I agree with Mark M. Stick with it. It is not expensive, and gives you a chance to look around. On my Subie 2.2 motor, I use synthetic; change every 5K. When on a long roadtrip across USA, I might stretch that to 7K. I actually love changing oil, makes me feel like a mechanic. I buy all my oil at Walmart, the 5 quart jugs. Cheap. On Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 09:21:09 AM PDT, Mark McCulley <mark@markmcculley.com> wrote: I say stick to your current 3-4K schedule. Conventional oil formulations have not radically changed and even with a synthetic oil you would not want all that dirty oil circulating through your engine for so many miles. -Mark
> On May 15, 2024, at 8:38 AM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi All... > > For a 2.1 WBX... 30+ years ago recommended oil change interval was 3K to 4K > miles. Since oil quality/composition evolved, is it safe to do oil changes > at 8K to 10K miles? This is using Conventional Oil (not Synthetic). > > Thank you.. > > dan |
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