Anyone change oil after 5000k's???

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:26 am

payaya wrote:think about it, if 5000kms per oil change would be so beneficial wouldnt car manufacturers recommend it?? Profit margins would be better too!

They dont because its just not required.

I dont disagree,

Instead of guessing or inventing your own theory do some UOAs on your oil over time and see how it degrades and then decide your OCI...

If you have seen the test done on cheap crap like magnetec u would change it more often

take the guess work out of it.

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:27 am

im not objecting your comment, I was agreeing to it!

I was more refering to non Synthetic oils.

If i knew the engine was a weak one, I would change the oil more often.

I know the FTO has a weak auto thats why I dont it often!

Isnt the service internval at about 60000kms?? I do it more at 20000kms.

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:34 am

payaya wrote:im not objecting your comment, I was agreeing to it!

I was more refering to non Synthetic oils.

If i knew the engine was a weak one, I would change the oil more often.

I know the FTO has a weak auto thats why I dont it often!

Isnt the service internval at about 60000kms?? I do it more at 20000kms.

mate do what ever u feel is correct. My point is always base it on facts not on guess work.

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:35 am

agreed!

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:40 am

payaya wrote:agreed!

therefore on what basis did you decide both our change intervals and that some oilds are better than others - refering to another post?

Dr_Jones · Post by **Dr_Jones** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:44 am

Um on a different tangent I hardly drive my car at the moment, maybe 100 k's a week sometimes less. So it's likely I could go a very long time on the same oil. Does oil degrade overtime just sitting there?

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 3:02 pm

Yes it does
I think it can only stay for an X amount of months before it needs an oil change whether you put 10km on it or 10,000km

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:20 pm

Dr_Jones wrote:Um on a different tangent I hardly drive my car at the moment, maybe 100 k's a week sometimes less. So it's likely I could go a very long time on the same oil. Does oil degrade overtime just sitting there?

like most things you usually have a time or km rating..since I have always dirven my cars a lot I have no exp. with this.

I think 100km a week is ok. this equates to about 5k per year. I think each year you you change all your fluids if want to be safe.