99 DUKE'Z 28

iTrader: (17)

i just put royal purple in for the first time two days ago.....but this car has been synthetic since about 02, and its a 99 nbm z. but back to the oil, on the sticker it says next oil change in 5k miles.....is this so.....is royal purple that good i get an extra 2k miles till an oil change......or does is mean that the place i took my car to get the oil change is full of complete jackass's. because halfway thru the oil change they ran out of the oil.....in all it took me 1 hour and 23 minutes......in the first 10 seconds of being in the shop i told them i was in an extreme crunch for time, he said NO PROBLEM SIR with a nice ol smile......and hour and 23 min later i wanted to put my foot thru his face.....ha sorry to ramble. it just made me so mad. but does royal purple really last to 5k miles for the next oil change

RsSean

iTrader: (27)

Well syntheic oil is supposed to last longer, but I still change my oil every 3k mile any ways. I dont belive the bs of going 5 6 or 10k miles on a single oil change. If the oil last that long how is the oil filter doing.

DCsLS1

yea all synthetic is supposed to be able to go that long but like above i change mine every 3k just to be on the safe side. You should change your own oil next time its easy as hell and you dont have to worry about someone you dont know messing your car up or changing the oil but not the filter or crap like that. and it should only take you 15-20 mins instead of waiting an hour and a half for some dumb *** at a shop

99 DUKE'Z 28

iTrader: (17)

thats what ive always done....but i could get under those vehicles.....and usually i could always use my friends dads shop.....but i moved a month ago and dont know anyone with a lift or anything

35th SS

iTrader: (2)

get a hyd. jack and a pair of jackstands.lift the front end.your set.

IZRED

Buy some ramps. That's what I use, when changing my oil. And don't forget to put the E-brake on and chock the back tires when using ramps.

406malibu

it will be fine to go 5k miles. If you are on synthetic it wont hurt a thing. only reason you have to change dyno oil every 3k is because the oil doesnt do as well with the heat cycles and it loses its lubricating properties much faster. I go 6k miles on my royal purple, and the oil still comes out looking good.

Detoxx03

iTrader: (14)

Thats what I do. I changed my oil in september and still have about 4500 miles left

hj99Z

iTrader: (1)

I would not take my car to 6k especially if you drive it hard. Its not a Chevy suburban, its an F-body!

406malibu

well its not your car now is it also 6k on synthetic is not much. Its not like i take it to 6200 rpm daily. I always check it and if it starts to get dark I change it. Last time i changed it at 6k and it still looked good. Sometimes you guys act like these motors are 600 hp all out race cars that need some kind of special treatment. They actually have less stress on them then most of these 4 bangers that go many more miles, unless youre highly modded its ok to treat it like a damn car. (not saying to neglect it, but you dont have to act like its going to break if its not treated like a formula one car)

blubox

iTrader: (5)

Synthetic doesn't even start to break down minerals till 5k, If your going to change it every 3k you might as well buy regular oil. Seriouslly your wasteing your money. Ask any expert on the subject. 5k is perfect for changing the oil if your using sythetic, royal purple or not..

406malibu

finally, someone who knows what he's talking about

thunderstruck507

iTrader: (18)

my current oil has right around 3k on it and it looks like it did a couple days after I put it in...I change mine around 5-6k miles

some people on here change theirs at 2500, personally that's like flushing $30 down the toilet

elias_799

iTrader: (8)

i change mine every 3k and it is nice and gold every time i do it.

406malibu

if youre using royal purple you have a problem lol

fccs

iTrader: (26)

I usually write down to change it in 3000k, but I always wind up going over it and changing it around like 4-4500k miles. Synthetic just gets dirty, driving it wont hurt your car. I use RP also

flintwrench69

iTrader: (11)

I change mine at 6k with RP. Been runnin it for 2 yrs now. So it took them longer to do the oil change cuz they had to buy some more locally? How much did you pay for the oil change?

blubox

iTrader: (5)

lol those other guys are sales reps for the oil companies obviouslly they're pushing the product, lol....

406malibu

lol you would think as much as petroleum products cost these days people would be going the recommended distance, rather than flushing money over to the middle east. Oh well, to each their own.

Mike Broadway

You can run your oil 6k,& if you want just change your filter at 3k!!