bayer-z28

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My car may only see 5000mi a year now. I think I have settled on the idea of changing my oil in the spring (once a year,) running M1 5-30 and an M1 filter.

Ideas?? Since it's only changed once a year now, maybe I'll try some AmsOil in the spring.

MeentSS02

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Once a year here - probably only putting around 1,000-2,000 miles per year on mine at this point. It gets 5w30 Pennzoil Ultra and a K&N oil filter...nothing more, nothing less.

lemons12

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Every single track visit or every 2k miles or so, sometimes less sometimes more just depends.

I use the cheapest Mobil 1 I can get with their filter. I don't let it get to a point where it starts breaking down.

chrysler kid

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Every 6 months since I'm running synthetic

bayer-z28

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M1 can go a pretty good stretch before it starts to thin out. I'm almost up to the 10k mi test period on my DD with M1 15k mile oil. Gonna grab a sample and have it tested. I kinda figured this out when I ran RP the first and only time. I drained it at 3000mi and it still felt brand new. Thought to myself; "this **** still feels new… man I'm wasting money."

lemons12

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Yes sir, anybody running Synthetic and changing it every 3K miles or 3 months has more money than sense.

bayer-z28

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^ On a dedicated track car, the change intervals would be different though. IMO.. I'd have to run a car like that and see what others are doing. If it was a mix of heavy track and some street, then 2000mi may be about right then.

lemons12

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Dedicated track car, every time it was used.

If I go to the track, it gets changed.

AES Racing

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Mobil1 syn 0W40 would be a better candidate, not trying to reinvent the wheel, its slightly thicker then a typical 5W30 oil, M1 0W40 oil has more zinc and phosphorous (ZDDP) anti wear additives then 5W30.

Oil filter, Royal purple, Napa Platinum, or Delco UPF44

Royal Purple filter is made by Champion Labs, bout the biggest oil filter mfg in the world, the best filter that company makes.

All the above have fiberglass woven filter element, better then traditional paper element.

_JB_

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I've always changed the oil in the spring and called it good. Running Amsoil 100% Synthetic, and their Absolute Efficiency filter. This combo is guaranteed 15,000-25,000 miles, or one year.

lemons12

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As hard as I drive my car, I wouldn't trust any oil that long.

01ssreda4

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I agree with lemons, IF you are hard on the car every time you take it out. I put 500-1000 miles on my car a year, maybe, and it gets changed at least 2-4 times a year (I try to stay around a 3/4 month change interval regardless of miles). Today I terrorized an area of about 10 square miles with an open 4 inch cutout and a harmless trip to home depot. So, I don't mind changing the oil even with low miles.

_JB_

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I've been doing it for 9 years on multiple cars and never had any issues. Granted, I'm not hard on cars. The T/A has almost 60k miles on it since I've owned it, and maybe 10-15 track runs. I've never changed the oil before storage either during the winter up north. I used to put almost 10k miles on the car during the summer, now I do maybe 3k a year. One of my dad's trucks idled without any oil for a good 10 minutes when we were hauling wood once; good ****.

Schnell

Don't waste your money on amsoil. It's simple. QSUD and purolator filter. This combo probably cost you $22.

ULTIMATEORANGESS

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same here since i drive maybe 10k combined with both cars.



thats not alot of money to keep your motor protected.