How Often Should I Get My Oil Changed? | Ask a Mechanic Ep. 3
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- Опубликовано: 8 июн 2024
- In this video, Mike Lindquist, the owner of Wilton Auto & Tire Center, clears up the mystery and explains how often you should change your oil.
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Please check the volume you are recording at. I wasn't able to clearly hear your msg. 2500-3000 mile oil changes have resulted in most engines lasting twice that of those with 5-10k mile changes over the past 45 years of my life experience.
I've worked on a lot of cars over many years and what you say is absolutely correct. Thanks!
Know This:
You can NEVER change oil in ANYTHING too often. All it will cost you is
a little extra $$. Not changing it often enough will cost you $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Your Choice.
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Oil is cheap compared to engine repairs. I do premium quality full synthetic 5w30 and factory GM filter every 3k. Been doing this my entire life and my engines seem to last forever.
My experience at the shop I work at is people are told we (the shop) are wrong and to only follow the manufacturers recommended intervals and/or do changes when the maintenance lamp comes on. I personally have seen the results of this, and it is not good and will take too long to post all the failures due to lack of needed service. I have seen engines that I know the customers followed only recommended service and their engines slugged up. Then you have news shows that report mechanics are just ripping people off recommending early changes when they know nothing of the repair industry. Unfortunate for us there are mechanics out there ripping people off making us all look bad. I will end with this, in the owners guide of almost any car they give a oil change interval but if you read it fully it will tell you that due to driving habits, conditions (temperature extremes, hills/mountains, city vs highway, etc.), and equipment so oil change intervals may need to be performed sooner than recommended by the manufacturer. Where I live, we have huge temperature swings from season to season, mountains, heavy slow traffic and therefore recommend 5k oil changes as a general rule of thumb. As was stated in the video our job as a technician/mechanic is to look out for your car as best we can and try to keep repair needs to a minimum.
My tugboat has a old 398 cat diesel that holds 75 gallons of oil. So I do oil analysis. But generally all do oil filters at 500 hours then a complete oil change at 1000. Oil analysis can tell you a lot about the health of your oil and engine.
75 gallons of oil? That's a typo I presume. How much oil does it take?
I change my oil every morning before I go to work 😂
In high school, I bought an old Chevy S10 with the 2.2L 4 cylinder from an AMSOIL dealer. It had 370,000 miles on it when I got it. The truck was beat up but he swore how good it still ran and drove. I continued to run AMSOIL oil and filters for 15k mile intervals like he claimed. We pulled the valve cover off of it in auto class and it looked pretty clean. I sold it running 5 years later with 490k miles! That’s how I decided to be an AMSOIL dealer. The oil sold me.
Full synthetic once a year (I only do around 10,000 km or 6,000 miles a year). Older Honda engine, no turbo or GDI. Used oil analysis shows the TBN is still good. Engine compression is good, valve train looks very clean.
Engines are cheap, and oil is expensive.
No wait, that's not it.
The best thing to do is to get an oil analysis done by a lab like blackstone or equivalent. You just collect a sample (the containers are free, you only pay once theyve done the labs on it) then send it in and weeks later they give you results. Showing all wrar metals and a bunch of other things. They even tell you how much longer you can go on that particular oil. So always use the same oil for predictability. Also search out ratrod 540's oil tests. Its all the info you could possible need.
Ok da
I do it myself at 5,000 but I also pay attention to condition of the oil and not let it gets too dark. My understanding is the more stop and go driving is harder on the engine oil and should be taken under consideration.
I was told city driving is something like 10 times the wear & tear.
There is NO concrete answer on oil changes! Depends on the type of motor, driving conditions, type of driver, highway or city driving, etc. Just keep a record of your oil changes and change it every 5,000 with full synthetic oil and you should be good to go!
@@CurlyFromTheSwirlyI change mine every 10-12k miles. I drive almost all highway and drive easy. The oil is still yellow.
@@user-tb7rn1il3q
That's cause you're putting water 🤣
5,000 miles if you do mostly highway driving. 3,000 to 4,000 miles if you do a little of stop and go driving. 3,000 if you do a lot of stop and go driving and drive your car hard and it tow.
I do every 5k or 6 months which ever comes sooner. I recently retired and ordered a 2024 BRZ; with this car since I drive less I will still do every 6 months (even though I only drive about 5k per year).
I change every 10.000 now am on 360.000 and all original no problem fiat punto JTD
BS!!!!!
Probably kilometers.
@@ginog503716 months ago I bought a 2011 BMW X3 30d (258 hp/560 Nm) with 246,000 km, and in this time, or better last 12 months I have driven 9,000 km.
The previous owners (a number!) have regularly changed oil at quite exactly every 30,000 km. I haven't found any oil losses till now.
I think everyone has used oils according to BMW Long Life (LL04) 04 standard, and 5W30 and ASEA C3 for engines with Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF).
The problem with such a car is that you shouldn't drive shorter distances than 15 km/10 miles and at lower than 0°C shorter than 25k /15 miles when you start the engine. Otherwise you get in trouble rather sooner than later.
If you have an EV, you will never face such kind of problems.
Fuel cars made after about 2010 are not made to last for ever. You can be very happy if they last 320,000 km/200,000 miles without very costly repairs.
I saw a video with the new Volkswagen ID 7 EV. Service every second year when they change break fluid and cabin air filter! Then I guess they do software updates!
My engine oil was still clear with a green tint at 5000!love it
Dealerships/Manufacturers want to get you through the warranty period then they want you to buy a new car. Look at the lifetime transmission fluid some manufacturers are doing. That should tell all you need to know.
Thanks!
Six thousand miles? The oil itself might last that long but the additives won't. Contamination of the oil is a problem too in all internal combustion engines. I change my oil every 3,000 miles.
Good oil is not expensive , change it every 5 to 7 thousand miles it is the best Food you can give the engine , A horse should have quality Grass an engine should have quality OIL , Horse Power .
Wellll....my ol uncle Rusty used to say,
Hookers are cheap , Strippers are expensive.
I use straight 69w oil 😉
U use a good oil and under oil analysis can u extend ur oil change
An oil change is cheaper than an engine. I use the old school method of 3k or 3 months, whichever comes first. I get my oil changed every 3 months. March, June, September, and December. The first Saturday of every third month. I am rarely at 3k. But I, change it anyway. It is all about keeping the engine as clean and fresh as possible. Since my car is newer and still under warranty, I do keep it dealer maintained. The service tech even stated that many of the cleaning services that are in the manual are almost a waste for me. I still do them, of course. I also stay away from "cheap" gas. I have recently switched to ethanol free fuel and have seen a significant increase in mpg and a better running engine.
Excessive oil changes can cause accelerated engine wear. How? When an engine is drained of oil, it loses its oil prime. Then on the resulting engine start, the engine is running in a dry start condition, without any oil between moving metal engine parts, robbing the engine of serviceable life. The 3,000 mile drain pain was suitable in the 1960's when vehicles and oils were nowhere near as advanced as today, but that was over 50 years ago. Technology progresses. You would not change a high quality, very long wearing Michelin tire at the change intervals of a 1960's bias-play tire, about every 15,000 miles. So it stands to reason it's not beneficial to change engine oil excessively. The next time you feel the need to change oil prematurely, send in an oil sample to a oil analysis laboratory. Don't be surprised if the results come back, "Oil suitable for continued use". -- 31 year independent AMSOIL synthetic lubricants Dealer.
@@HiTechOilCo that is literally not how an oil change works. You are not affecting start-ups. There is plenty of oil throughout the engine when you drain it. You are only draining the pan. Not removing every drop of oil from the engine. Now, if you let the vehicle sit for a few days or longer and drain the pan, maybe.
As for your tire analogy. Plenty of modern tires have treadwear ratings of 15k or less. Even Michelin tires.
Even modern oils degrade and attract impurities. Even when the vehicle just sits. With modern tolerances and ridiculously thin oils, keeping the engine as clean and sludge free as possible is vital for proper engine performance.
Granted an oil analysis would be great. But it can only tell you after the fact. Besides, for the average driver, an analysis is really unnecessary. A simple and basic change interval is all that is needed.
Know someone who bought a decent quality SUV last year. But they never had it serviced since they bought it. Now the engine is shot cause the timing chain jumped. Oil IS cheap, engines are expensive.
I change my engine oil every 3000 miles, transmission fluid, engine coolant and brake fluid every 50k miles. Doing this means all of the cars I've owned the past 30 years have lasted for 300k-500k miles.
Excessive oil changes can cause accelerated engine wear. How? When an engine is drained of oil, it loses its oil prime. Then on the resulting engine start, the engine is running in a dry start condition, without any oil between moving metal engine parts, robbing the engine of serviceable life. The 3,000 mile drain pain was suitable in the 1960's when vehicles and oils were nowhere near as advanced as today, but that was over 50 years ago. Technology progresses. You would not change a high quality, very long wearing Michelin tire at the change intervals of a 1960's bias-play tire, about every 15,000 miles. So it stands to reason it's not beneficial to change engine oil excessively. The next time you feel the need to change oil prematurely, send in an oil sample to a oil analysis laboratory. Don't be surprised if the results come back, "Oil suitable for continued use". -- 31 year independent AMSOIL synthetic lubricants Dealer.
@@HiTechOilCo I don't have that concern because I fill the new oil filter with oil before installing it and I simply disconnect the fuel pump relay so I can crank the car without having it start. Doing that re-primes the oil system. After the car cranks for 5 seconds I reinstall the relay and start the car as normal.
Modern engines need more maintenance, not less if you want it to last. 3000 miles or 6 months using full synthetic (doesn't matter the brand)
Actually the brand does matter. And the certifications. I only run 5w30 that meets the DexOs spec. Used to run mobil 1 but occasionally my engine would have lifter tick for a few seconds to a minute. Just for giggles I changed to Valvoline DexOs certified 5w30 full synthetic and no more occasional tick on start up. I couldn't tell you what the difference is but it's obviously a better oil in my application.
@@falcorthewonderdog2758all brands are certified. Changing full synthetics every 3k means brands don't matter
3000 or 6 months? Wow, talk about overkill
My dad was telling me my oil changes are at 10,000 miles and I was like well I don't care what they say change it at 5 or 6 it's good though because he is paying more attention
Besdies it is great for the internals/longevity of your engine, I hope you are visiting a shop that will do a courtesy check, looking at safety and other maintenace items. Checking your tires, brakes, and front end components, inspecting for any leaks etc.
I use the advanced mobile one it’s good for 20,000 miles. I’ve got a 2016 and I’ve only changed the oil 3 times
2012 ram 6.7 L 3500, I change oil every 10 - 12000 kilometres . Has 470000 kms on it so far and have no issues. Also work out of it in the winter so lots of idling.
I change mine around every 3000, with a fully synthetic, i use it mostly locally 2.5 5 cylinder turbo, i can smell petrol in the oil so i dont think im overdoing it as the cold starts and bore-washing isn’t doing the oil life any favours.
I use a full synthetic oil in both of my vehicles. I have the oil changed every six months or 5,000 miles. I want to ensure that my Tundra lasts a very, very long time.
synthetic 🤮
@@toddsmith1617
I mean what I say...
which is more than you do apparently.
Excessive oil changes can cause accelerated engine wear. How? When an engine is drained of oil, it loses its oil prime. Then on the resulting engine start, the engine is running in a dry start condition, without any oil between moving metal engine parts, robbing the engine of serviceable life. The 3,000 mile drain pain was suitable in the 1960's when vehicles and oils were nowhere near as advanced as today, but that was over 50 years ago. Technology progresses. You would not change a high quality, very long wearing Michelin tire at the change intervals of a 1960's bias-play tire, about every 15,000 miles. So it stands to reason it's not beneficial to change engine oil excessively. The next time you feel the need to change oil prematurely, send in an oil sample to a oil analysis laboratory. Don't be surprised if the results come back, "Oil suitable for continued use". -- 31 year independent AMSOIL synthetic lubricants Dealer.
@HiTechOilCo
That's ridiculous!
Oil needs to be changed.
Oil flows with gravity,
so all those places will be filled.
Now there is debate over whether to fill the oil filter to avoid similar to what you are saying. But if we went with what you were saying, people would flushing their engine oil to make sure everything stayed lubbed.
Or would we maybe saying there's lifetime oil, the same way there's lifetime transmission fluid. (Which we know really doesn't last a lifetime.)
It's also highly moot to compare oil to tires.
@@HiTechOilCo if your worried then reprime it after oil change. I made a copy of my key for a couple bucks. Because it's a chipped ignition key the copy won't allow car to start but it will still crank. I use the copied key to crank over for 5 seconds after oil change, this fills the new oil filter and primes everything then I switch back to normal key.. do I feel this is necessary? Not really but what the hell else do I have to do😅
Buy a well-built car, use high quality synthetic oil and change oil and filter every 3000 miles. The car will last 300,000. Change your transmission fluid at least every two years. More often if you drive long distances or use vehicle in a lot of city driving conditions.
3000 is absolutely insane man. You might as well just give your wallet to your dealer (or to the place where you buy your oil if you DIY). 7000 to 10000 is a good sweet spot, making people change at 3000 is literally a waste as in almost all cases. Any modern synthetic oil from a good brand will barely have any contaminants in it at 3000, unless we are talking about some insanely high performance applications where engines are on a constant high load (like sports cars on track or trucks pulling their highest load allowed). Regular road cars being driven normally? 7000 at the very least.
Every 5k miles for my 25yr old Vauxhall which is on over 200k miles now and still runs great with no knocks or engine noise.
I just bought a 2020 MDX. I've heard they consume oil. I haven't noticed it it 500 miles. I will be changing oil with the synthetic every 3000 miles. Just in case. Such a nice vehicle!
They'll consume oil if you go by the maintenence minder. Good choice.
@@travisbakeriii3053 I've had to check oil in all my past vehicles so keeping up is not a problem. Had to put a quart in at 2200 miles. So that quart and I'll change around 4k. I think it was a good choice.👍
In my base model Pontiac i changed the oil every 3-4K with the cheapest oil that was on sale. I got 263K before I traded it in. No engine issues. The transmission was done.
My Cadillac with the turbocharger gets full synthetic and a 5K oil change interval. All done by myself.
I know that the dealers likely use re-refined recycled oils in bulk, as well as non OEM filters
Why didn't you change the transmission fluid every 50k-60k so it would last 400k+ miles?
@Prepare2Survive I did the 50K transmission services. Just over 200K, was when the transmission started having issues.
I researched the problem, and the problematic part was deep inside the unit. Meaning a removal of the transmission, a bench teardown, and probability of a complete overhaul.
Since the body started to rot away, I decided to keep nursing in along, instead of throwing good money after bad. Ended up with 263K, rot up to the door handles, and burned a quart of oil a month.
@@Karrpilot Why did it rot out so much? If you live in an area where they put salt on the roads you really should have the car's undercarriage sprayed with Fluid-Film because that's what prevents the rust. It doesn't cost much and you don't have to do it every year. Whatever you don't use that rubberized undercoating because that stuff doesn't stop rust like Fluid-Film does. The rubberized coatings just hide the rust. They don't stop the rust.
I use full synthetic 5W30 with Premium filter every 5k miles in everything i own.
But keep a eye on oil levels
The best is to change your oil every day. And twice on Sunday. After you get done driving for the day put in fresh oil and a good quality filter. On Sunday, change the oil right after church then go about your day and change the oil before bed. Motor should last forever.
If mechanics are honest it's would be stupid to diy or not taking your car to the shop 3 times a year
What is the expected life expectancy for turbo in a four cylinder engine?
Depends on various factors.
What's the brand?
How well is it maintained?
Do you drive like Ricky Bobby?
6,000-7,500 seems to be about where I’ll be at
Half
I do my oil change every 5,000 miles and just recently my Toyota Camry 2009 2.4L engine completely died, what’s really sad is it only had 78K miles on the clock, there was a loud knocking noise coming from the engine, no engine light, no warning? I was shocked. A reconditioned engine is going to cost me 2k and labor probably 2k so the overall cost will be 4-5k for me out of no where. I don’t see any oil leaking under the car, so don’t know if there was a leak or not? But it feels like I had to change my oil at 2-3 thousand miles, crazy and very disappointing
I thought that year of Toyota burned oil like crazy and did not have an oil level light.
One good example: one car manufacturer advertises 20.000 km between services as a marketing thing. Why? Because here maybe 75% of new vehicles are obtained through leasing. The leasing companies seek the longest service intervals to minimize costs and boosting profits. When you connect the scanner for a service reset, it shows up as Marketing mileage!!! The result: dead engines with 90-100.000 km. I see it all the time at the shop.
Oil starts to breakdown at 2k miles so 5k on normal aspirated engines and 3K on turbo engines would be the best practices and preventative maintenance.
Wouldn’t oil breakdown faster on turbocharged engines?
Every 6 months?
3months or 3000 is what i do even full synthedic 😊
I change mine at least two times a month! Because I drive a lot of miles like about 250 to 300 miles a week!🚗
Thats actually great for your oil and engine as well, no stop and go that beats up the drive train
I do every 3k on my wrx. I will probably go to every 2k when it starts to see a bunch of e85 fuel.
Once a year. Use full synthetic oil. Typically 3,000 miles driven a year on each car.
I change my oil servicing every six to eight thousands Porsche 981 Mobil 1
I change my oil every 3 thousand
I change your mum ever 2 thousand
nautical miles or light years? 😊
I change my oil every six months irrespective of mileage use cheaper oil and filter no problems after ten years toyota yaris ❤❤
I use Amsoil Signature and go 10k with a new filter at 5k ...
Isn't Amsoil rated for 25k miles?
@@a70dusterI don't think anyone actually does that many but yes
You'd be better off changing cheap oil twice as often because of fuel dilution.
I change my oil every evening before i go to bed.
4000 miles for turbocharged engines and 5000 non turbos.
The traditional oil change has always been 3000 miles. I stick with that. Once the oil filter gets filled up, the spring bypasses and lets the metal shavings go through the system. Also you can get coolant in oil and oil dilution from fuel in your engine oil.
Excessive oil changes can cause accelerated engine wear. How? When an engine is drained of oil, it loses its oil prime. Then on the resulting engine start, the engine is running in a dry start condition, without any oil between moving metal engine parts, robbing the engine of serviceable life. The 3,000 mile drain pain was suitable in the 1960's when vehicles and oils were nowhere near as advanced as today, but that was over 50 years ago. Technology progresses. You would not change a high quality, very long wearing Michelin tire at the change intervals of a 1960's bias-play tire, about every 15,000 miles. So it stands to reason it's not beneficial to change engine oil excessively. The next time you feel the need to change oil prematurely, send in an oil sample to a oil analysis laboratory. Don't be surprised if the results come back, "Oil suitable for continued use". -- 31 year independent AMSOIL synthetic lubricants Dealer.
I change my oil weekly after every grocery store run🤷🏽♂️
Wow good for you
Ok, look. Ive heard all the old school folks, ive heard the modern generation, and ive heard everyone in between about the myths, trials, tribulations, debates, and blah blah blah. Ive been a mechanic for over 30 years and im gonna put this out there and its ALWAYS the same garbage.
Whats the best oil? Whats the best filter? Whats the best interval? You wanna know the answer? Here it is and im gonna shock you! NONE OF THE ABOVE MATTER. Thats the answer. Why? It alwsy comes down to what you are willing to pay for.
The best OEM motor oil for your vehicle is what it came with out of the factory. You soup it up, and all that changes.
2017 GMC YUKON XL here. NO AFM straight full time V8
144000 miles high end limo service all long distance highway miles
Every 4500 miles religiously oil filter replaced Full synthetic MOBIL 1
Excessive oil changes can cause accelerated engine wear. How? When an engine is drained of oil, it loses its oil prime. Then on the resulting engine start, the engine is running in a dry start condition, without any oil between moving metal engine parts, robbing the engine of serviceable life. The 3,000 mile drain pain was suitable in the 1960's when vehicles and oils were nowhere near as advanced as today, but that was over 50 years ago. Technology progresses. You would not change a high quality, very long wearing Michelin tire at the change intervals of a 1960's bias-play tire, about every 15,000 miles. So it stands to reason it's not beneficial to change engine oil excessively. The next time you feel the need to change oil prematurely, send in an oil sample to a oil analysis laboratory. Don't be surprised if the results come back, "Oil suitable for continued use". -- 31 year independent AMSOIL synthetic lubricants Dealer.
Are they forcing you to do this video?
I have a 2005 chevy colorado.I was told it had a 150K engine.I bought it new.At 10,000 miles i had changed the oil 3 times and let the rings seat well.I then switched to 100% synthetic oil.I change the filter every 1500 miles and oil and filter every 3000 miles.It now has 327,000 miles and burns no oil.I have changed the ignition coils, and the throttle body and injectors.The vehicle has needed a new alternator,a new water pump and i rebuilt the front suspension and gone through the brakes three times.But there is no valve train noise and no fouled plugs.The internals of the engine have never been touched.Dirty oil is death to an engine like dirty blood is to a human.
That is a testament to a great preventative maintenance program @wuffa4503 ! Good quality oil with reasonable change intervals is well worth the cost for longevity!
@@Wiltonautoandtire My transmission oil never changed 2009 Pontiac g5 only 12 300km. Have zero problems better not to touch it.
A but overkill, but hey whatever works for ya👍🏽🙂
I change my oil twice a day
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My pushmower is 11 years old. I've never changed the oil. It's fine
EVs never need oil chages and have only 6 moving parts. No FMS, no VVT, no turbos just total reliability
Until it's time to do a batt change
Or in 30 years?
Stats show they are currently Less reliable than ICE cars .
Every day if your wife is good with it 😂
guy, you need to get a microphone. cant hear a thing your saying.
I change my oil everyday.😂 Just kidding. Every 3000 miles like some write here is way too often. This is only recommended for sportscars that have 500 or 1000 hp. You can't do anything wrong with 7000 miles. Watch out if you have a wet timing belt. I'd do every 5000. If you have a Ford ecoboost with a wet timing belt, run! Get rid of that car as fast as you possible can!
3k irregardless. Synthetic oil 6k.
Agreed! protect your investment in that engine
@@Wiltonautoandtire I do less then 2k and change my oil once a years others do it twice a year on very low mileage which is wrong a mechanic had told her to do it every two years.
@@AnthonyManzio Typically when we have customers that do not drive much, to do your oil change once a year.
@@MichaelLindquist Correct
I use the semi synthetic in my regular everyday car's and full synthetic oil in my high performance car's and they get an oil change every 3 to 4 thousand miles I'll let it go a little over 3 if I don't have the time to change it right at 3 thousand and I use the oil filter twice on the second oil change I go ahead and put in a new one
People can get so hung up on BRAND NAMES!
There are no poor quality motor oils on the market!
They ALL meet the API standards.
The VISCOSITY is what comes into quastion....."Will Todays Thin Oils Stand Up Too The Heat?"
Oil Change?..."KEEP YOUR OIL CLEAN!!" Check the Dip Stick, the oil looks to be getting dirty...CHANGE!!
Ehhh screw the oil change just buy a new car every time engine goes out it's the American way of thinking
I’ve been changing my oil every 5k but now going to every 3k.
Are you using synthetic? Every 3k certainly won’t hurt anything especially as the engine wears.
4k for me full syn
Probably a good video but I can't hear it.
We're new to content production and are working out the equipment still. We will make sure the next one has better audio!
@@Wiltonautoandtire It was loud and clear no problem on my end.
Lotta keyboard heroes say every 75 miles. I’m not convinced.
Fun example: I used to change my oil every 5,000 miles
My new cars have a oil change light. It usually goes off at 9,000 miles
I save money
$$$$$$$
I use shaeffers supreme 9000.engine loves it
Just need a new form of energy other than fossil fuels because price od fossil fuels are just going to keep going up till it's to expensive to buy because fossil fuels will eventually run out it's not unlimited energy its is limited there is a end to fossil fuels
Is there really an end to so called fossil fuels? And if so, how many trillion barrels are still left?
You're wrong, the earth makes oil. If it gets too expensive then we'll switch to something cheaper, not before.
@@terrywaters6186 if the earth makes oil then why do you see it like lava from a volcano and why does it keep get more expensive because the Earth text millions of years to make oil and what we use today is drying up
Speak LOUDER!
The quality of motor oil in the US is absolute trash. Often used oil is filtered and just put back in during oil changes. This is a US problem and explains the obsession Americans have about oil changes. American engines also have significant problems with blow by resulting in early oil degradation. In Europe oil changes are done annually during the scheduled service and usually between 8 and 12 thousand miles. Engines have tighter tolerances and even during the annual service the oil often looks barely discoloured. Most the oils are designed to be fine over 20,000 miles but If I did high mileages I would change mine after 15,000 just as a precaution.
Possibly the worst volume level of any video I've watched on youtube.
We're new to the content game🥲 The next videos will have improved audio.
It was loud and clear no problem on my end.
800,000 miles using cheap dino oil and cheap filters at 4k miles change interval. No wear related engine issues.
Wifey's Audi (2.0T) using synthetic and 4k mile change interval, HPFP and lifter complete failure at 105k miles. Audi...never again!
3k PERIOD
Anything longer is 💯 BS, this guy is wrong!
I change my oil only ever with OEM BMW oil + filter once a year (~4000 miles for me). Oil changes are cheap. Engines are expensive.
i do get 300k out of my cars you ja
one of the biggest lies still being told.