I'm a believer in synthetic I have always used 5-30wt usually Mobil 1 or a generic brand synthetic oil. I've had several vehicles that when swapped to synthetic the operating temps dropped about 10 degrees..So that convinced me to stay on that path.
I've done the majority of my changes at between 5k and the longest was over 11k, I live 2 hrs east of Los Angeles and ITS HOT
where I live. HOT as in 120 degrees!!
in the summer and 2 months over 100 degrees EVERY DAY. I drive my little car ..quite hard, Im sure I drive the poor thing FAR harder than most people here probably anyone..I'm not to proud to admit that, but its probably true
When I changed the oil at 11k..IT WAS
DARK, PURE BLACK IMO it was FAR TOO LONG, I also run a stupid "oiled" INJEN CAI air filter most of the time..it doesn't filter anywhere near as well as a stock filter does so probably attributed to the extremely dirty oil..
I'm totally in favor and recommend anyone to change the oil between 3k and 5k especially if you utilize a aftermarket "performance"
filter. IMO there good for nothing but making a intake noise..unless you have a forced induction system or a modified cam intake set up.
I have 160,000 very hard miles and she's still running pretty good..no complaint. I do see metal particles in my oil changes. I might post another thread on this..I've been told its perfectly normal under any situation..so im on the fence over it.
04-08-2014, 02:07 AM
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