June 12th, 2015 at 5:14 AM
Some car owners neglect them more than others. I'll admit, I don't always do them every 3,000 miles. In fact, I'd argue that 3,000 is a bit too early in most cases. Even decent conventional oils can generally go closer to a good 5K miles before needing to be replaced nowadays, and synthetic or synthetic blend oils can supposedly go a bit longer. (Personally, would I trust a fully synthetic oil to go 7-8K miles without issues? Yes. A synthetic blend? Probably not, but I haven't ever tried one to know for sure. )
Anyway, because my engine has some miles on it and I want to keep it clean, I'm not really a huge fan of waiting any longer than about 5K miles, regardless of what oil I have in my engine. As a result, I've just been sticking with the cheap filters and the fairly cost effective high mileage conventional oils, so I haven't experimented with anything fancy that supposedly lasts longer. (Currently using Pennzoil high mileage, about $18 for 5 quarts, but I might switch to the Castrol high mileage for my next change, which is supposedly better and is actually a bit cheaper at my walmart. Either way, my filter + the oil is less than $25 even after you factor in the taxes. Not bad considering I'm getting good quality oil. )
Anyone else here do their own changes? If so, what brand do you use? Are you smart enough to avoid the cheap filters, or are you like me and grab the cheapest thing on the shelf?
Anyway, because my engine has some miles on it and I want to keep it clean, I'm not really a huge fan of waiting any longer than about 5K miles, regardless of what oil I have in my engine. As a result, I've just been sticking with the cheap filters and the fairly cost effective high mileage conventional oils, so I haven't experimented with anything fancy that supposedly lasts longer. (Currently using Pennzoil high mileage, about $18 for 5 quarts, but I might switch to the Castrol high mileage for my next change, which is supposedly better and is actually a bit cheaper at my walmart. Either way, my filter + the oil is less than $25 even after you factor in the taxes. Not bad considering I'm getting good quality oil. )
Anyone else here do their own changes? If so, what brand do you use? Are you smart enough to avoid the cheap filters, or are you like me and grab the cheapest thing on the shelf?
