Oil change MONTHS

[ErylFlynn]

So I don't put many miles on it, how many months if I have not hit the mileage for an oil change how long in months before I should do one anyway? I believe at one point it was x months or y miles. Is that still a thing?

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[Splenda]

I change at 5k miles or one year, whichever comes first.

 

[rahtx]

10,000 miles or 12 months, according to my 2024 owner's manual.

 

[aFatBird]

10,000 miles or 12 months, according to my 2024 owner's manual.

The new 10k oil change interval is just a bad idea no matter what manufacturers claim about it

 

[Splenda]

I changed mine at 500 miles, and I'm at 4100 miles right now. I'm chomping at the bit to change it again. I've been pondering using 5w30 for this change.

 

[rahtx]

The new 10k oil change interval is just a bad idea no matter what manufacturers claim about it

Agreed, I was just giving the maximum intervals recommended by the manufacturer. It sounds like OP is more concerned with the time interval anyways.

I changed my oil on my new '24 out at a record-low miles for me: 1500. It had sat on the lot for ~8 months before I got it so I timed out instead of by miles.

 

[aFatBird]

Agreed, I was just giving the maximum intervals recommended by the manufacturer. It sounds like OP is more concerned with the time interval anyways.

I changed my oil on my new '24 out at a record-low miles for me: 1500. It had sat on the lot for ~8 months before I got it so I timed out instead of by miles.

8 months on the lot is crazy but gladiator demand is very low atm. The easiest thing now is just whenever the car tells you it's time for maintenance.

 

[LouisvEarlleJT]

I change at 5k miles or one year, whichever comes first.

Same

 

[g2020]

Please see any one of these three posts for guidance by-the-book / from the owner's manual:
- Motor Oil Summary, in section 5 in Lineup
- Section 3.2 in Key Takeaways
- Introduction to section 1.5 in Links to Prices

and this post:
- First section under Important Reminders in Key Info (for guidance on oil filter and oil change indicator system)

 

[Jaydebe]

IMO today’s oils are good, really good.
That said, it’s my understanding that time/exposure to air & contamination can have as much effect on mileage.

Where you live may impact as much as an impact as towing. IE: Hot and humid weather.

I change the oil in my cars every Spring and Fall if mileage isn’t reached.
It’s simple and in the scheme of things, does not cost that much.

 

[Splenda]

Hot and humid here in Tennessee, plus lots of short trips. My commute is 7 miles each way, and everything in town is within two miles of the house. It takes me a lot of little trips to add up to 5000 miles.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

The new 10k oil change interval is just a bad idea no matter what manufacturers claim about it

And heeeeeere we go...............

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Having owned a large variety of cars, trucks, grain trucks, tractors, classic cars, antiques and more - my rule for the classics that don't see the book's recommended 7500 per change - they get new oil every year, end of the season, so they don't sit over winter with all that acid in the pan.
My other stuff - at least once a year, or miles if I hit enough miles.

Back in the 1970s, the recommendation with the old oils of those days, and old-time chemistry and carbureted engines with a lot of fuel contamination and so on was 7500 miles or 12 months.
These days it's generally 10,000 or 1 year.

 

[LouisvEarlleJT]

Having owned a large variety of cars, trucks, grain trucks, tractors, classic cars, antiques and more - my rule for the classics that don't see the book's recommended 7500 per change - they get new oil every year, end of the season, so they don't sit over winter with all that acid in the pan.
My other stuff - at least once a year, or miles if I hit enough miles.

Back in the 1970s, the recommendation with the old oils of those days, and old-time chemistry and carbureted engines with a lot of fuel contamination and so on was 7500 miles or 12 months.
These days it's generally 10,000 or 1 year.

I used to do every other year on my classic, less than 1,000 miles a year typically. I switched to the every year plan because it was just easier to track.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I used to do every other year on my classic, less than 1,000 miles a year typically. I switched to the every year plan because it was just easier to track.

Yeah - oil change prior to winter shut down. Easy to remember and you start fresh with clean oil in the spring.

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