h7777

Just wanted to know if anybody here has gone with a synthetic oil that goes for 10000 miles without changing? I got this oil and have 5000 miles on it. I recently had a low oil light come on, but I put 1 quart of synthetic oil and light went away. All I want to know is if anybody has actually gone 10000 miles without oil change on synthetic oil and not have any issues.

transamfreak01

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no do not be a cheap *** and buy that bullshit. buy the good stuff and change ur oil every 3000 miles. oil is your cheapest insurance

qwk93ta

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I change my oil every 5k with a synthetic oil....no problems.

Joshiedoom

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Change your oil every 3-5k. That 10k crap is BS

h7777

Thanks for the responses so far. I forgot to mention that the place I went for the oil change uses Mobil 1 synthetic oil. They say that you can go 10,000 miles between oil changes. I do not doubt that other cars could go this long without oil changes. However, is this a good idea for our type of cars? I am right at 5,000 miles. Just wanting to know what to do. Should I go another 5,000 miles or just do another oil change even though place I did my oil change at said I can go 10,000 miles between oil changes?

Joshu

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Assuming you have an LS1 (make a sig man with your info!) don't cheap out and wait for 10K to roll around. If you want to make your engine last change the oil every 3-4K. Little things like frequent oil changes and using premium fuel keeps things smooth.

myk

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Ahem. I'm a shop manager at a lube shop and to be honest with you, we tell customers that ALL DAY LONG so they'll spend money on the synthetic stuff. The truth is that oil, no matter what kind, starts to break down long before it's actually time to "change" it. 10K miles is waaaaaay too long to have any kind of oil in any motor. Now, the Bimmers, Minis and other Euro-trash cars seem to go once a year or 10K between oil changes but...we don't drive Euro-trash, we drive American cars that need all the help they can get. You know what, even if I did drive Euro-trash I wouldn't wait 10K to change my oil; I don't care what my car computer says...

thunderstruck507

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I change mine every 5-7k miles just depending on how it looks on the stick, how I've been driving that time, and if/when its a little low

Zmg00camaross

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i will be the only one to say that you probly can go 10,000 miles on a oil change, with the proper used oil test to make sure the oil is in good shape. i use amsoil sso 0w30 and is one of the best oil on the market imo and with my used oil test proves i can go longer if i wanted. myself i still change it 3000 to 6000 miles.

sixpack_2_go

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going 10k on an oil change may not hurt you now but it will bite you in the *** in the long run. i use royal purple oil which is "advertised" to be good for 12k but i have never been over 3k on an oil change.

zracer323

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Maybe it will be fine, mmaybe it won't. But for the cost of oil, I dont see the point of pushing it past 4-5k miles.

araber89

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OK. That is a long time to go without an oil change. However I did see a thread in here with a guy running his LS1 to 10k and oil change. However he sees 3k miles a month and all interstate. He did an oil analysis and it showed everything was good. Would I say you should do this. HELL NO!! Why would you want to not pay $50 to change the oil? Because once you spin a bearing its going to cost a lot more...

So basically what I'm saying is you drive a LS1 (pure assumption because your on the site), its a high performance engine and should be treated as such. Buying expensive oil and premium gas are part of it. If you can't afford to take care of it, go buy a honda element and change the oil every 10k miles.

Mean87SS

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Cheap PM...

therobman

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i change mine every 3 but mines not a dd and everytime i drive it i give it hell id say a normal ls1 every 5 no more

JeaneZ28

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I've used M1 Extended Performance which says it will last 15k. Now I changed it around 6k-7k and it always looked got. So could the oil last that long maybe but it isn't worth the risk.

01ssreda4

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My DD gets change every 3-5k depending on how it looks on the dipstick. The camaro gets it about every 1K or less bc I only drive it about 1500 miles a year, if that much. That being said, I couldnt sleep at night with 10k mile oil change intervals.

johnLs1camaro

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mine gets changed every 3-5k also, the oil I use says you can go 10k but Im not going to do that.

Socket

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The concern to me is not that you aren't changing enough, but you run your car low enough for the low oil light to come on. Check your fluids man! I don't agree with 10,000 mile oil changes, but dirty oil is better than no oil.

406malibu

ditto, plus don't just stick a quart in and wait for the light to go off... pull the damn dipstick out and check it.

Engine_HP

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i use Mobil 1 & change it every 2-3 k