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Old 07-21-2004, 11:53 PM
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How long can synthetic oil be trusted in the car? I run Mobil 1, and am on a 4000 mile interval, but it takes me over a year to put that on, thus the worry. Thanks!
Old 07-22-2004, 12:39 AM
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You can definately put more than 4,000 miles on Mobil 1. However, I would still change the oil after one year.
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Once a year in your case is a safe interval. I think 6k or one year is a pretty good rule of thumb, although if you do a ton of highway driving it's completely safe to go 10k. Beyond 10k is something I'd only recommend doing if you're going to do an oil analysis.
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Doesn't your oil change indicator come on ? I can't get mine to go more than 3500 miles without coming on ????
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I'm going 6000 miles with my Mobil 1 super syn 0w-40 and 80% of my miles are all highway.
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I have only had my LS1 since Nov, only 2000 miles, so I cannot help about the light, I am curious to know though!
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I run mobil 5K between intervals. I also use a K&N filter (hp1007).


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