out thanks

Big Daddy Derek™ !Uvm54ORbmo joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 32 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #929,024

@928,335 (B)
This. Any man whom can't afford to have his butler change the oil in all his cars every day has no business being an motorist. Thanks.

Omen !!gg89Kgn2v replied with this 7 years ago, 25 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #929,066

@928,594 (D)
My truck is a 97 Chevy.

Anonymous D replied with this 7 years ago, 4 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #929,161

@previous (Omen !!gg89Kgn2v)
93 Ford here..

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