12-08-2017, 09:16 AM | #1 |
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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. |
12-08-2017, 09:20 AM | #2 |
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I have this same debate pretty much every year with all of my cars.
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12-08-2017, 09:38 AM | #3 | |
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12-08-2017, 09:39 AM | #4 |
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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.
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12-08-2017, 09:41 AM | #5 |
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You are right. I'll just do it.
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12-08-2017, 09:44 AM | #6 |
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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.
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12-08-2017, 10:46 AM | #7 |
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It's a Miata. I'd probably be comfortable with 24 months.
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12-08-2017, 10:55 AM | #8 |
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12-08-2017, 11:02 AM | #9 |
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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. |
12-08-2017, 11:18 AM | #10 |
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Also, if moisture in the oil is your concern, just get it hot.
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