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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #30 on: 08 April 2010, 21:56:38 »
lol i just put the mileage its due again at on my phone to do list with a reminder alarm set to go off in 3 months!!! if it aint due then i reset it till its due!!
simples!!!! :y
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #31 on: 08 April 2010, 22:28:42 »
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on 1000 mile changes at the moment  :y

once the engines cleaned out, every 3000 ish  miles or when the oil on the dipstick starts to change colour  :y


Can't use that "rule" any more ... it comes out the same colour it went in running on LPG ...  :)  but I still do one every 5000  :)
Thats gonna mess up my 'the car needs a quick service' reminders!

Same here, memory like a fish, oil is way i tell  :-/
Write mileage on oil filter on yours ;)

Good idea, but filter can get dirty  :-/

Might get a white board for garage to keep track of all 3 + bike

I normally record every parts change and oil on a notepad ..and in excel ;D
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #32 on: 08 April 2010, 23:09:31 »
Guess im a bit ott then as mine gets changed about every 300 miles (oil is free)and i only do about 1200 miles a year.  Plugs air,fuel pollen filter every year.  Inside of engine is like new :y.
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #33 on: 09 April 2010, 00:46:22 »
Every 5000 miles without fail even if its raining
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #34 on: 09 April 2010, 01:01:00 »
mine normally gets done every 3000 ish, it's well overdue now, got the oil and filter just not the time, last time I did it my tyre jack lever popped out so may end up asking some kind soul on sunday at the abs meet lol
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #35 on: 09 April 2010, 01:11:27 »
On my beloved Cavalier, every 4 months... Car does about 10k a year.

On the Omega.  Had it a few months, check the dipstick every couple of weeks..... haven't changed the oil yet  ;D

Weather is getting better, so might consider it next week.  I just cant fall in love with this car like I did the Cav.
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #36 on: 09 April 2010, 02:08:45 »
Every 5000 but Mobil one full synthetic
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #37 on: 09 April 2010, 10:45:30 »
every 6 months
new oil new road tax
easy reminder
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #38 on: 09 April 2010, 11:07:57 »
I do a lot of motorway miles, about 600 a week min, so I change it every other month now, expensive, but I think needed for a high mileage V6 (148k).

Anybody think its overkill?
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #39 on: 09 April 2010, 11:09:27 »
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I do a lot of motorway miles, about 600 a week min, so I change it every other month now, expensive, but I think needed for a high mileage V6 (148k).

Anybody think its overkill?
Quite the opposite - thats 5k miles ;)
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #40 on: 09 April 2010, 11:26:39 »
Good,....I hoped you'd say that, my missus thinks I'm mad doing it every 8 wks........just found a cheap source of oil though, so not too bad as filters are cheap.
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #41 on: 09 April 2010, 11:34:00 »
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Good,....I hoped you'd say that, my missus thinks I'm mad doing it every 8 wks........just found a cheap source of oil though, so not too bad as filters are cheap.
GM semi synth is under a tenner a can, and is good quality, so you know what I use ;)
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #42 on: 09 April 2010, 11:39:52 »
Thats good, I'm paying £7.70+vat for semi synthetic from Costco, but its AC Delco I think........
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #43 on: 09 April 2010, 11:42:26 »
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Thats good, I'm paying £7.70+vat for semi synthetic from Costco, but its AC Delco I think........
Costco tend to sell Chevron and Castrol iirc?  I'd rather use GM (Fuchs) to be honest.  I chuck GM in the Omegas, Rover, Kawasaki and the lawnmower ;D ;D ;D
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #44 on: 09 April 2010, 11:43:14 »
GM is £32 + VAT for 4 x 5l on Tradeclub
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