oil change

I still change my oil at around 3000 miles and I drive a 2004 Toyota. It is hard for me to remember sometimes but my car has done a lot of mileage. right now it needs to be completely overhauled and cleaned too. I do hope that you had a wonderful Christmas and I also hope that this New Year will be a better one for you

I have always had older cars and changed the oil religiously every 3,000 miles. As a result, I never got rid of a car with less than 250,000 miles on it! I got my very first new car in 2005 and was leery of the claim that it didn't need such frequent changes. But every time the light came on I would get the oil changed. It's been nearly 7 years now and the car has never had any trouble other than routine maintenance! Like you, I don't drive a lot of miles so I get it changed roughly once per year. I guess the claim is true and it saves me some money. I did have a big expense last month when I got all the fluids, including the transmission and antifreeze, changed but it was due to be done and it means I'll get years more service from the car. It's paid off and runs like a champ. At this rate and my age (57) I may never have to buy another car!

Yes, it's about 3,000 to 5,000 miles for my car, but I try to get it don't before it ever hits the 5,000 mile mark.

I think the only time I get the oil changed is when I have the money to do so. I usually do go at least 5000 and often more unless I see that my oil level is low or it is dirty. Of course, it doesn't help that I don't check it very often. The last time it was done was when the mechanic put in the new engine. I haven't put many miles on the car since that time so it may be a year before I get it done again. I think the 3000 miles is just the shop's way of trying to make more money off us.

Normally I get one once a year at tax time due to affordability. Car maintenaince has never been my strong suit, LOL. I must drive the average number of miles, because that little sticker that tells me the date or mileage of my next oil change, I hit the mileage right on the date I was supposed to hit it.

You know, my car does actually say that it only needs an oil change every 5,000 miles or every three months, whichever is a shorter period of time. However, I tend to stick with the 5,000 miles between oil changes because that ends up costing me less money than having one done every third month. Honestly though, I do think that you can go longer than that with your oil changes as long as you make sure that your oil levels in your vehicle remain at an adequate level.

I do as my car is under warranty and in order for it to still be effective I need to have those changes when they due...where I get my car serviced keeps track of them for me in case something goes wrong and I need to use the extended warranty.

I change oil in my car every 20 000 km and everything is perfect. In newest car you don't have to change so often. I have no idea about every 3000 miles bt I think is to often. There is no need to change oil so often if everything is fine. By the way I have 4x4.