how many miles do you go before an oil change?

**Evenflow** · 07-27-2007, 10:27 PM

Pennzoil Platinum 5w20

Oil gets changed every 3500

**Mikhail** · 07-28-2007, 04:37 PM

2004 Honda Accord - Mobi1 Synthetic 5W-20 every 10 000 miles with purolator filter.

**MercedesPotato** · 07-30-2007, 07:43 PM

Well my odo doesn`t work, but I try and keep it around 3k. I figure it`s best to baby an old car if you want to keep it running as long as possible!

**MicahR** · 08-01-2007, 04:23 PM

Neat poll!

I just changed my oil with Mobil 1 15,000 mile synthetic. Cost me right around 50 bucks with the Mobil 1 filter. I figured I would change the filter at 7500. That oil testing service looks pretty cool I think I may use it.

Oh, it`s in a 99 F150 not a BMW but I`ve run Mobil 1 in all my vehicles for years and have always gone 7500 miles with no problems.

**simracer** · 08-02-2007, 01:34 AM

Mobil1 Synthetic 0W-40 in my `98 328i using BMW`s filter kit. Changed every 7-8k.

Mobil 1 Synthetic 10W-30 in the `01 Grand Caravan, FRAM filter. Again changed every 7-8k.

I figure the additional cost of the synthetic is balanced by the extended oil change period. Seems like I was always under the cars when I was changing conventional oil at 3k.

I should probably look at changing the BMW`s filter mid way through the cycle since it`s so easy to do. But so far I haven`t.