10k oil changes?

[jolancer]

I change the oil filter in between long oil change intervals so i dont need to worry about it.. its cheap... and easy(cause my filter is accessible without jacking the car or removing skid plates.

IF my car eat oil(it does not) and i had to keep adding it... I wouldn't change the oil at all in that case just the filter.

ps. you shouldn't push vehicle specific issues randomly as facts. and your all talking about internal combustion engines and the 'oil' industry. use common sense, you don't need to know anything of either, all questions related to them can be answered in terms of Money and Greed.

 

[JTsyo]

My 2013 Fusion uses a blend and has a notify sensor that hasn't come on at 8200. From everything I read it's going to be 10k increments.

My Fusion and Escape are at 10K miles.

 

[McWatt]

For reference, "shear" doesn't mean damage or degradation. "Shear" in this context is short for shear flow, which simply means the flow of the oil caused by a force gradient.

The property degradation some of you are describing is induced by shear flow, but the damage itself is not "shear," which is simply a word for a viscous fluid in non-uniform motion.

 

[Fritzo]

My BMW calls for 15000 changes, but I usually do 7500-8000. I go with Castrol or Mobil 1. I take 8 QTS though, which probably accounts for the long change spec.

Fun fact: our family friend's Ferrari 512 Boxer takes 22 qtd of oil!

 

[pandemonium]

Exaggerated. It's 13 liters, or 13.7 quarts. If they're putting in 22 quarts that engine will go bye-bye or is about to.

 

[TopCat502]

My Fusion and Escape are at 10K miles.

my Ford Fiesta is programmed to flash an oil change reminder every 10k miles