Oil change intervals

[FERLING]

I own a 2009 accord that the prior owners must have gone by the oil change monitor. It calculates engine load and miles for the oil life percent. Well with 106k miles it was burning 2qts of oil in 1,000mi. I switched the oil to rotella t6 and changed it every 1,000mi for about 8 oil changes. It's now gor 150k and dosnt use 1/4 of a quart in 3kmi. Change your oil often.

Weight of oil may make the difference. 5w30 verses 10w40 should show a difference of oil use.

 

[FERLING]

Maybe the guy that didn’t want to spend money on a new filter figured that the old one was still good since there was basically no oil running through it……

Reasons some used cars are horror stories for the next owner. Trade in value is the same for old or new oil filter being on trade in.

 

[scootr]

Hop

Hopefully he was thinking of hydraulic fluid and not motor oil.
You always hear change oil at least once a year! Used tractors with low hours usually equals low times of oil being changed.

No - he has never changed the motor oil in 20 years of light use... maybe 50 hrs a year?

 

[Hermio]

Im getting a new Tacoma and this will be my first vehicle that uses full synthetic oil. They will change the oil every 10,000 miles for three years. But it’s hard to imagine going 10,000 miles on oil even though it’s synthetic. I’m old school and my thinking is I could change it at 5,000 and then they change it at 10,000 etc. Then after the three years of free oil changes I would then change it every, say 7,000. Is my thinking wrong?

Unless you run a lot of stop and start driving in cold weather, 7000 miles is much too soon. I have used synthetic oil for almost 50 years on two tractors, 4 pickup trucks and at least 10 cars, generally changing the oil at 25,000 to 30,000 miles and the filter every 10,000 to 15000 miles. The oil change interval can be extended to over 100,000 miles if oil testing is done and it still measures OK, and only with a top oil such as Amsoil. I have never had an engine wear out. I generally go 250,000 to 300,000 miles. The engine still works OK after such time but the vehicle gets ratty looking by then and the seats become uncomfortable. You should easily be able to run Amsoil for 25000 miles or more in a Tacoma. The only exception I know of is the new Ford-built diesel. They recommend 10,000 miles for it because the diesel fuel condenses into the oil, slowly diluting it.

 

[Hermio]

My issue with synthetics is the will impart a bronze varnish on internal parts of change intervals are extended too long, but then I use Nano-Borate additive so my engines inside never 'bronze' up.

Not likely with Mobil 1 or Amsoil. They both have the same kind of base oil molecules as petroleum oil. But the molecule chain length is almost constant, whereas petroleum oil is a mixture of long and short chains. The short chains evaporate, making the oil more viscous, which causes it to run hotter, leading to varnish. Much less likely with synthetics.

 

[FERLING]

No - he has never changed the motor oil in 20 years of light use... maybe 50 hrs a year?

Low hours nightmare for someone in ths future. When you hear someone say I bought me a deal in a low hours tractor and later trash talking the brandname for motor problems it will make you wonder if ........?

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Im getting a new Tacoma and this will be my first vehicle that uses full synthetic oil. They will change the oil every 10,000 miles for three years. But it’s hard to imagine going 10,000 miles on oil even though it’s synthetic. I’m old school and my thinking is I could change it at 5,000 and then they change it at 10,000 etc. Then after the three years of free oil changes I would then change it every, say 7,000. Is my thinking wrong?

Go online and study the manual for your new truck and I think you will realize very few people qualify to go 10,000 miles without changing her oil and some refer to 5,000 mi is the best way to protect engine long term. I've been paying more attention since I bought my first Toyota a few weeks ago.

https://www.carscoops.com/2022/08/toyota-master-technician-argues-against-10000-mile-oil-change-intervals-with-busted-engine-teardown/

 

[FERLING]

Go online and study the manual for your new truck and I think you will realize very few people qualify to go 10,000 miles without changing her oil and some refer to 5,000 mi is the best way to protect engine long term. I've been paying more attention since I bought my first Toyota a few weeks ago.

https://www.carscoops.com/2022/08/toyota-master-technician-argues-against-10000-mile-oil-change-intervals-with-busted-engine-teardown/

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[Tony H]

I am original owner of 20-40 year old vehicles. The 4 vehicles all have over 200K miles on then, 2 have about 336K miles. I would never go that long between changes. People will tell you that they tested their old oil and the lubrication properties are still excellent. That may be so, but you still have dirt grinding away within that 'still good' oil. You wanna do 5K between changes, it's way better then 10K. I use DINO oil and I still do 3K oil changes. Govt pressure to use less oil and car manufacturers pretending it doesn't cost anything to own S vehicle is what pushed this 10K oil change nonsense.

 

[Rod in Forfar]

Im getting a new Tacoma and this will be my first vehicle that uses full synthetic oil. They will change the oil every 10,000 miles for three years. But it’s hard to imagine going 10,000 miles on oil even though it’s synthetic. I’m old school and my thinking is I could change it at 5,000 and then they change it at 10,000 etc. Then after the three years of free oil changes I would then change it every, say 7,000. Is my thinking wrong?

I watch The Car Care Nut on You-Tube. He was a Toyota dealership mechanic before going out on his own. His favourite beef is with 10,000 mile oil change intervals. He insists on 5,000 mile oil changes. That's also what my '14 Lexus hybrid requires: 8,000 km. My 2002 Tacoma 2.7 4WD has always had oil changes at 8,000 km or sooner. Its engine shows no wear, though it uses 5W30 semi-synthetic yet.