How often do you get an oil change?

[BrianNole777]

I read synthetic oil can be changed every 7,500 to 10,000 miles.

I get an oil change every 5,000 miles. I'm not sure if that's too early. I drive a Toyota Corolla with 75,000 miles on it.

How about you?

 

[millah_22]

I read synthetic oil can be changed every 7,500 to 10,000 miles.

I get an oil change every 5,000 miles. I'm not sure if that's too early. I drive a Toyota Corolla with 75,000 miles on it.

How about you?

5k

 

[TarponSpringsNole]

My turbo eats oil, so I change it every 3k.

 

[QChawks]

I change my own synthetic oil every 6-7k miles.

Mobil 1 and OEM filter

 

[onlyTheObvious]

When the vehicles tells me, so about 10,000 miles.

 

[OILCHECKER]

Subaru forester 2019....about every 6,000-7,000 miles

2014 tacoma about every 4,000 but that is only about 1-1.5 oil changes a year since it doesnt get driven much

 

[Mayland]

When the vehicles tells me, so about 10,000 miles.

Ditto. But it’s probably about 7-8k miles for me.

 

[Scott559]

I probably overdo it but I usually change twice a year regardless of mileage, Normally November and May.

 

[Kelsers]

My 2 antiques every other year. My other vehicles once a year or 5k miles which ever comes first.

 

[ft254]

I read synthetic oil can be changed every 7,500 to 10,000 miles.

I get an oil change every 5,000 miles. I'm not sure if that's too early. I drive a Toyota Corolla with 75,000 miles on it.

How about you?

5,000 miles is good. I just bought a 2022 Bronco Sport, am at 4100 and scheduled service next week. The turbo makes it more necessary in my paranoid mind.

I'm a maintenance freak.

 

[Funky Bunch]

Subaru forester 2019....about every 6,000-7,000 miles

2014 tacoma about every 4,000 but that is only about 1-1.5 oil changes a year since it doesnt get driven much

Name checks out

 

[NoleATL]

I read synthetic oil can be changed every 7,500 to 10,000 miles.

I get an oil change every 5,000 miles. I'm not sure if that's too early. I drive a Toyota Corolla with 75,000 miles on it.

How about you?

You will never be sorry you changed your oil too often... Not that you are as I don't know the recommendation for your vehicle.

 

[desihawk]

schedule says 10k but some asshole (not sure whether dealer or manufacturer) programs the dash to start nagging at 5k and i usually succumb at 8-9k

 

[GOHOX69]

You need to change oil? Who knew?

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

5K for all of my vehicles. Synthetic can go a lot longer, but I've never outgrown the days of religious 3K conventional oil changes. My dad beat that into my head when I was young. 5K still makes me feel like I'm neglecting.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

I once had a client that never knew they needed to change the oil. Had been years....

 

[MeetTheFerentzes]

No reason to change a full synthetic in a vehicle with that low of miles more often than every 7500 mi.

 

[Kelsers]

I once had a client that never knew they needed to change the oil. Had been years....

Some push lawn mowers say on the oil fill cap that the oil never needs to be changed.

 

[HawkBall23]

15 posts in and not one crack about changing OP mom's oil yet?

Jeez, do I gotta do everything myself around here??



btw, she gets it changed regularly

 

[InsaneHawkJJP]

My mechanic always puts a sticker in the window telling me to change it at 3000, I usually double that. They have never said shit to me about it.

 

[Obviously Oblivious]

I think mine calls for every 10K but it ends up going in once 6 months have passed which usually falls at 7-8K miles driven. That’s fine with me because I’d guess 90% of those miles are in town.

 

[IANDFAN]

I read synthetic oil can be changed every 7,500 to 10,000 miles.

I get an oil change every 5,000 miles. I'm not sure if that's too early. I drive a Toyota Corolla with 75,000 miles on it.

How about you?

10k

 

[artradley]

Name checks out

I always assumed it was his wrestling technique.

 

[bagdropper]

5K, full synthetic, exact specifications of oil in the owner's manual (meaning, not all 5w30's are created equal). Then Wix filters only.

And I do all the work myself.

 

[DooBi]

Usually about once every six months. I hate changing it because when there's new oil, the fries take forever to cook and the fish doesn't get crispy and brown like I like. But I hate when it needs changed because the dark oil smells up the house and the food ends up picking up those dark brown remnants left over from frying.

There's a happy spot about halfway through the oil life where your fries cook up nice and crispy really fast your fish ends up crispy, golden and delicious.

 

[Obviously Oblivious]

Usually about once every six months. I hate changing it because when there's new oil, the fries take forever to cook and the fish doesn't get crispy and brown like I like. But I hate when it needs changed because the dark oil smells up the house and the food ends up picking up those dark brown remnants left over from frying.

There's a happy spot about halfway through the oil life where your fries cook up nice and crispy really fast your fish ends up crispy, golden and delicious.

Take that halfway oil and set it aside, then you’ll never run out.

 

[The Tradition]

I read synthetic oil can be changed every 7,500 to 10,000 miles.

I get an oil change every 5,000 miles. I'm not sure if that's too early. I drive a Toyota Corolla with 75,000 miles on it.

How about you?

5k because turbo

 

[southlakehawk]

2021 Honda passport...about every 6,000 miles. I just got it changed this week !

 

[Hawki97]

5K. Regardless of what the manual says (10K).

 

[luvmyhawks]

Wait wait wait…. Maybe I need to pay more attention but 10k now on synthetic?? Really? I knew 5k but 10K is now a thing with synthetic? Great if so but funky my car for telling me daily I need an oil change.

 

[hawkeyetraveler]

I’ve driven a Tesla since 2015. Haven’t had to change oil in over 9 years. This thread reminds me that I made a good choice.

 

[SeaPA]

Some push lawn mowers say on the oil fill cap that the oil never needs to be changed.

I've mentioned it on here before, but I have a Craftsman riding mower that I have had for about 30 years; the oil has been changed once, when a mechanic buddy serviced the engine 8 or 9 years ago. A couple of times through the years I added a little oil when it was low. The thing runs great and cuts great, and other than replacing blades and batteries has been maintenance free.
When my dad died 3.5 years ago, I inherited a rider that he'd had for a couple of years. I keep it at my lake house. PoS has been in the shop every summer, I've spent enough fixing the damn thing that I could have paid for 10 years of lawn service. Most expensive free thing ever.

 

[ft254]

10k

It depends on conditions, behavior and demands. Like I posted, my vehicle has a turbocharger which creates more heat and potentially more stress. If you drive at higher speeds, like interstate driving, or tow you are putting more stress by generating more heat which is the enemy of everything mechanical. Dirty or dusty conditions of course create potential issues if oil is not clean and filtered properly.

Maintaining the cooling system is often overlooked. Regular scheduled service takes care of this if you are an average driver using a vehicle as a primary driver. The once every 6 months or a year vehicle service runs the risk of inadvertent neglect.

Automakers should know what they're doing, and their recommendations should be adequate. I'm more cautious, and like NoleAtl said, you'll never be sorry changing oil too soon. I'm having Ford service the Bronco for the remainder of the general and drivetrain warranties.

I schedule engine service for <5000 intervals - not Ford's recommendations.

 

[BrianNole777]

I’ve driven a Tesla since 2015. Haven’t had to change oil in over 9 years. This thread reminds me that I made a good choice.

Nice.

How much did the Tesla cost you?

 

[ft254]

I’ve driven a Tesla since 2015. Haven’t had to change oil in over 9 years. This thread reminds me that I made a good choice.

I've known people who never changed oil in their cars. When I was young, poor living on beans and bread, I don't remember changing oil in my cars. Cars in those days didn't have tolerances that mattered.

 

[BrianNole777]

I've known people who never changed oil in their cars. When I was young, poor living on beans and bread, I don't remember changing oil in my cars.

It didn't crap out?

 

[ft254]

It didn't crap out?

Edited post: Cars in those days didn't have tolerances that mattered.

And, so cheap you could buy 'em for little of nothing.

'49 Ford Coupe
'51 Ford sedan
'54 Chevy Sedan
''50 Ford Pickup
'63 Ford Sedan
'64 Ford Galaxie Fastback
'66 Chevy SS 396

By the time I was 21

 

[hawkeyetraveler]

Nice.

How much did the Tesla cost you?

It was a brand new Model S…a pretty penny.

 

[speak34]

Lexus hybrid, 10K. Love it.

 

[funksouljon]

My turbo eats oil, <i bet it does> so I change it every 3k.

I can't read this without it sounding sexual.



To the OP, it depends on the vehicle and the usage. I change the oil in my race cars once a season, it's cheap insurance and they get <500 miles in a year. I change the oil in my truck every 5k-7500 miles or once a year. I don't drive much these days. We do the oil in no pics Audi every 5k, no oil consumption yet, but she doesn't drive very hard.