nitro xr6 turbo Banned 185 Member For: 13y 3m 14d Gender: Male Location: perth wa Posted 26/02/12 05:09 AM Share Posted 26/02/12 05:09 AM im a mechanic, I see what happens when oil is left for too long.imo 5000k is a bit over kill unless youre pumping out extream power or you get free oil (lucky for some haha) I do mine every 7500. but my bosses au xr8 has had oil changes every 5000kms all its life and its now on 290000kms and doesnt burn or leak a single drop, doesnt click, clunk or knock and when the old oil is drained it looks brand new. so if youre keeping the car for a long time (100k+) it might be worthwhile doing it every 5. anyway that's my 2 cents.Cheers, Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1600dave Donating Members 872 Member For: 14y 1m 17d Posted 26/02/12 05:15 AM Share Posted 26/02/12 05:15 AM They'd be happy for people to think their oil needs changing every 7500k's or less. Depends how you drive it too and what oil your using. I just wait til colour starts to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never had any say Panda I <3 Floods Silver Donating Members 11,198 Member For: 13y 6m 26d Gender: Male Location: South West QLD Posted 26/02/12 08:35 AM Share Posted 26/02/12 08:35 AM Of course the oil companies would go for the lowest possible recommendation on duration between changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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