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Originally Posted by LianneMigiano
We will have had it for 6 years on 8/10/25. My husband has made me change the synthetic oil 3 times already. It is now our only car - but still has been driven less than 3,000 miles so far this year. We rarely drive anywhere outside of "the bubble". I thought that agreeing to the mechanic putting in synthetic oil I would need to change the oil fewer times - and after greater mileage had elapsed. What advice do some of you "experts" out there suggest?
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You didn’t mention mileage? Three times in 6 years only once every two years average. When it was newer get away with that, but if you plan on keeping it IMO every 2 years to long as engine ages it cokes up more when oil left in longer. Most people don’t keep vehicles pass 3 or 4 years so they never experience engine oil related problems. It’s the second owner that discovers oil related problems from lack of changes. That’s why most want see service records on used car.
Plenty of utube videos on oil change intervals. Most recommend 5K or one year which ever comes first. If you drive over road majority to time long steady speed trips can go longer cause that don’t have same effect on oil as stop and go short trip driving.