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What about oil changes?
by DeRock 4y ago
What about oil changes?
- lostlogin 4y agoYup, they gave it one. I never did. I am ashamed, but also impressed. We have 2 of the same car and both receive this crappy treatment and have yet to fail us.
- jimlikeslimes 4y agoOne in 10 years? You've been extremely lucky or only driven it < 2000 miles per year I'd say. Oil change people, it's cheap and keeps things good.
- throwaway5959 4y agoI’m shocked how often I hear about people never changing their oil. This isn’t optional maintenance like wiper blades.
- lostlogin 4y agoIf it's the third Corolla Ive treated this way, and all have been in the family 8-12 years, is it wrong to call it optional? Low KM use.
- throwaway5959 4y agoWhy are you doing through a car every 4 years?
- lostlogin 4y agoIm not - I have had two, and my wife has had one.
- technothrasher 4y agoI don’t hear too often of people never changing their oil. Failure to change brake fluid every couple of years, however, seems rampant, and is playing Russian roulette.
- Scoundreller 4y agoIf it’s a 1ZZ-FE, I’m convinced the engine likes the abuse. Just replace the intake manifold gasket ($9 part). That engine will outlast the rest of the vehicle, in a salty climate anyway.
- lostlogin 4y agoProbably less than 2k miles per year. The car wouldn't be worth anymore now if we had done them. It isn't right, but its hard to see that I haven't done the easiest and cheapest thing. It's hard to argue it's luck too, as it's the 3rd Corolla of mine thats had similar treatment.
- rufus_foreman 4y agoI had a Corolla for many years. I changed the oil on it but the oil filter was stuck, so I never changed that. Put probably 50,000 miles on it before the muffler fell off and I got rid of it. It was a $1200 car. You don't spend a bunch of money on maintenance for a $1200 car. Throw it in the gutter and go buy another.