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?

[SoDo]

Depends on what your daily drive is like. If you do a lot of city driving, i would recommend changing it every 3000-5000 miles. If you do a lot of highway driving you can get away with changing it every 5000-7000. It also depends on what type of oil u are using. If you use full synthetic oil and a few ounces of SFR, you can get away with changing it every 10,000. You should always check your oil everytime you fill up with gas. My previous car was a 98 chevy malibu. I changed the oil every 10,000 miles since I only use full synthetic. When I got rear ended on the highway my chevy had 235,000 miles on the original motor and tranny. Not very common for a chevy. Only thing I replaced in that car was the water pump and alternator.

This post has been edited by SoDo: Oct 26, 2008 - 9:44 PM