How Many Miles Can You Drive on Synthetic Oil
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Synthetic Oil for cars (How many miles can you actually proceed it before changing it)
I commonly go Synthetic oil for my vehicle so that I don't take to change the oil every 3000-3500 miles. Now I go effectually 5500-6000 miles on Constructed oil. However, I noticed as I went to the gas station that for Mobile Oil (synthetic) that information technology says you can bulldoze your car for i yr or 15,000 miles on it, whichever comes showtime.
I want to know practice any of you lot use that? Is that authentic? Can you really drive a car for 1 year or 15,000 miles on 1 oil change where the oil is still good as if on a regular oil change of 3000 miles?
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total constructed i heard 8000... i call back there is oil that you tin go 15000 miles... considering i seen the comercial on television receiver
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It's like $10 to change your own oil or $25-30 to become someone to do information technology for you. Why take chances messing up your engine by not changing oil?
EDIT: if you use Syn, the costs go up, just information technology's notwithstanding not worth the take chances of non changing your oil for 15K.
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Originally Posted by ari1013
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I accept ane of my guys change my oil, but I usually forget and I go 6k miles. It's fine.
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I don't think I'd get 15k even on synthetic oil. Even if the oil maintains its integrity, it will start to become dingy and accumulate tiny bits of rubber and metallic. Yous don't want those cycling through your engine for that long. Going a total year without a new filter and new oil sounds like a recipe for premature wear.
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i use synthetic in all my cars and change them every 3000 miles religiously. the engine runs smoother and quieter. ane of my employee drives a 03 toyota tacoma company truck with over 200k miles and the thing just runs, role of it has to do with it being a toyota of course.
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You probably could get 15,000 miles out of it, but I wouldn't gamble information technology. The bigger chance is not checking your oil. It'southward better to accept quondam oil in at that place than a 2/3 full oil pan. Near older cars volition burn oil, so yous need to check your oil at to the lowest degree once a calendar month to make sure information technology's at total.
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Ive gone nearly 10,000 miles earlier without changing my oil just that was when I was in high school and didnt actually care. I change mine well-nigh every 4000-5000 miles now.
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Just bank check your oil every 3k miles or and so..
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Dont know where your buying your stuff just 10 bucks to change your own oil? Approximate you lot dont buy a filter everytime..
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Originally Posted by Dburch1102
(for my vehicle which uses a relatively common filter size)
Cost of Oil filter - $4.49
Cost of 6 quarts of 10w30 or 5w30 (depending on season) - $12.99Total Cost - $17.48
Say you change your oil exactly every 3000 miles (at $25 at an oil alter identify), and your car runs 150,000 miles - $358 dollars saved over the lifetime of your vehicle. That doesn't sound similar a ton, but given that some service stations pull oil up through the dipstick tube (leaving all of the gunk in the oil pan) or will use SAE30 (non appropriate for passenger cars) or 10w30 on many newer cars (again, not advisable because of tighter clearances in newer engines), irresolute your ain oil is worth the small time/effort.
As for constructed oils, depends on the SynOil as to how long it will last. Even with reg. oil, 3k is a suggestion. If you change your oil quarterly (assuming y'all're an average driver who drives 40 miles in his/her commute to work), that's ok. Motor oil is pretty tough stuff, and if you don't take something that uses motor oil to tension your timing chain, yous're ok going past the 3k mark. If you don't bulldoze the hell out of your vehicle, information technology'll last for an incredibly long time.
Last edited by db75; 01-23-2009 at 05:25 AM. Reason: 3k...not 3000k...whoops
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Synthetic oil can last longer than regular motor oil.... at the most twice as long. (6000 miles compared to 3000 miles) Although if you baby your car or take a high functioning car you lot should still change it between 3000-3500 miles even if it is synthetic.
I use Mobil ane 5w-30 and alter it religiously right after 3000 miles. I experience improve knowing my auto is getting the best and getting it ofttimes.
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Originally Posted by bigmac8675
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We go 10k on synthetic oil betwixt oil changes or six months.
Source: https://forums.prosportsdaily.com/showthread.php?318104-Synthetic-Oil-for-cars-(How-many-miles-can-you-really-go-on-it-before-changing-it)
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