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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 08:09 PM
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When do you change your oil?
Did a search on this and didn't find anything...but sorry if someones already answered this but...

How low would you let the Oil Life % get before you change it? Or should I go by the miles I drive on it?
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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 08:12 PM
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Go by miles or months. If you use regular motor oil then change it about every 3k miles or 3 months. If you use synthetic then you can run it longer I'd say anywhere from 5-7k miles or about 5 months.
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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 08:15 PM
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When the meter says 20%, or every 6 months, which ever comes first.
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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 08:22 PM
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60%..
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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 08:24 PM
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when i feel like it
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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 08:27 PM
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60%..
waste.
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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 08:46 PM
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60% is usually when I hit 3k miles
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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Glowbalt
60% is usually when I hit 3k miles
Really depends if you drive mostly city or highway. If its mostly stop and go then yeah fully synthetic I would change 4-5k miles if highway I would do like 7-8k
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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 08:51 PM
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I've let the OLM run down to 0% and sent it to a lab for analysis, and they said it was about the right time to change it.
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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 09:07 PM
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Mines at 20% now...kinda wanna wait till summer...but dunno if i can wait that long..I've driven 5k miles...mostly highway...
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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Glowbalt
60% is usually when I hit 3k miles
Do NOT change at 3k if you're using a synthetic oil..
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