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Camvill
12-22-2009, 04:38 AM
My oil change light just came on for about not even a 1/4 of a mile and then it shut off?
NJ Torque
12-22-2009, 08:33 AM
Yeah, just reset it...
Camvill
12-22-2009, 02:15 PM
? it justc ame on for 5 secs then went off i didnt need to reset it now i dont knopw when i need a oil change
WildBillyT
12-22-2009, 02:40 PM
? it justc ame on for 5 secs then went off i didnt need to reset it now i dont knopw when i need a oil change

You should never go by that thing anyway.
deadtrend1
12-22-2009, 06:24 PM
You should never go by that thing anyway.

true, keep a log of the mileage and date of you're last change. 3 months/3,000 miles.
Camvill
12-23-2009, 07:27 AM
i use castrol race formula 0w30 full synthetic you think i could go 5,000 mile on it seeing as i have no money?
WildBillyT
12-23-2009, 08:50 AM
i use castrol race formula 0w30 full synthetic you think i could go 5,000 mile on it seeing as i have no money?

Maybe not. If it's a race formula oil it may not have the detergents and additives needed for long street use.
BonzoHansen
12-23-2009, 09:06 AM
true, keep a log of the mileage and date of you're last change. 3 months/3,000 miles.

Bah. Using quality sythn I run the DDs 6000-7500 miles between changes. Right along the manufacturer's LOF recommendations for normal conditions in the manual, which is for regular oil. My truck & the Z get an oil change in the spring.
Tru2Chevy
12-23-2009, 10:22 AM
Yea, I run a good synthetic in both mine and my wife's Jeeps, and change it every 6,000ish miles. No need for 3 month / 3k mile oil changes when using a good synthetic unless the car is being driven hard.

- Justin
Stevoone
12-23-2009, 11:27 AM
I've had a few customers rely on the Oil Life Monitor. One lady came in for her first oil change at ~18,000 miles. And I just had someone stop in this morning to make an appointment next week for his first oil change at 25,000 miles.

I run Mobil 1 in all three of my cars and usually change it between 3k-5k miles.
camaro2you
12-23-2009, 06:00 PM
3k/3month rule here.
JL8Jeff
12-23-2009, 07:59 PM
You can go a while with synthetics. It really depends on how the car was used, if it had a chance to accumulate moisture, the temp, etc. I just changed the oil in the SS a week ago and the last change was back in April. The oil looked and smelled fine but there was a little moisture in the cap but not too big of a deal.
B4C
12-23-2009, 08:02 PM
Change the oil every 2 weeks and the filter every 4 :lol:
Change every 5k with mobile 1 also rotate the tires every oil change.