To oil change or not to oil change after 1yr/2.3k miles
 

Naturally I am talking about the Miata. I have all the stuff for the job and was planning on doing it this weekend. But is it overkill? Should I wait another year (or at least half a year)?

It's not hard and it's not a lot of money, just get the sense that ti is wasteful.

I have this same debate pretty much every year with all of my cars.

I do oil changes every 12 months on the Boxster, even if I've only driven a couple of thousand miles. It probably is wasteful, but for annual maintenance the expense is pretty minimal and it can't hurt to get any moisture that might have gotten in their out.

Glad I am not alone. Normally I'd do it without thinking too much about it, but The Miata has 83k miles, the engine is pretty bullet-proof, and it is not a fancy, expensive car.

You are right. I'll just do it.

Same here with the M3. There were a few years where I had driven less than 500 miles between oil changes, but I still think it's worth it.

It's a Miata. I'd probably be comfortable with 24 months. :p

:lol: Well, that was the whole point of the thread. I did them religiously on the 997TT regardless of the low miles.

I usually do one in March/April before autocross season starts on the FR-S and one more if I'm trekking to Nebraska that year in late August. If I didn't autocross so much, I would maybe do it every 12-15 months with how few miles I put on the car.

I still stick to every 5-7k miles on the CR-Vs no matter the timeframe.

Also, if moisture in the oil is your concern, just get it hot.