On 7/27/21 5:56 PM, AK wrote:I read the manual. It says use 5w30 oil, but nothing about synthetics.
I use full synthetic oil (non-name brand) and a Fram filter for synthetic oil.
My car has 109K miles.
At 7K miles, the oil looked pretty dirty, so I had it changed.
How long can I expect that oil to last?
They claim 10K miles.
One person said he changes the filter midway.
Thanks,
Andy
Open your glove box, remove the owner's manual, open to the chapter
titled Maintenance, flip to the page headed Oil Change Intervals, read
what it says, do it. Problem solved.
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Why is it that the people who want more government control over your
life are the same ones who want you to be disarmed?
I use full synthetic oil (non-name brand) and a Fram filter for synthetic oil.
My car has 109K miles.
At 7K miles, the oil looked pretty dirty, so I had it changed.
How long can I expect that oil to last?
They claim 10K miles.
One person said he changes the filter midway.
Thanks,
Andy
I use full synthetic oil (non-name brand) and a Fram filter for synthetic oil.
My car has 109K miles.
At 7K miles, the oil looked pretty dirty, so I had it changed.
How long can I expect that oil to last?
They claim 10K miles.
One person said he changes the filter midway.
I use full synthetic oil (non-name brand) and a Fram filter for synthetic oil.
My car has 109K miles.
At 7K miles, the oil looked pretty dirty, so I had it changed.
How long can I expect that oil to last?
They claim 10K miles.
One person said he changes the filter midway.
Thanks,
Andy
AK wrote:
I use full synthetic oil (non-name brand) and a Fram filter for
synthetic oil.
My car has 109K miles.
At 7K miles, the oil looked pretty dirty, so I had it changed.
How long can I expect that oil to last?
They claim 10K miles.
One person said he changes the filter midway.
Thanks,
Andy
2006 Kia Spectra, 98k miles. Wal-Mart full syn.
I change my oil about every 8k miles and filters every 4k in January.
I drive at most 4k per year and it does not get cold long enough here to worry about condensation. All of my cars have gone 225k miles without
any major problems.
AK wrote:
I use full synthetic oil (non-name brand) and a Fram filter for
synthetic oil.
My car has 109K miles.
At 7K miles, the oil looked pretty dirty, so I had it changed.
How long can I expect that oil to last?
They claim 10K miles.
One person said he changes the filter midway.
Thanks,
Andy
2006 Kia Spectra, 98k miles. Wal-Mart full syn.
I change my oil about every 8k miles and filters every 4k in January.
I drive at most 4k per year and it does not get cold long enough here to worry about condensation. All of my cars have gone 225k miles without
any major problems.
56 years to hit 225!!
On Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 5:37:19 PM UTC-5, Wade Garrett wrote:
On 7/27/21 5:56 PM, AK wrote:I read the manual. It says use 5w30 oil, but nothing about synthetics.
I use full synthetic oil (non-name brand) and a Fram filter for synthetic oil.Open your glove box, remove the owner's manual, open to the chapter
My car has 109K miles.
At 7K miles, the oil looked pretty dirty, so I had it changed.
How long can I expect that oil to last?
They claim 10K miles.
One person said he changes the filter midway.
Thanks,
Andy
titled Maintenance, flip to the page headed Oil Change Intervals, read
what it says, do it. Problem solved.
--
Why is it that the people who want more government control over your
life are the same ones who want you to be disarmed?
Problem not solved.
Andy
On 28/7/21 11:34 am, Paul in Houston TX wrote:
AK wrote:
I use full synthetic oil (non-name brand) and a Fram filter for
synthetic oil.
My car has 109K miles.
At 7K miles, the oil looked pretty dirty, so I had it changed.
How long can I expect that oil to last?
They claim 10K miles.
One person said he changes the filter midway.
Thanks,
Andy
2006 Kia Spectra, 98k miles. Wal-Mart full syn.
I change my oil about every 8k miles and filters every 4k in January.
I drive at most 4k per year and it does not get cold long enough here
to worry about condensation. All of my cars have gone 225k miles
without any major problems.
Given your vehicle use, I would make one change to your schedule - I'd
change the oil at the same time as the filter, at least *once* per year
- at a minimum. I do mine twice a year, and the filter at the same time, regardless. You do such a *low* mileage with, I presume, lots of short
trips, a more frequent oil change definitely won't hurt.
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