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08-05-2012, 10:38 PM
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Drives: 2013 Victorty Red Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Altoona, PA
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How often do you change your oil?
Having never owned a car with an oil life guage, I'm new to the whole not changing the oil after x amount of miles. Reading the manual it said the car could go a year or more without having the oil changed, though you should change it and the filter every year.
So do I change my oil per the norm or listen to my oil life guage? What say ye? |
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08-05-2012, 10:41 PM
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Drives: Inferno Orange 2013 SS/RS LS3 6M Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Minnesota
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You will hear a multitude of opinions on this. I say just follow the owner's manual.
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08-05-2012, 10:50 PM
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Drives: 2011 5.7L Tundra Double-Cab X-SP Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Birmingham, AL
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I do it around 6k
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08-05-2012, 11:14 PM
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Drives: 2011 RJT Camaro LT2 RS auto shift Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Washington state
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Every 5000 miles if it needs or not.
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08-05-2012, 11:25 PM
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Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS - 2004 Silverado Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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I did the first oil change around 1500 miles and the second change was about 4500. Now I do changes every 5000-6000 miles. Is it a waste of money to do changes at less than 6000? General consensus says yes....
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08-05-2012, 11:25 PM
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Perpetual Order
Drives: indeed Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Texas Hill Country
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every day whether it needs it or not.
make another oil thread tomorrow and I will take pics of the change since it's too late today, i already did it. |
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08-05-2012, 11:27 PM
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Drives: Florida Speed & Power Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Pinellas Park, FL
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6k
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08-06-2012, 12:19 AM
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Drives: 2010 Red Jewel 2SS L99 Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Nor-Cal Bay Area
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I agree with 6K, depends on where you live and how u drive also.
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08-06-2012, 12:20 AM
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Drives: 2011 Camaro 1SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Chicago
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Heavy traffic, heavy pedal. 5K
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08-06-2012, 12:21 AM
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Drives: 2015 c7 Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: MI
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for sure once a year. or 5-6k miles with royal purple. its hard to believe i only put like 5k a year on this thing. the winter months is what gets me lol.
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08-06-2012, 01:52 AM
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Drives: '10 2SS/RS, MKIII Supras Join Date: May 2010
Location: Houston/Tulsa
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every 4k for me
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08-06-2012, 04:07 AM
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Drives: 2012 45th 2LT RS Join Date: May 2011
Location: Chico, California
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every week
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08-06-2012, 05:15 AM
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Drives: Kami, 2013 2SS LS3 Luvin Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Eufaula, Alabama
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5K
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08-06-2012, 07:37 AM
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Between 5-6k for me.
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