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Road Hog Mad

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How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« on: 08 April 2010, 17:32:26 »
Well my 3.0 MV6 Omega now has 139,000 miles on it, since new it has had its oil change every 10,000 miles (so the full history says).

Since I acquired the car when it had 112,000 miles on it I have had the oil changed every 5,000 miles.

Air filter & spark plugs every 10,000 miles.

Runs nice!



« Last Edit: 08 April 2010, 17:33:15 by pjwright »
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #1 on: 08 April 2010, 17:35:17 »
every 3 to 5k

I'd say 10k is little excessive for spark plugs mine have done 30k and still fine
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #2 on: 08 April 2010, 17:36:37 »
V6 here and every 5000 miles ... with a TC card oil is dirt cheap and is the best thing you can do for your engine  :y :y :y
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #3 on: 08 April 2010, 17:36:51 »
i get mine changed every 6 months . just had it done tuesday now doing plugs and air filter over the weekend . best to play safe  8-)
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #4 on: 08 April 2010, 18:08:10 »
Every 2.5k miles :y
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #5 on: 08 April 2010, 18:08:57 »
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Every 2.5k miles :y

Oilburners .....   :D :D :D :D :D :D
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #6 on: 08 April 2010, 18:09:59 »
every 5k kms and 10000 km teflon additive fin 25 for both cars..
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #7 on: 08 April 2010, 18:20:17 »
for the sake of a tenner, and 1/2 an hour, I do ours at about 3000 miles.

quite short I know, but you can feel the smoothness improvement even at that interval.  Most our trips are short though.
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #8 on: 08 April 2010, 18:37:21 »
Well, my Corsa leaks like a sieve, so by my reckoning I change oil every 5000 miles or so by simply topping up each week.

The coolant is on a similar but slightly slower pattern.  :-[
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #9 on: 08 April 2010, 18:47:02 »
Every 3k miles, with new oil filter and Vx 10/40 semi-synthetic ;) ;)
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #10 on: 08 April 2010, 19:04:09 »
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Every 3k miles, with new oil filter and Vx 10/40 semi-synthetic ;) ;)

Whenever I can get James to do it. lol.
I have been advised by the man himself every 4000 miles for oil filter and air filter. 3500 to go me thinks, but I canot remember if he did it BEFORE I went to France or after I had returned.
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #11 on: 08 April 2010, 19:27:09 »
I know that I need to do it far more often, but, I will endeavour to change it every 2500-3000 miles as is recommended...


Out of curiousity, how much is oil on TC???
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #12 on: 08 April 2010, 19:33:11 »
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I know that I need to do it far more often, but, I will endeavour to change it every 2500-3000 miles as is recommended...


Out of curiousity, how much is oil on TC???


about £38 for 4 x 5 Litres, including VAT  :y
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #13 on: 08 April 2010, 19:36:26 »
Thanks for the reminder must change my oil had a reminder on the display to check oil.
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #14 on: 08 April 2010, 19:57:56 »
Every 3000 miles :y
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