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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 05:28 AM
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I know what the manual says....

What are the actual intervals everyone runs between changes?

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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 06:57 AM
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I change the oil and filter every 5K.
 
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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 10:03 AM
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I go with once a yr or 5K miles, whichever comes first.

In my case, as the car is just a play car, I only put a couple thousand miles per yr, so I go ahead and change it yearly.
 
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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 01:07 PM
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I change oil and filter every spring and thats usually at less than 5k miles.
 
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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 04:46 PM
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It's cheap insurance and so easy to do. Everyone has different intervals. I do it anywhere between 3-5k or 2-3x/year.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 07:29 AM
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5-6k miles between changes or 6 months
 
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 08:31 PM
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I've heard one should change the oil and filter, although I've never actually done it...
 
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i do mine every 12,000km... i do about 20km a year...

Infact i racked up 24k in 11 months this year, thanks to Gumball 3000 lols... I just dropped my car off at the dealer 2 hours ago to get the 120km service done...
 
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twice a year
 
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Whenever the odom has a 0 or a 5 in the 2nd spot. 30k, 35k, etc. That way you don't ever have to think about it.
 
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