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My thinking too, hence that detail in my OP.





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Just did an oil change and this motor has not used any oil in 5K. I may arrange a filter change when my driver is at a relative's place.

Thanks again fellers.

What are the odds?

I have used Mobil-1 in all of my gasoline fueled vehicles for over thirty-five years and try to change it at 6,000 mile intervals. Most of those vehicles have run over 150,000 miles and all but one were still running strong when I sold or traded them.

I figure that oil is cheap insurance, particularly in a high mileage vehicle that might not be worth repairing if it incurred a major engine failure. I have Wal-Mart Tire & Lube Centers (TLCs) do my oil changes, but I ALWAYS WATCH THEM to insure that they put the proper oil in.

I use Mobil-1 High Mileage 5W-30 during the colder half of the year, November thru April, and 10W-30 during the other, warmer, six months.

If your vehicle is going to be heavily loaded and/or you're going to be driving a lot of steep grades, I would opt to change oil sooner, due to the load on the small engine.

5-6K and plain ol' dino oil and filter.

That's my SOP, but different from the situation that I was referring to above.

Thanks, all. The vehicle is now in northern YT.

I do 1 year or 5000 miles.

in my 07 civic i change the dino oil when the light on the dash board says "change oil". i think its 7500. this method has worked for about 20 years, 350k miles and 2 civics.