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You don't need to change your oil at every 3000 miles.
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1/1/00 12:00am
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You don't need to change your oil at every 3000 miles.
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I checked mine on the site and it said 6k miles but then oh that's just if you don't drive in 90+ degrees regularly.
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AkagiyamaMissile
Title: Lord of the Lactose Intolerant
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Registered: 2003-4-22 07:39:44
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You don't need to change your oil at every 3000 miles.
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With the wacky weather in Vegas, I get the oil in my car and jeep changed 2 times in the summer (at the start of June then the start of September), then once again around the end of March.
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Jezza_Belle
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Registered: 2001-2-24 02:29:30
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You don't need to change your oil at every 3000 miles.
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Motar98 posted:
Jezza_Belle posted:
I drive a saturn, they're notorious for eating oil after they hit 100k miles, but if you keep putting oil in them, they keep on running. I just hit 190k miles, the engine runs great, I think the suspension is going to give out before too long though.
have you had any problems with the passlock in that saturn, my brothers saturn just started having problems with his(car randomly won't start). it's supposed to be worse in cold weather climates
Nope, my car has it's set of quirks, but that hasn't be one of them yet. I have idle problems when the throttle body gets gunked up, and I replaces a water temp sensor in the troubleshooting of the idle issues, and I effed up the clutch going through a puddle once, had the clutch partially engaged for half a second before thinking better of it, got a small amount of dampness in there and it had made shifting into first gear a PITA for anyone besides me (as I know the tricks), and nobody else can start my car, because the steering column is a little broken, again I know the trick of how to get the key to turn. I can describe the trick to people, I can demonstrate it for people, and they still don't know how it's done.
I don't mind the quirks though, I know how they happened, and I know they've not ever gotten worse than they are now, I would imagine they'd freak someone out who was buying the car though! I suppose it'll be worth more to pass it down to my daughter than to try trading it in when I go to buy a new car.
I did find a really great forum with step by step instructions often with pictures walking through some of the more common Saturn issues. I think it was through http://www.saturnfans.com/
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JD_HOGG
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Registered: 2008-3-18 08:04:21
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I change the oil all the time, it's free for the life of the car so what do I care if I take it in before 3000 miles are up?
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Ptilk
Title: Creepy old pirate
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Registered: 2002-2-13 14:52:58
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I put more than 400K miles on my last Honda Civic.
I might have changed the oil 3 times. Probably only twice though.
I have 280K on my F150.....can't remember ever changing the oil. Know I haven't changed it in the last 10 years.
Oil changes are the biggest scam in automotive history.
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JD_HOGG
Posts: 2,846
Registered: 2008-3-18 08:04:21
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You don't need to change your oil at every 3000 miles.
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Ptilk posted:
I put more than 400K miles on my last Honda Civic.
I might have changed the oil 3 times. Probably only twice though.
I have 280K on my F150.....can't remember ever changing the oil. Know I haven't changed it in the last 10 years.
Oil changes are the biggest scam in automotive history.
It's a marketing ploy to get you to come into the shop so they can sell you other shiz you don't need like air filters.
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myxomatosis8
Title: amateur zookeeper
Posts: 800
Registered: 2001-7-14 23:45:21
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I tend to look at the sticker up on my windshield, think "hey it's almost time to get my oil changed!" then forget about it until I'm about 1000km or so over. So I guess I go every 3k miles or so. They set it for 5000 km.
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Ptilk
Title: Creepy old pirate
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Registered: 2002-2-13 14:52:58
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I've never changed an air filter in my life. Well no, I guess I have. I own a couple of cars that I have serviced every other month because that's what you do when you have those cars, and I guess they probably change the air filters and maybe the oil while doing so.
It sorta irritate me, but I spent a bit of cash on those cars, and part of that cash was for "service" after purchase....so I take advantage of what I paid for, even though I don't really know if it helps or not.
I do know I have a 1962 Rambler that hasn't had an air filter replaced since at least 1981...the year I bought it. I did change the oil a couple of years ago, but only because it hadn't been started in a couple of years and I paid to have all the belts, hoses, and fluids changed just because. I told them not to bother with the air or fuel filters however....probably wasted my money on most of that crap anyway but I was feeling all posh at the time I ordered the maintenance and stuff.
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Lithium_Power
Title: I want my icon back....
Posts: 256
Registered: 2001-12-6 18:29:44
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I change my oil when the thing in my car says "CHANGE OIL".
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Dark_EternalFF
Title: Official ACF Turd
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Registered: 2002-11-8 22:44:06
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I get mine changed every 3750m, as recommended by the manufacturer. The oil screen to the turbo gets clogged if you don't, even with AMSOIL.
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