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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 01:17 PM
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You will never catch me running 25,000 miles on 1 oil change.
How many times do you change your filter during this 25,000 mile period?
Thats the biggest issue is filtering out the oil.
I know oil can last up to a year and not break down and amsoil can probably be used for 25,000 miles but you should be changing your filter every 5 k or so and topping off your oil.
 
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 07:21 PM
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Every 3000 miles. Religiously. Mobil 1 and WIX filter. I put 3k on it about every 2 months....
 
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 09:25 PM
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I change mine anywhere from 3-4k miles. And I use a semi-synthetic blend oil with a Mopar Filter.
 
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by brettj2408
You will never catch me running 25,000 miles on 1 oil change.
How many times do you change your filter during this 25,000 mile period?
Thats the biggest issue is filtering out the oil.
I know oil can last up to a year and not break down and amsoil can probably be used for 25,000 miles but you should be changing your filter every 5 k or so and topping off your oil.
holy hell 25,000 miles on an oil change! I'm impressed. That's got to be saving you money right and left
 
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 11:02 PM
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holy hell 25,000 miles on an oil change! I'm impressed. That's got to be saving you money right and left
i was quoting pavement-hater that said they were going 25k on an oil change
 
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 11:11 PM
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25k on an oil change. Do you rotate your tires inbetween oil changes at every 6k? Do you replace the filter every so often?

I thought I read somewhere that using Aimsoil they are ''good'' for 25k but they recommend changing the filter (Aimsoil filter) every 7-8k miles.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 12:43 AM
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Mobil 1 Synthetic 10W30, wix filter.

Oil is changed every 15,000, filter is changed every 5K with a quart added and a tire rotation done, plus a grease job. Frackin' oil is expensive.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 02:12 AM
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Amsoil used to say change filter every 6 months. Now they have extended service filters that last 25k.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 02:47 AM
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Every 6months, whichever comes first. I change it in the fall and in the spring. Mobil 1 Full Syn and Mopar Oil Filter.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 03:00 AM
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Extended periods, sure... but I'd never run anything near the 25k mark. I change mine 5k-6k. The wife's is changed every 5k or a tad more, and thats when I change mine as well (she has the service reminder setup in her overhead console). By the time she has 5k, I usually have 5.5k-6k.
 
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