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Old 02-10-2010, 11:11 PM
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I change the oil between 3000-4000 miles. Normally closer to 3000.
My OMC (Old Man Car) Buick has a computer that tells me a percentage of the oil life left, but I ignore it because there's too many miles between changes.
Do you go by the book or do you have your own interval?
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i change it every 2 months or whenever i get time. at 1 point didnt change it for 6 months.
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4500 - 5000 miles
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I just add whenever it's low, so I change one court a week
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I change mine about every 15,000 miles or so (every August). It always looks like fresh oil when I change it. I just had some work done at the dealership and when they checked the oil for their complimentary check, they asked me if I had just changed the oil (it has about 8,000 on this oil change). That's what Amsoil will do for you.
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I go pretty much by the book but I will change early if the oil is looking dirty. **I just bought my 03 F150 in Jan 2010**

It will take me a couple of oil changes to get a feel for this truck's engine's needs.
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I use synthetic (Castrol syntec) in mine and change it around 6,000 miles.
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Originally Posted by milje
I just add whenever it's low, so I change one court a week
Am I the only one that thinks this is nuts? You're leaving a mess all over the place if your losing a quart a week.

And I change mine every 4-5K


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