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Yes, it does seem like they have a sort of "tradition" about it, possibly due to their larger "classic" engines and to different type of oils. In EU modern eng
by jaclaz 6y ago
Yes, it does seem like they have a sort of "tradition" about it, possibly due to their larger "classic" engines and to different type of oils.
In EU modern engines with modern oil are (of course it depends) more like to need an oil change every 20.000 kms or more, in practice once per year (and this is a good idea anyway, besides mileage).
Old relevant posts:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14969605 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14969605
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14551506 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14551506
- kube-system 6y agoYes, boomers who haven't read an owners manual since 1985 often like to change their oil at 3000 miles. We have the same oils you have. The same bottle of oil on the shelf here often meets the requirements of both API and ACEA. But still, the average American drives more than 20,000km per year. The average American male age 35-54 drives 30,000km per year. Most people today are not changing their oil on a whim, they are doing it when their vehicle's maintenance reminder tells them it is time to do so. My hybrid Toyota tells me it's about time to change my oil about every 12000km
- jaclaz 6y agoYep, but there is still something different, as I explained in the linked thread, on my last-before-current car, diesel, board computer reminded me of oil change (actually maintenance "A") around 30,000 kms (which meant - with my mileage at the time - a little over one year), and it is not like the engine suffered in any way as I sold it with nearly 300,000 kms (and 12 years) with the engine still going nicely (it had suspensions to be replaced and a few minor unrelated issues and I had an occasion to get another car with far less kms from another member of the family for a very cheap price).