oil change interval with low mileage

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02-08-15, 10:33 AM

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Joeb427

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This was not a normal activity for me. I usually change my oil every 5K miles regardless.. Sometimes in my second car, it would take almost 2 years to do 6K miles is usually the longest I usually go.. But this other car sat in storage for awhile and i took it out and had the oil change change prior to 3K miles in 4.5 years (yes, I was scared) and surprisingly oil was still ok.. I wouldn't suggest anyone try it.. But I Def can say its safe to do 2 years for 5K. (But because of special circumstances, I had an opportunity to Test Oil in long-term conditions)

I'm ok with 1-1.5 years and low miles but that 4.5 years scares me even though the oil and filter was ok.
I'm OCD with my GS.

Very interesting on the Blackstone results,though.

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02-09-15, 05:56 AM

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I have a 1971 Datsun 240Z that I have owned for over 40 years, but now it sits in storage 11 months a year and only gets driven on a few warm sunny days in the summer, so it accumulates 100 -200 miles per year. I change the oil (dino) and filter about every 6 years (longest was 8). Seems to work well for me, never had a an engine problem (original engine with 63k miles).

Now Im not suggesting we should do this long of an OCI with a Lexus, but the 12 month max can certainly be extended, especially with some oil testing to support that decision.

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