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3k miles
30
18.52%
5k miles
74
45.68%
7k miles
30
18.52%
3 months
0
0%
6 months
9
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9 months
19
11.73%
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Oil change poll! How often?

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Old 10-08-2010, 06:28 PM
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Question Oil change poll! How often?

Do you change by miles or time?

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Old 10-08-2010, 07:13 PM
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I used to change every 3k, now every 5k. Roughly 1x per year--give or take a few months.
Old 10-08-2010, 07:35 PM
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I just change mine once a year, it's usually 3-8kmi for each car.
Old 10-08-2010, 07:46 PM
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In the spring, before the driving season.

Again in the fall, after the driving season.
Old 10-08-2010, 08:08 PM
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Once a year, in the fall, just before winter storage (around Thanksgiving time). That turns out to be circa 3,000 miles. I take the car out again come mid-March. Mobil 1 0-40, though I am tempted to try alternative. I have 44k miles on the car.
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It's a once a year ordeal at MikeJ's BBQ!
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Currently once a year, before winter storage.

5K miles or so, including about 16-20 hours of track (20 minutes DE sessions, not racing).

Would love to hear from Steve W. and other experienced builders on whether this is pushing things...

M
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Once a year at the end of the driving season, whether it needs it or not.
That equates to 3-4k miles.
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Every 12 months which is about 6-7k mi for me.
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Do you really have to change the oil in these cars? I've never bothered, it's too hard to do.
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Once a year in the Fall, I guess that is now, eh!

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Originally Posted by Matt Lane
Currently once a year, before winter storage.

5K miles or so, including about 16-20 hours of track (20 minutes DE sessions, not racing).

Would love to hear from Steve W. and other experienced builders on whether this is pushing things...

M
Get an oil analysis done, then you'll know.

I go about 5k.
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Once per year... usually no more than 3k miles. Sometimes we take a road trip and the mileage is more but still once a year.

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Once a year in the spring before DE season starts. I flush brake fluid at the same time. Usually put around 3k mi on in a year.
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Once a year, in the fall because that's when I've gotten the last 2 cars. Being in TN I still drive it in the winter when there's no salt brine on the roads.


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