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How Regularly Do You Change Your Oil?

6,000 Miles
7 (21.2%)
10,000 Miles
6 (18.2%)
20,000 Miles
0 (0%)
1 Year
19 (57.6%)
2 year
0 (0%)
6 months
1 (3%)

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Offline willni

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How Regularly Do You Change Your Oil?
« on: 28 October 2021, 15:44 »
Out of curiosity I want to see how many people stick to VW's word that synthetic oil stays good for extended miles/time, or who believes fresh oil reduces stress on the engine internals.

I'm every 6k miles or 1 Year which ever is first and yes I've had 3-4 oil changes in a year before.

If you want an option added let me know, I've just added the most common for now.
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Re: How Regularly Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #1 on: 28 October 2021, 16:06 »
Whenever the car tells me it needs changing. Modern synthetic oils mean that it doesn't need changing prematurely any more.
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Re: How Regularly Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #2 on: 28 October 2021, 16:37 »
I do around 8k miles a year so just annually, easy to remember that way.
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Re: How Regularly Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #3 on: 28 October 2021, 16:40 »
I am set up for once a year or 15,000km. I usually change it every 12,000km (myself) with good quality oil and oem filter. Always a bottom drain.
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Re: How Regularly Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #4 on: 28 October 2021, 16:42 »
Oil is a car's lifeblood. Every year for me and I'm only doing about 4k miles per annum.
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Re: How Regularly Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #5 on: 28 October 2021, 17:22 »
Every 6 months with oem filter - annual service and interim by me. Do about 8k miles annually.
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Re: How Regularly Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #6 on: 28 October 2021, 18:28 »
Annual VW change which has meant less than 5k per year.
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Re: How Regularly Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #7 on: 28 October 2021, 19:16 »
I don’t like to spend money on servicing so just change my car instead.  :whistle:


Anyway, it’s annually for me. Servicing that is.
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Re: How Regularly Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #8 on: 28 October 2021, 19:53 »
Quote from: willni on 28 October 2021, 15:44
If you want an option added let me know, I've just added the most common for now.

You need to add a 6 month option for me, main dealer service once a year and REVO dealer oil n filter 6 months in between.

I only do about 6k a year but it is tuned so peace of mind for me.
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Re: How Regularly Do You Change Your Oil?
« Reply #9 on: 28 October 2021, 19:56 »
Quote from: willni on 28 October 2021, 15:44
Out of curiosity I want to see how many people stick to VW's word that synthetic oil stays good for extended miles/time, or who believes fresh oil reduces stress on the engine internals.

I think both these statements are true- modern oils degrade only very slowly over time, but fresh oil is better.

I do around 7k annually in the golf- an annual service is sufficient imo.

So what should you do with an older engine doing low mileage and with modern oils? I will be doing my 3rd oil change in 2 years and 5k miles in my 32 year old Pug.

Probably too much, but it makes me feel good!
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