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With a good quality oil, yes. Posted by SWEDECAR [Email]  (#112)  [Profile/Gallery]
(more from SWEDECAR) on Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:11:48
In Reply to: Can you trust the oil change interval of 5K miles?, Schu, Mon, 11 Apr 2005 05:42:43 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
But it so comes down to your driving style and how many miles you log per year and how often you pull the oil dip stick and check the oil level.
Sad to say but the majority of car drivers do just that, drive the car and let the service station or repair shop deal with the oil and maintenance.
If someone tells them that the oil is good for 15K miles they drive the car for 15K miles between checkups never to check the oil level.
Some cars burn more oil than other and if you don't check the oil level you might run out of oil before you reach the next service and no warranty is going to save you, since you didn't check the oil.
If you drive a lot of miles per year you might think of longer oil change intervals but if you are like me (3K per year) your oil gets nasty just by all the cold starts and short trip driving.
I change the oil twice a year so that means 1500 miles between changes.
If you drive 20K miles per year you might be good with using a high quality oil and change it every 10K miles or 6 month. But you do need to pull the dip stick up ones in awhile to check the level so that you don't run it dry.
All these extended oil change intervals (15K and longer) that car manufaturers are promoting is not just because the engines and oils are so much better but that the manufacturer needs to meet certain demads from the government in showing a clean, non polluting car.
If they can say that this or that car uses X amount oil less than last year or 2 years ago, it receives eviromental "good points". It a very complex system and it also includes the material that the car is built of.
It also takes into consideration how much of the car that can be recycled when it is time for the junk yard, years from now.
It is lots of factors to take into consideration and you need to figure which one that works best for you.
Anders
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