WHEN SHOULD I DO MY FIRST OIL CHANGE....xB?
#21
I guar-awn-tee you that cars still rolling with 100-200-300K miles are those that were well cared for and had their oil changed regularly. Oil is cheap, and essential to preserving your engine. Changing it more regularly than not is probably the least expensive thing you can do to keep your car running as long as possible.
And the harder you drive, the more frequently you should change it. Just do it. Or you might as well put aside "all" that money you're not spending on regular oil changes towards a new engine at 60-75K.
Break-in periods may be "old-school," but turns out class at the old school is still in session. Yes, your engine is tested before it is dropped into the car, but it isn't installed in your car and driven around in real-world conditions. Hence, the suggested break-in period, in which you should do everything you can to ease your car into the job it's going to have for hopefully a long time to come.
Or not. This month's Car & Driver has a long term test of The Mitsubishi EVO (a car I think we can all agree is just maybe slightly more sophisticated on the engineering side than our xBs, xAs, and tCs) and notes that owners who have ignored the suggested break-in period of 1000 miles are now reporting that they are burning quarts of oil in their $35,000 supercars...DOH!! There's some food for thought.
So, I assume everyone checks their oil when they fill up the tank, right? It's a good habit. If not, there's this thing called the "dipstick" under your hood, it's yellow and what it does is...
Bottom line: when it comes to checking and changing your oil, don't wait for the idiot light to come on. They are called idiot lights for a reason.
And the harder you drive, the more frequently you should change it. Just do it. Or you might as well put aside "all" that money you're not spending on regular oil changes towards a new engine at 60-75K.
Break-in periods may be "old-school," but turns out class at the old school is still in session. Yes, your engine is tested before it is dropped into the car, but it isn't installed in your car and driven around in real-world conditions. Hence, the suggested break-in period, in which you should do everything you can to ease your car into the job it's going to have for hopefully a long time to come.
Or not. This month's Car & Driver has a long term test of The Mitsubishi EVO (a car I think we can all agree is just maybe slightly more sophisticated on the engineering side than our xBs, xAs, and tCs) and notes that owners who have ignored the suggested break-in period of 1000 miles are now reporting that they are burning quarts of oil in their $35,000 supercars...DOH!! There's some food for thought.
So, I assume everyone checks their oil when they fill up the tank, right? It's a good habit. If not, there's this thing called the "dipstick" under your hood, it's yellow and what it does is...
Bottom line: when it comes to checking and changing your oil, don't wait for the idiot light to come on. They are called idiot lights for a reason.
#22
wow..... you people are seriously wasting money lol, i can understand 5000 maybe being a little too much, but definitley wouldnt go any less than 3000
#23
Originally Posted by Bouncer
Originally Posted by squareone
Originally Posted by shangtsung
The manual says to do the first oil change at 5,000 miles. I'm sure the people who wrote the manual don't know what they're talking about.
Everyone has a different view of how to make their scion last longer. Let's all post again in about 2 years and we'll see who has the scion with the best running engine.
no one should lecture us about how to take care of our cars. <-- this is for everyone
I don't mean to come off as an _______ or anything...
#24
Originally Posted by ROBUPNYA
even with pure synthetic oil? isn't synthetic designed not to break down as fast as regular conventional motor oil?
#25
Originally Posted by Bouncer
no one should lecture us about how to take care of our cars. <-- this is for everyone
I don't mean to come off as an _______ or anything...
I don't mean to come off as an _______ or anything...
#26
#27
Originally Posted by shangtsung
Originally Posted by Bouncer
no one should lecture us about how to take care of our cars. <-- this is for everyone
I don't mean to come off as an _______ or anything...
I don't mean to come off as an _______ or anything...
I live in Central Florida, and I drive about 30+ miles a day. I've learned from my father that the first 1500 miles could determin the whole life of the car.
once again, this is just my .02
#28
^^^ agree..
the dealer goes by an oil comanies recomendations...
as with all recomendations, there are exceptions...shorter trips, colder weather, stop and go traffic...
check out what the oil manufacture suggests with these conditions..
the dealer goes by an oil comanies recomendations...
as with all recomendations, there are exceptions...shorter trips, colder weather, stop and go traffic...
check out what the oil manufacture suggests with these conditions..
#30
Originally Posted by Special Sauce
"changing the oil" should be its own religion
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