First oil change how long to wait?
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Just wait till your light comes on. The oil change interval is determined by taking into consideration many factors such as operating temperature, trip distances and engine rpm including mileage. Just let the computer tell you how long to go with your oil change.
Were running synthetic oil now. Should easily go 8K before an oil change is even a consideration unless you like tossing your money away. There are many studies done on synthetic that show we change our oil needlessly before then, not to mention environmental impact on changing your oil more frequently than needed.
Take for example, my BMW has 3 years of free maintenance. They use synthetic, and when they're paying for the oil change, they recommend 24K or 1 year! Makes you wonder, doesn't it?
Were running synthetic oil now. Should easily go 8K before an oil change is even a consideration unless you like tossing your money away. There are many studies done on synthetic that show we change our oil needlessly before then, not to mention environmental impact on changing your oil more frequently than needed.
Take for example, my BMW has 3 years of free maintenance. They use synthetic, and when they're paying for the oil change, they recommend 24K or 1 year! Makes you wonder, doesn't it?
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I don't know about the synthetic part but yesterday I took mine in for the first change after the info message popped up at 2700 mi and the service guy told me the computer can test the viscosity of the oil and alerts you when it needs changed. I got two years free oil changes with my truck so I'm taking it in as much the truck tells me.
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I was certainly under the impression that the first oil change in any car was with much less miles (like 1500-2500 maybe) than all subsequent oil changes, just to clean out the break-in "stuff" such as microscopic metals from running a new engine - machining material, casting material, etc. Once done, if running full synthetic, then many miles between oil changes. My MB's have routinely gone 10k miles and 18 months between oil changes (per dealership) and have all run fine for many hundreds of thousands of miles.
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I am old school I did my first oil change at just over 2000 km because it was at 3 months. We do ours 5000KM or 3 months whichever is first. Sure that is overkill but I won't be told if my engine screws up that it is because of lack of oil changes and my engine will be clean too. Even though the all mighty oil change light is there it is one light I probably won't see.
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