changing oil

[bduffman]

Hey guys just wondering how often do you change your oil I've noticed tapping noise again the last day or two but oil was changed pretty recent and stoped the tapping after I changed it

Its not the tappets they were replaced in the last 5 months or less

[Kustom]

search. Or read through the Ftoau. Oil thread

[bduffman]

The oil thred it 10 pages of what oil to use not how often every one changes there oil or why my car starts tapping again

[payaya]

I replaced my tappets and it they prob started to tap again after a few months.

[bduffman]

Yea so did mine but then I did a oil change and hadn't herd a tap since yesterday ill do another change but the question of how often people change there's hasn't been answered

[aza013]

For a non turbo every 10'000K's if you don't drive it hard every day.
For a turbo every 5'000K's.

[payaya]

I change mine when my lifter noise gets annoying (Always less than 10000kms).

The lifters are a joke! I mean if you can get a car 50 years old and not have lifter noise why do Mitsubishi's do? The only cars I hear tick are Mitsubishi's or car's using Mitsubishi engines!!

[bduffman]

Yea I drive my car hard so I think its a lot less then 10,000kms I think ill just change it every time I hear a tap

[aza013]

When I say drive it hard I should have added take it on the track. That is the hard driving I am talking about
But if you change it every 8000K's you will be fine.

[zuihoujueding]

mostly city drive = every 5000km
mostly highway drive = 8000km

[silverGPX]

i was really really naughty, i changed mine at 18000kms :O

But i usually change at 10000kms and do a k&n oil filter too

[bduffman]

Any one know where you can buy a drum of oil and case of filters I drive about 1000kms a week and every gear gets raped

[zuihoujueding]

if you r in good relationship with your mechanic...they might be able to order a drum for you and boxes of filter at tradeprice

[bduffman]

I can get stuff from autobbarn at trade price threw one of the src guys he works there
And a x works at holden so im sure she could get oil for me might have to ask

[I8A4RE]

First off the oil change depends on how you drive BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY what oil you use. If your using supercheap crap then every 5,000k, good quality brands 10,000k. Mobile one can be changed every 15,000-20,000km with normal driving and 10,000-15,000 with hard driving.

[I8A4RE]

Oh and if you want to buy a drum of oil dont go through a mechanic. Call a oil distributor like east coast lubes. But remembe a drum has 205 litres so it is going to be expensive.

[zuihoujueding]

if im not wrong, and engine oil do have a shelf life as well?