50000 km between oil changes?

[AJS.Si]

what would you say to someone who thinks that changing your oil every 50 000 km is sufficient? ( feel free to be cruel!)

[95EG6P]

lol

[mrjay1987]

So I was at the Mini Crowfoot dealership one day because my brother was buying a 08 cooper s and she said that you don't have to do an oil change till one year past.

Is it true?

[AJS.Si]

no idea but i have a buddy who has a family member who ownes and operates a bunch of cabs and says he only changes the oil every 50000k. I thought he was kidding but he wasnt. and when i say i change mine every 3000k with royal purple we just argue so i need some more tech savvy beyonders to settle it

[jdmXSI]

Ahaha, Theres a guy who trades his car in every 80,000kms or so. He either blows a motor or a turbo from lack of maintinance... Every 50k is just ridiculars!

[mrjay1987]

I bet at 50k, no matter what the oil is, the oil comes out as sludge, black and shit.

[Tik-Tok]

I would tell him to start planning on buying a new fleet before 100,000km

[AJS.Si]

keep em comin!

[Thaco]

i just got an 04 civic and the recommended is 16,000km or once a year...

[iceburns288]

That's a bit too long, but anyone who changes their oil on a street car (that's being driven like a street car) every 3k is also a dolt :p.

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by iceburns288
but anyone who changes their oil on a street car (that's being driven like a street car) every 3k is also a dolt :p.

Nothing wrong with keeping your oil clean, changing it early won't harm your engine.

[AJS.Si]

well considering i spent an arm and a nut on an engine i dont mind the extra 100 every couple months just to make sure its clean and sludge free, even if it is a bit much. all input is appreciated tho, thx

[badatusrnames]

Some people do it every 5,000 to err on the side of caution, I've heard that 10k-15k is more realistic, but 50,000 is pushing it, why take the chance over saving $30.00 to change your oil?

[R!zz0]

Originally posted by AJS.Si
no idea but i have a buddy who has a family member who ownes and operates a bunch of cabs and says he only changes the oil every 50000k. I thought he was kidding but he wasnt. and when i say i change mine every 3000k with royal purple we just argue so i need some more tech savvy beyonders to settle it

Thats why you see half the cabs puffing out blue smoke on the road.

[Supa Dexta]

I once new a guy that said (wondering why his engine went) "oil? I thought the engine came with oil?"...

...beat that..

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by Supa Dexta
I once new a guy that said (wondering why his engine went) "oil? I thought the engine came with oil?"...

...beat that..

Wasn't that a tv show?

[2002civic]

50k is terrible, no wonder cabs drive like shit, but you do see a lot of older ones on the road...:dunno:

[Supa Dexta]

Originally posted by Tik-Tok


Wasn't that a tv show?

Not that I know of. But it was a guy back in NS I knew.

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by Supa Dexta


Not that I know of. But it was a guy back in NS I knew.

I seem to recall a short lived comedy, about a college kid who had to move back home, his Mini Cooper blew it's engine and his dad flipped on him when he said "Oil? But dad, these come with oil from the dealership!"

Maybe it was based on your friend :rofl:

[Team_Mclaren]

Originally posted by Tik-Tok




cool sig, but then again, a ticket in Montana is like 20 bucks... :rofl: :rofl:

[GQBalla]

werd the owners manual for my civic says 16000 for every oil change.

my heck i still change every 5 k

[benyl]

new BMWs require an oil change once every 24K.

8L of Synthetic.

[DonnieM]

Haha, its great to see this thread, I have had this discussion so many times!

I personally change my oil every 8k, keeps everything nice and regular!

[Graham_A_M]

I know a guy that waited 26,000 km's on his civic. He fried the engine 8 ways from Sunday. It ONLY cost him $3k for a new engine. So yeah, why not shoot for 50,000km's?
:thumbsup:

About that Mini dealership recommending to come back after a year
:rofl: yeah I'd DEFINATELY call BS on that one. ;)

I do 3,000 km oil changes on my bike, and do 5k oil change on my cars, and I use AmsOil for all of them.

[GTS Jeff]

Originally posted by DonnieM
I personally change my oil every 8k, keeps everything nice and regular! :werd: You won't die if you only take a shit once every 3 days, but I'll still do my 2 smooth shits a day to keep things nice and regular.

[Khalil.e]

The new Porsche Cayenne V8 (non-turbo) is once every year or 25,000km

[tegpowered]

I change my oil ever 2500 km. oil is cheap, an engine is not. We had a customer with a turbo pt crapper come in complaining of "no power". 50 000 km with out an oil change means new turbo and long block and a $11,000 bill.

[Redlyne_jr]

jsut follow the the manufactuer specs...:thumbsup: :thumbsup: i think it is like 5000-7000 max i do it every 5

[rc2002]

Unless you keep topping it up, there may not be an oil left after driving 50k.

What kind of idiot thinks up things like this?

[teggypimp95]

Dads new turbo audi only needs an oil change once a year or every 20k. But i think 50 is just crazy.

[VeilOctane]

just tell him to change his oil once it gets darker than yellow

poor car 50 000 km and no oil change....

[megavolt]

50000 would ever be over the wild extended change invervals that AMSOIL advertises (25000 miles I believe, about 40000KM). Wow...

[bmeier]

changing your oil in a street car every 2500km is a ridiculous waste.

Synthetic oil is made to have extended life cycles, if you are going to change synthetic oil every 5000 km just use regular oil instead.
Do you think the manufacturer would specify such high intervals for an oil change if it was bad for the car?


also just because your oil is a darker color does not mean its worn out.


50 000 km is obviously a bit exaggerated but 5000 km these days is too low

[TomcoPDR]

Originally posted by GTS Jeff
:werd: You won't die if you only take a shit once every 3 days, but I'll still do my 2 smooth shits a day to keep things nice and regular.

What is it with those people who only poop once every 3-4 days??? How do they do it? I need my 2-3 daily poopy.

I used to change mine 5k with mobile1, but I'm going to try 8 - 10k with royal purple.

[nbaker00]

I knew a young guy who bought an STi brand new in 04. Didn't change the oil at all. 46,000 kms came around, and his engine FINALLY went on him.

[benyl]

Originally posted by TomcoPDR


What is it with those people who only poop once every 3-4 days??? How do they do it? I need my 2-3 daily poopy.

Wow, you sure spend a lot of time on the shitter. Once a day is usually enough for me. Do you eat a lot?

[pf0sh0]

Originally posted by TomcoPDR


What is it with those people who only poop once every 3-4 days??? How do they do it? I need my 2-3 daily poopy.

I used to change mine 5k with mobile1, but I'm going to try 8 - 10k with royal purple.

:werd: I use mobil 1 as well and change my oil about every 5k. I want to try royal purple oil, but royal purple is more monies, sadly it is monies I dont have.

[88CRX]

Synthentic oil change every 5000km's religiously.

[TomcoPDR]

Originally posted by benyl


Wow, you sure spend a lot of time on the shitter. Once a day is usually enough for me. Do you eat a lot?

I think it's part of the road life, just not used to each town's own germs/water source. Plus I was raised not to waste food so the crew treats me like a garbarator with random un-eatten subway and McDicks. (I got the: "when I was your age, our family of 300 shared 1 loaf; so don't tell me you can't finish that bite of T-bone")


Originally posted by pf0sh0


:werd: I use mobil 1 as well and change my oil about every 5k. I want to try royal purple oil, but royal purple is more monies, sadly it is monies I dont have.

Dude for an extra ~$1/litre, I think it's worth it... I definitely hear the difference (mobile vs. R.P.)... got mine in the US $6.99/L (not sure how much here, switched over while I was there)

[blinkme_210]

Every ~6,000km for me on the 530xi. BMW's 25,000km interval is ridiculars.

[DRKM]

This is interesting since Mack used to tell customers who owned fleet to change there oil every 80,000km. I have to admit that year I did a lot of in frames... Coincidence? I think not. The oil was just disgusting when it would come out.

[THE GOVERNATOR]

Originally posted by DRKM
This is interesting since Mack used to tell customers who owned fleet to change there oil every 80,000km. I have to admit that year I did a lot of in frames... Coincidence? I think not. The oil was just disgusting when it would come out.

been there

i worked at a lube city for a few years. oil that is way over due is just sheer gross its like black pudding that comes out, it almost reminded me of a dog taking a shit.