Car Question

[F2d5thCav]

I'll be odd man out here.

I would say change the oil every 1500 miles or once a year.  Change the filter, too.  It is an expense, but goes a long way to keep metal crud out of the moving parts of the car's engine.

If the filter is changed, watch under the car a few times to see if oil is occasionally dripping.  This happens if they don't lube the seal of the filter with oil or tighten the filter enough.

Cheers

Okay.   Thanks for the warning on the filter and looking for leaks.  In my lifetime, there have been two times where the mechanics didn't tighten the seal correctly.  :(

https://www.aaa.com/autorepair/articles/...engine-oil

Sounds like you can go 3,000 miles nowadays.  But note this sentence in the article carefully:

Note that if you do not put many miles on your car, most automakers recommend an oil change every 12 months, even if the maintenance reminder has not come on.

Cheers