Can you go 7000 miles without an oil change?
Adams –like many independent shops these days — suggests most customers change their oil every 5 to 7,000 miles, even if the dashboard computer isn’t ready yet. Consumer Reports Magazine recommends 7,500 miles for most cars now.
How many miles can you drive on oil?
Most cars can go 5,000 to 7,500 miles between oil changes. Your owner’s manual will tell you what’s best for your car. The 3,000-mile oil change is dead. Cars can be driven more miles between oil changes than this outdated rule of thumb would have you think.
How many miles before you need an oil change?
Moreover, if your car’s engine requires full-synthetic motor oil, it might go as far as 15,000 miles between services! You cannot judge engine oil condition by color, so follow the factory maintenance schedule for oil changes.
Is it bad to change your oil on a low mileage car?
Be sure when you do change your oil that the shop follows the manufacturer’s recommendations, or you could possibly cause engine damage to your low-mileage car. For more tips, read Bankrate’s “Don’t scrimp on your oil change.”
Which is the best oil for highway mileage?
M1 is great oil but that’s a long interval if that’s what you are doing. :dizzy: The highway mileage you are about to drive is the easiest of all on the oil. You also have a great synthetic in there, and the MM is calibrated for regular conventional oil.
How many miles does a 30% oil life mean?
Just enjoy the trip. I had the same thing: 30% left on the indicator, and yet I drove 3000 miles on it (the oil in the van now has 6000 miles on it). I will change the oil soon.
Moreover, if your car’s engine requires full-synthetic motor oil, it might go as far as 15,000 miles between services! You cannot judge engine oil condition by color, so follow the factory maintenance schedule for oil changes.
M1 is great oil but that’s a long interval if that’s what you are doing. :dizzy: The highway mileage you are about to drive is the easiest of all on the oil. You also have a great synthetic in there, and the MM is calibrated for regular conventional oil.
Be sure when you do change your oil that the shop follows the manufacturer’s recommendations, or you could possibly cause engine damage to your low-mileage car. For more tips, read Bankrate’s “Don’t scrimp on your oil change.”
Just enjoy the trip. I had the same thing: 30% left on the indicator, and yet I drove 3000 miles on it (the oil in the van now has 6000 miles on it). I will change the oil soon.