# Stop Changing Your Oil **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [January 11, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stop-changing-your-oil/265994 "2013-01-11T23:46:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![usmc2801](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/usmc2801/32/6387_2.png) [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2013, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stop-changing-your-oil/265994/41 "2013-01-15T13:45:51Z")
> [@WTB (longshot): 255/40/18 through 275/35/18](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-longshot-255-40-18-through-275-35-18/51426/28): > > Yah I was surprised when BMW told me that for my 328i. I figure Il just change it once a year since I don’t think Il ever hit close to 15,000 in a year. BMW is nuts with that shit, both of my parents own BMW’s and when they told me how often they take there cars in for oil changes all I could think was how is that even possible without future engine damage! Synthetic or not that is A LOT of miles. ---
**Author:** ![waltbabyluv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/waltbabyluv/32/6300_2.png) [@waltbabyluv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/waltbabyluv)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stop-changing-your-oil/265994/42 "2013-01-18T07:53:27Z")
I’ve done 8000-12,000 in my scion or the last 100k miles. Everything seems fine to me. ---
**Author:** ![MGs4me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@MGs4me](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MGs4me)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stop-changing-your-oil/265994/43 "2013-01-18T08:19:19Z")
> [@Standby Beer of Choice?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/standby-beer-of-choice/51505/33): > > BMW is nuts with that shit, both of my parents own BMW’s and when they told me how often they take there cars in for oil changes all I could think was how is that even possible without future engine damage! Synthetic or not that is A LOT of miles. Plus, at least on the MINI. The oil filter was smaller than the one on my bike! ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stop-changing-your-oil/265994/44 "2013-01-18T09:03:21Z")
I hate the oil filter on my girlfriends saturn. It’s tucked up over the control arm and you need to get your arm at an awkward angle and its a pain to get leverage on it. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stop-changing-your-oil/265994/45 "2013-01-18T19:05:10Z")
> [@WTB: d-series turbo manifold](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-d-series-turbo-manifold/47350/20): > > I hate the oil filter on my girlfriends saturn. It’s tucked up over the control arm and you need to get your arm at an awkward angle and its a pain to get leverage on it. I remember changing the oil on a Saturn L200 and its a paper filter on top of the motor. Definitely confusing looking for a filter on that car. ---
**Author:** ![Skidplate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skidplate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skidplate)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stop-changing-your-oil/265994/46 "2013-01-18T20:02:54Z")
> [@WTB: d-series turbo manifold](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-d-series-turbo-manifold/47350/20): > > I hate the oil filter on my girlfriends saturn. It’s tucked up over the control arm and you need to get your arm at an awkward angle and its a pain to get leverage on it. fuck saturns. ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stop-changing-your-oil/265994/47 "2013-01-18T20:09:16Z")
Honestly it hasn’t been a bad car for her so far. It was dirt cheap to buy but we had to fix a few small things with it to get it 100% when she got it but parts were dirt cheap and she’s getting 30+ mpg compared to the 17 she was getting in her jeep and honestly for being a 97 econobox it’s not too bad to drive. ---
**Author:** ![Skidplate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skidplate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skidplate)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stop-changing-your-oil/265994/48 "2013-01-18T20:36:46Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/47885/165): > > Honestly it hasn’t been a bad car for her so far. It was dirt cheap to buy but we had to fix a few small things with it to get it 100% when she got it but parts were dirt cheap and she’s getting 30+ mpg compared to the 17 she was getting in her jeep and honestly for being a 97 econobox it’s not too bad to drive. i dunno. i’ve never liked them, but i’ve never owned one either, so i guess i’ll just keep my mouth shut, though i do like the idea of plastic body panels. i guess at least one upside is they dont rot out that fast. ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stop-changing-your-oil/265994/49 "2013-01-18T20:47:01Z")
Oh dont get me wrong lol. Id never want to own it but for someone like my gf who just uses her car to go from a-b its perfect. Yeah the plastic panels keep them looking good on the outside but the frames can still rot out though, and to someone who doesn’t know what they’re looking at could get burned by a clean looking body with a rotted frame. Hers had the front subframe replaced just before she bought it for that reason haha. ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 5:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stop-changing-your-oil/265994/50 "2013-01-19T05:19:23Z")
Every 10k or so in the TDI for me. Truck is every whenever the light comes on, like 5k-6k, then I swing in for a free service ---
**Author:** ![jdaniels](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdaniels/32/6399_2.png) [@jdaniels](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdaniels)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stop-changing-your-oil/265994/51 "2013-01-19T06:13:54Z")
At work, we have an assortment of vehicles and they all get 12k oil changes. Most have well over 150k and some have nearly 300k and we’ve never had any engine failures. All were purchased brand new. None have ever had to be topped off between oil changes, either. We are talking 4cyl Ford Transits, Honda Accord (VTEC), Nissan Altima 3.5, GMC vans (5.3l), Ford E350 vans (5.4l), GMC Safari’s (4.3l) etc. ---
**Author:** ![Sketchy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sketchy/32/6378_2.png) [@Sketchy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sketchy)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stop-changing-your-oil/265994/52 "2013-01-19T07:44:10Z")
10k in my Tiguan that’s the factory interval. After my next care free maintenance oil change in 4k. Ill be doing it every 5k [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stop-changing-your-oil/265994.md?page=2)