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Quick Oil Change Question?

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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 05:15 PM
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Quick Oil Change Question?

Hey, my dad swears by Ams oil. I use it and it's a good oil, but he says that it should be good for 20,000 or 25,000 miles with just changing the oil filter every 5,000 miles or so. I personally think that I should still change the oil and filter every 4-7,000 miles. What do you guys think?

And my car's a 06 SS/SC and the oil is synthetic of course (Not sure if that's relevant, but just in case anybody is wondering)

Also I posted this in "problems and service", cause I think this is a service question. Mods, feel free to move it if I'm wrong.
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 05:16 PM
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25,000! yikes, change it every 3-5k
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 05:16 PM
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I've heard that its good for 10K+, but I would be hesitant to run it to 20K. lol
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 05:16 PM
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Damn that was a quick response, I didn't even get the poll up.
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 09:58 PM
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Is this a serious question?? Change your oil AND your oil filter every 3,500-5,000 miles. And make sure you always use synthetic
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 11:01 PM
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The only reason i would push my oil 10K miles was if it cost $1000 dollars to change it lol. For the 40 bucks it cost's me , it's more peace of mind doing it between 4-5k.
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