7,500 miles

[Auto_Clueless]

I went with my friend to get a new car. When the guy was explaining all the features and stuff. He told her that the she should change the oil every 5,000 miles but that it usually was good all the way to 7,500. How could this be?

 

[oscar]

They've changed the recommendation a few times. It went from 3,000 to 5,000. I've never heard 7,500 and I think that would be pushing it a little too far honestly. I like to stay on the lower side of the 3,000-5,000 recommendation.

 

[RoadWarrior]

Car manufacturers are under strict guidelines to make service and maintenance as efficient as possible. That's the reason for the long oil change intervals. Call me an old timer if you want, I still change mine every 3000 miles.

 

[ChevyColorado]

Yea, 7500 seems like a lot to me. I'm with RoadWarrior on this one, I still change my oil about every 3000 miles or so. I don’t think that I’ve ever let it go over 4000.

 

[SpdBump]

Wow I would never go 7500 miles. That seems like pushing the envelope a little. It might be okay, but it might not. Why risk it, stick with 3,000

 

[jason]

Tundra's and a few other Toyota's are getting 10k between oil changes. Full synthetic. 7.5k is not too bad if you are using full synthetic. I stick to 5-6k with full synthetic.

 

[Marvin]

The intervals between oil changes are really increasing as the automotive technology improves and as synthetic oils improve. I think it's great for the environment.

 

[Always2gether]

It's always best to read the owner's manual. Most cars are good to change every 3,000 or 5,000. It really depends. Sometimes it could be okay to hold off, but I wouldn't risk it.

 

[Craig]

I'm doing every 5,000, and have been for some time. I agree about checking out your owners manual. It will tell you what's recommended for your specific vehicle.

 

[Adam12]

I look at it like this: It's a lot cheaper to change the oil every 3000 miles (instead of every 7500) instead of possibly, sometime down the road, having to replace the engine. If you take care of the engine, there's no reason whatsoever that it shouldn't last 300,000 miles.