Oil Change Intervals ?? | What’s Right For YOU?!

Opinion on modern engines and oil change intervals.

[frank]

I like the question " what's the best oil?" the best oil is clean oil...period ! So, there you go.

[anthonydefr]

I'm a 3000ish type guy with a older car. And I'm staying that way.

[jacobware]

I change mine every 5k miles with full synthetic and a oem honda filter. Bought my rsx at 198k and now I’m 283k running smooth. I think I lucked out that the previous owner did a good job with it too.

[ajmedeiros]

Biggest issue I see with extended oil change intervals is that most people don’t check their oil level and many new and newer cars/trucks burn oil. So your running your car on low oil and that’s what leads to the most failures

[highrzr]

Good video. Oil changes are a lot cheaper than parts changes. The OEM maintenance schedules are based on "normal" driving conditions. Unfortunately, most people's driving conditions fall under "severe" driving conditions which have shorter maintenance intervals.

[andrewg.]

I just started changing mine every 2, 000 with the cheapest synthetic that’s dexos 2 approved ORRR 90 days. I never knew the base oil begins to oxidize so quickly…good info

[westfield]

I purchased my first car about 25 years ago and at that time the recommended oil change frequency was 3000 miles which I followed religiously and that car lasted me 12 years with little to no problems. Since then I’ve noticed manufacturers keep extending the interval from 3k to 5k to now 7k. However I always still change my oil about 4-5k miles based on my experience with my first car.

[edwardbailey]

4 to 5K intervals for me on oil changes, never more than 5000, my Tacoma has 267k on it & still feels like new to me performance wise.
On my pilot the same interval I use penzoil & mobile 1 with oem filters.

[nicholaspetre]

This is the best video on YouTube that talks about all major topics regarding oil and maintenance intervals. All info is here

[djhimself]

19, 000 miles oil change. That is the standard here in the Netherlands!! Every company car is maintained at 19 or 20, 000 miles! I change it myself every 9, 000 and everyone calls me a freak and a moron!

[CrowT]

5K miles or every 6 months, which ever comes first is a good rule to go by. What I have done for a long time and it seems to fair well. I do use a full synthetic oil.

[daves]

Thank you for the video - it was very informative. I recently bought a Toyota Venza and am changing the oil every 5, 000 miles.

[BOSS-xyop]

In that Toyota Engine...I would recommend sticking to the 0W-20 and 5, 000 mile oil intervals. I have a Camry with the 2.5L engine that takes 0W-20 with almost 250, 000 miles. No oil burning issues at oil. Engines are way more expensive than oil changes. I change mine every 5, 000 miles with a good full synthetic oil and the Toyota TRD Oil filter. No problems.

[JF-jmnb]

Here up north Canada we follow the severe conditions maintenance recommended by the manufacturer. I have Mazda 2010 2.3l with 150k miles no oil consumption and the engine is clean. My 2018 ford escape ecoboost titanium every 3000 miles. Those ecoboost are very tough on oil you can see the difference between the two engines how black the oil is with the Ford. Great job!!

[johnchristmas]

Its all down to your driving requirements. Constant cold start and short journeys add gas to your oil and so dilute it. Generally speaking, a engine needs to get rid of gas from the oil, that means long journeys. Cold engines also stress your oil and dont become hot till about 8miles. If you do lots of short journeys then your oil should be changed at half the recommended, if not more. Use your dipstick to give you a hint, if the oil is dark -change it. DONT GO BY RECOMMENDED MILES, GO BY THE WAY THE CAR IS USED.
RECOMMENDED MILES ASSUME LOTS OF LONG JOURNEYS OFTEN. Oil is expensive, but parts and labour far more.

[godfatheratlsu]

Running a 2015 BMW X535i xdrive, oil change with Castrol Full Syn Euro spec every 5k miles on the dot. Got 200k miles last month and still running like a champ. Lots of oil leaks due to embrittled gaskets and plastic parts, etc. But I do take care of those upon first sight. So far so good. Tuned it to run 400hp and 435tq at the moment, it's strong.

[oibal]

I've a 2011 Toyota Camry LE, 59, 000 miles. I've owned it for the past 15, 000 miles. I do an oil+filter change every 5K, religiously. I've also done a drain/refill on the power steering (Mercon V) and the coolant system (Toyota spec.). I will also drain/refill the tranny oil (Dex VI) tomorrow. Car runs like a champ. I plan on keeping it forever.

[fordresurrectionest]

Stick to 5k miles oil change. No exceptions. You pay thousands of dollars for your car. That's your hard earned money.

[int]

These pistons look like they came out of my daughters' car. she changed the oil every 10K miles. The engine was basically junk at 175K. If you want the engine to last twice as long change the oil twice as often. It's just common sense.

[gooddog]

Interesting to learn about pistons and timing belts. Funny, I never thought about the belt being lubricated by oil and that is another reason to keep the oil clean. Thank you.