Is it time already

kielbasa16 · 03-02-2011, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundown

"Only" four months? Holy cow. I usually ended up changing mine every 6-8 weeks for every car I've owned. My previous car was an 05 Mustang with 209K miles on it, and I was putting 3-4K a month on my Z until it died 2 weeks ago. I own a car to drive it, not garage it. I always changed oil every 5K miles, whether I hit that mark in 2 weeks or 2 months.

Not to thread jack, but how did you end up toasting the Z?

I agree with all of the above, if you hit 5k change the oil. Most people report the car running smoother with synthetics too, I know I was excited to reach the 5k mark for that reason.

OldGuy · 03-02-2011, 12:23 PM

I drive my Z no more than 5,000 easy miles a year. When I switch to synthetic after I hit 10,000 miles, I will change the oil only once a year. Each oil change will have no more than 5,000 easily driven miles on it, even though the oil will have been the car for a year. I don't think that's harmful. Am I wrong here? Is the time issue (up to 12 months) a concern?

Zaggeron · 03-02-2011, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kielbasa16

Not to thread jack, but how did you end up toasting the Z?

See

Totaled the Z today

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OldGuy Base Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Greensburg PA Posts: 899 Drives: '09370Z Red Base A7 Rep Power: 17	I drive my Z no more than 5,000 easy miles a year. When I switch to synthetic after I hit 10,000 miles, I will change the oil only once a year. Each oil change will have no more than 5,000 easily driven miles on it, even though the oil will have been the car for a year. I don't think that's harmful. Am I wrong here? Is the time issue (up to 12 months) a concern?