Oil change frequency?

[Ferocious]

About how often does your car get an oil and filter change?

 

[TechnoKid]

Depends on the vehicle, how it is driven, how often is is driven and for how long, and what kind of oil is being used.

 

[Colt45]

when I deem it neccessary.

 

[Falloutboy]

every 3-4000 miles. but I don't drive my car that much so it comes out to ever 5 mounths or so

 

[Ryan]

Aroudn 5000 miles with regular dino oil.

 

[timswim78]

about every 2500 - 3000 miles. I do it myself and use conventional oil and purolator filters.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

depends on how you drive. I drive about 5000-6000miles a month, I change my oil (and filter of course)every 5k, I also only need brake jobs done around every 150,000miles, where most people get them done every 30-50kmiles

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

every 3k, used mostly for city driving

 

[CrackRabbit]

When i start to see my gas milage drop off, usualy 3-4k miles.

 

[0roo0roo]

gentle freeway... 7k city...5k.. lots of idling and such..3k

 

[Ornery]

If I only kept my cars for as few years as most people, I wouldn't change it until it was put up for sale. As it is, I shoot for about every 4 months, because they barely get 5K per year put on 'em.

 

[brtspears2]

3k since I do mostly city/traffic driving.

 

[amdskip]

Once a year running Amsoil synthetic which usually is around 10k miles for the year.

 

[GeekDrew]

3-5k... usually more toward 3k, since I get annoyed by the DIC continually informing me that it needs an oil change soon. Yeah, I know I can eliminate that problem... but if I did I'd probably forget to change the oil. lol