Oil Life
Oil Life I was having a hard time searching for an answer to my thought, and looked threw my old threads I created, so I'm pretty sure I am not reposting my question again.
My last oil change was Dec. 27th. I only have about 2200 miles on the oil. So the question being, the oil has been in the car for 4 months, ok to leave it in for another 2 months or so to atleast get 3k out of it? Or even left in longer?
Plan on sending this oil in for analysis too for the first time.
My last oil change was Dec. 27th. I only have about 2200 miles on the oil. So the question being, the oil has been in the car for 4 months, ok to leave it in for another 2 months or so to atleast get 3k out of it? Or even left in longer?
Plan on sending this oil in for analysis too for the first time.
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yeah, u will be fine. with out going in to a long definition of oil life, it doest really matter how long u've had oil, just how much it was used. u can even look at oil and see how for gone it is just by the color. if it is still clear/tan than its good, the blacker it gets the more it was used and ready to be changed.
3 months or 3k miles is just a saying for people who dont check/change their oil regularly. and need a stupid phrase to remember. lol
anyway, im saying the amount of miles/use of the oil is when u know when to change it, not how old the oil is.
unless its over a year old, then i would change it regaurdless. lol
3 months or 3k miles is just a saying for people who dont check/change their oil regularly. and need a stupid phrase to remember. lol
anyway, im saying the amount of miles/use of the oil is when u know when to change it, not how old the oil is.
unless its over a year old, then i would change it regaurdless. lol
Ok, sounds good. I will probably wait till around 3500 to change it then. Been running 5w30 castrol syn the last few oil changes. I could probably go longer than that, but I would just assume with the moisture it'd be pulling out of the air and what not, I rather not go much farther than 3500. 
Thanks for the reply!
Thanks for the reply!
I agree on the 3K being for being that don't maintain or check regularly. Don't underestimate the number of people that do not even check their oil level between oil changes. 3 months is important for them simply because they're probably always running 0.5-1.5 quarts low.
For us car fanatics that check it 7 times a week, we can see the quality of the oil pretty well. You also start to get a feel for it based on your driving conditions and how it looks after xxxx miles when you change it.
Of course this is all subjective and at a certain point your oil SHOULD be changed due to moisture and whatnot, but I don't think there are many people that NEED it changed every 3K.
When I bought my Grand Prix, it was brand new and had like 12 miles on it and I changed the oil at 1K and everyone was making fun of me for being paranoid. I changed it not for mileage but because the car had been sitting on the lot for months with little driving and I was worried about the quality of oil in there.
For us car fanatics that check it 7 times a week, we can see the quality of the oil pretty well. You also start to get a feel for it based on your driving conditions and how it looks after xxxx miles when you change it.
Of course this is all subjective and at a certain point your oil SHOULD be changed due to moisture and whatnot, but I don't think there are many people that NEED it changed every 3K.
When I bought my Grand Prix, it was brand new and had like 12 miles on it and I changed the oil at 1K and everyone was making fun of me for being paranoid. I changed it not for mileage but because the car had been sitting on the lot for months with little driving and I was worried about the quality of oil in there.
Haha thats nothing. I bought a new Cobalt and changed the oil the moment I got it home. 56 miles on it at the time. I don't know what they use from the factory 
, so I wanted to know what's in it at all times from the moment I purchased it.
, so I wanted to know what's in it at all times from the moment I purchased it. 
