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Freeway miles are easy on an engine and oil. It's the frequent start stop city stuff where the engine never gets up to temp where you have to worry about the oil sludging up. My thinking too, hence that detail in my OP. We got ~230k on the wagon before the boy decided to play rally driver on an icy road last winter. Welcome to my world! 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.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
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so I'd bet you're going to do just fine there Ironbender... What are the odds?
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
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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.
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5-6K and plain ol' dino oil and filter.
Conduct is the best proof of character.
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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.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
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I do 1 year or 5000 miles.
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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.
My diploma is a DD214
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