Changing oil Options

[RickJamesBish]

I know it's an elementary question, but I just need some opinions. I've put around 4000 miles on her and I'd like to keep everything as spry as possible, so therefore I'm going to have the oil changed regularly. How many of you do it on your own, and how easy is it to do? I'm guessing I won't need more than a catch pan and a couple tools.

Also, I know it's not "totally" necessary to do this a lot, but it's not abnormal to change it every 3000 miles, even if the oil light hasn't come on yet?

[samir0189]

I use Mobil 1 Supersyn (fully synthetic) and I change my oil every 7000miles, I would go longer but with 238,xxx miles I'd rather not. And surprisingly, the oil remains clean, and still translucent, nowhere near black.

I use the Fram extended guard filter. And I must say, surprisingly, even though people think fram is at the bottom of the list, this filter cleans the oil extremely well. If you are using conventional oil, i would agree with the 3000 mile thing, cause that turns into sludge soon after 3k.

But if you are spending your money on synthetic, you are wasting your money by changing your oil every 3k, it is designed to be changed at longer intervals.

This post has been edited by samir0189: Oct 26, 2008 - 12:03 PM