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Engine oil gets a lot of cargo cult on automotive forums. Personally, I never saw an engine die because it missed the schedule by some thousands km. I wait unt
by Glawen 4y ago
Engine oil gets a lot of cargo cult on automotive forums. Personally, I never saw an engine die because it missed the schedule by some thousands km. I wait until my car tells me it needs an oil change, and then I wait a bit more :).
- UncleEntity 4y agoThe manufacturers say change the oil every 3000 miles (or whatever), the oil commercials say it is good up to 100,000 miles, split the difference is what I say. My last vehicle did have a bit of a valve train knock though…
- joecool1029 4y agoModern synthetic oils can be run for longer intervals with regular filter changes in most vehicles. The 100k claims are on very specific circumstances by a few manufacturers. The valve hydraulic lifter noise can usually be shut up by using a high detergent oil (I use Rotella t6 in vehicles that do it).
- WalterBright 4y agoI've never had an engine wear out on me and start burning oil.