how many miles would you drive on synthetic oil

[fatboyracing 10+ year member]

how many miles would you drive on it and would you do a certin oil filter

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

As many as recommended by the manufacturer, and no.

 

[infamous_e46 5,000+ posts]

i can get wix filters cheap //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

for oil filters, i like wix brand.(napa and car quest filters are made by the wix corp)

i still change oil every 3k with synthetic but some go 5k with no problems.

 

[fatboyracing 10+ year member]

I see the oil is good to 15k miles but the oil filters say 3 to 5 k

 

[infamous_e46 5,000+ posts]

and i use castrol syntec with the lucas synthetic oil additive and i still change it every 7k not 15k like bmw recommends

and on my honda i just change it every month since it is so cheap

 

[GearGuy2001 10+ year member]

I have went as much as 7k on Mobil 1 5w30

Synthetics can go for along time, its mainly about having a good filter.

 

[Andrew_as 10+ year member]

I do mobil 1 and i still change it every 3k. Cost like 45 per oil change...

 

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

it also depends on what type of climate you live in. here in fla in the summer heat, oil tends to get "cooked" quicker than lets say in canada where its cooler outside.

hey infamous, what kind of deal can you get on a case of wix filters for a gm 2.2l 4cyl?(s-10)

 

[speedfreak28 10+ year member]

i go 10,000 with mobil 1 but change the filter every 3000

 

[garrettpf 10+ year member]

Depends on the driving type and weather. I have a 2000 Jetta diesel with 334,000 miles and I change every 5,000. I work on TDI's and have noticed a difference with cam's in cars with 10k changes. If u look at my cam you can still see the mill marks with a little shine around the tip of the lobe. On cars with 10k changes you can see wear marks.

Of course, then you can get into the brand of oil. At the TDI club there was wars about once a month on "what is the best oil" lmao.

Now, when I was younger the rule of thumb was change the oil as soon as it starts to darken up. But that was dino oil not synth.

regardless, on a gasser I would assume 10k would be the rule of thumb but again it would depend on the driving type. I might even think you could get 15k-20k if driving nothing but hi-way on a newer engine (less then 100k). You can buy kits for oil testing too. I think it is around $20. you take an oil sample when changed and send it in and they send you results via snail mail.

wait a minute, your name is fatboyracing, shouldn't you know this? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif or do you race fat boys //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[infamous_e46 5,000+ posts]

it also depends on what type of climate you live in. here in fla in the summer heat, oil tends to get "cooked" quicker than lets say in canada where its cooler outside.
hey infamous, what kind of deal can you get on a case of wix filters for a gm 2.2l 4cyl?(s-10)

four filters for 32 shipped //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

Depends on the driving type and weather. I have a 2000 Jetta diesel with 334,000 miles and I change every 5,000. I work on TDI's and have noticed a difference with cam's in cars with 10k changes. If u look at my cam you can still see the mill marks with a little shine around the tip of the lobe. On cars with 10k changes you can see wear marks.
Of course, then you can get into the brand of oil. At the TDI club there was wars about once a month on "what is the best oil" lmao.

Now, when I was younger the rule of thumb was change the oil as soon as it starts to darken up. But that was dino oil not synth.

regardless, on a gasser I would assume 10k would be the rule of thumb but again it would depend on the driving type. I might even think you could get 15k-20k if driving nothing but hi-way on a newer engine (less then 100k). You can buy kits for oil testing too. I think it is around $20. you take an oil sample when changed and send it in and they send you results via snail mail.

wait a minute, your name is fatboyracing, shouldn't you know this? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif or do you race fat boys //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

on the cam wear note, the oil companies have taken the zinc out of the oil now. diesel oils still have some zinc in them but standard major brands do not.

 

[GearGuy2001 10+ year member]

Check Advance Auto something they run 5 quarts of Mobil 1 and a Mobil 1 Filter for $29.99

Thats a Good Deal

 

[fatboyracing 10+ year member]

i go 10,000 with mobil 1 but change the filter every 3000

do you drain the oil or just top off wht you loose