Automakers Lengthen Oil Change Intervals
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From: C. E. White on 27 Mar 2007 09:10 Most major automakers agree: The adage that you should change your car's oil every 3,000 miles is outdated, and even 5,000 miles may be too often, The Associated Press reported. Ford Motor Co. became the latest manufacturer to extend its oil life guidelines, making public that it is raising the recommended oil change interval from 5,000 miles to 7,500 miles on its newly redesigned 2007 models and all subsequent redesigned or new models, AP said. The company, like many other manufacturers, said last week that higher oil quality standards and new engine designs were responsible for the change, which affects vehicles driven under normal conditions. L&MT
From: samstone on 27 Mar 2007 11:14 On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:19:02 -0700, Scott en Aztl�n <scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >This is devastating news for the oil change industry. :) >-- >Drive right. Pass left. The change industry are the ones suggesting the 3000 mile interval. Through commercials they've gained believers. I change mine myself at 5000 between. Easy to know where you are between changes that way. 115k 120k 125k i've missed the 5 k mark by less than 100 miles every time since new in 92 and usually by less than 20 miles. Ford suggested much higher than 5000 even in 87. A computer generated reminder would be nice though. If this ford dies before i do maybe my next one will.
From: Steve Barker on 27 Mar 2007 11:53 Yeah, and why do they say this? 'Cause the government tells them to. Its an EPA thing, not the fact that the engine still needs the oil changed every 3000 miles. -- Steve Barker YOU should be the one controlling YOUR car. Check out: www.lightsout.org "C. E. White" <cewhite3(a)removemindspring.com> wrote in message news:46091844$1(a)kcnews01... > Most major automakers agree: The adage that you should change your car's > oil every 3,000 miles is outdated, and even 5,000 miles may be too often, > The Associated Press reported. > > Ford Motor Co. became the latest manufacturer to extend its oil life > guidelines, making public that it is raising the recommended oil change > interval from 5,000 miles to 7,500 miles on its newly redesigned 2007 > models and all subsequent redesigned or new models, AP said. > > The company, like many other manufacturers, said last week that higher oil > quality standards and new engine designs were responsible for the change, > which affects vehicles driven under normal conditions. L&MT >
From: Steve Barker on 27 Mar 2007 11:54 So you'd spend fifty grand on a car, then abuse the engine. What a fukin idiot. -- Steve Barker YOU should be the one controlling YOUR car. Check out: www.lightsout.org "Scott en Aztl�n" <scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:jp9i03t7pk5d8llgfpsh5egpobfvjmibt4(a)4ax.com... > > My Corvette went 10,000 miles before the engine computer told me to > change the oil. > > Drive right. Pass left. (but don't change the oil)
From: Brent P on 27 Mar 2007 11:56
In article <OuydnZShBttLoJTbnZ2dnUVZ_hynnZ2d(a)giganews.com>, Steve Barker wrote: > Yeah, and why do they say this? 'Cause the government tells them to. Its > an EPA thing, not the fact that the engine still needs the oil changed every > 3000 miles. 3000 miles made sense long ago. but with modern fuel and oil and better internal tolerances it's obsolete. |