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Originally Posted by Darwins Child
Do you change oil at less than 2,000 miles?
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More like 5000 miles. I could increase it to 7500 miles or so because I do so much highway driving, but I drive the car pretty hard and prefer to err on the side of caution. Regardless of mileage, I would never go more than 6 months without an oil change.
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Originally Posted by Darwins Child
Again, I'm not trying to extend the life of the oil I buy. I only want to fully utilize the oil that I do buy, rather than pour unused oil into the eco-station's waste-oil tank.
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Just consider the oil fully used once it's 6 months old regardless of mileage
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Originally Posted by Darwins Child
My last comment on this thread will be after I pick up a Nissan oil filter, hopefully tomorrow, to report what the service manager has to say about the scenario I've already stated. I hope the thread is not locked until after I report what he says, because what he says may interest some owners whose vehicles are in a similar, short-summer-only, low-km situation to ours.
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You are referring to a Nissan dealer service manager? What makes you think he's going to say anything different than what Nissan recommends? Not to mention most dealer employees are idiots. If he says anything other than 6 month oil change intervals for summer only driving, then he's probably just another dealer idiot.
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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z
The best way to do that is with analysis. Short of that, all you can do is guess. If you don't do UOA, change often.
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A used oil analysis is the only proper way to determine an appropriate oil change interval for
your car.