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View Poll Results: How often do you can your oil & filter ?
Every 3K miles or 3 months
6
17.14%
Change @ 3K miles
10
28.57%
Change between 3K to 5 K
13
37.14%
Change between 5K to 6K
6
17.14%
Change between 6K to 10 K
0
0%
I never change it...I'm lazy & don't care about anything..
0
0%
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by zenloser
Um no thanx every 3000mi will do for me.
AMEN! I'll stick with my fluid/filter change between 3000-5000 miles. I've used nothing BUT conventional oil and this system is going strong with my 3100. Why mess with a good thing!
 
Old Dec 24, 2011 | 11:52 AM
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I don't agree with a lot of the newer maintaince guilds.
10k between oil changes I don't think so
 
Old Dec 24, 2011 | 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by zenloser
I don't agree with a lot of the newer maintaince guilds.
10k between oil changes I don't think so
I'm a skeptic myself. I know a guy with a Mini Cooper and per his factory manual, 15K between changes MUST be synthetic.

I'm sure I could get some gain from synthetic oil (maybe even longer time between changes). I know some that thought my changing at the latest of 5K was long.
 
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