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One 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.
by jimlikeslimes 4y ago
One 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.