Here's another great idea that I'm going to ignore, bash away.
http://green.autoblog.com/2011/12/17...e-oil-changes/

 

Hmmm makes me want to go consult my owner's manual right now... I've heard that 3k is just a number, but haven't looked into it yet. To the OM I go.

 

I have been doing 5k oil changes for a while. Almost every automaker and every oil out there is raising the interval in which you should change your oil.

 

5k with no problems...Cali is retarded, lol

 

7000-7500 for me.

 

My dad works for the sheriffs department and the fusion he drives had 15,000 miles before its first change.

 

My friend drove his Foxbody for 15,000mi before changing the oil

And whatdya know? He needed a boatload of new parts.

 

I've been doing 5,000 oil changes on this car since I got it - I figure that if Ford, who has to warranty the engine says that is good then it probably is.

And the oil change places - who are in the business of selling me more oil - are probably pushing the 3,000 change for a different reason from Ford.

And if you think that 5,000 is too long, I have 191,200 on this engine with no problems. I race it on the weekends, had nitrous on it for two seasons and put the Xcharger on at 90,000 miles.

I've been stretching the interval recently since Blackstone Labs said my oil tests showed that it could go out further, and have been doing 7,500 the last 3 oil changes.

 

This is not dumb at all. Royal Purple in my car and change it every 6k.

3k is for those who beat the crap out of their car in some way.

 

I don't see how this is dumb. Newer cars don't need 3k oil changes, especially with full synthetics. I think this is a great add campaign. I get so irritated when my friends follow that sticker that Jiffy Lube puts on their windshield. I wish they would launch a nationwide campaign to get people to step their intervals back a bit. It will save the consumer some money.