What's the longest you've gone without fresh lube?

"mcseanerson" (mcseanerson)
03/03/2016 at 15:32 • Filed to: None

Oil that is. Texas T.

Inspired by the front page post I figured I’d take a poll. My longest was 30,000 miles on a 95 Ford Aspire. If you’ve driven an Aspire you’d understand.

DISCUSSION (28)

Jarrett - [BRZ Boi] > mcseanerson
03/03/2016 at 15:34

8500km. Synthetic. On the 3.

OPPOsaurus WRX > mcseanerson
03/03/2016 at 15:38

i’m guessing whoever had my car before me went quite a while. I changed the oil and its dark a week later

Jcarr > mcseanerson
03/03/2016 at 15:38

5k. That’s my regular interval on our vehicles.

I’m....boring.

EL_ULY > Jarrett - [BRZ Boi]
03/03/2016 at 15:38

10K service interval on the Mercedes (Mobile Juan) give or take a couple hundred miles

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > mcseanerson
03/03/2016 at 15:38

Swimmin’ pools; movie stars.

Ash78, voting early and often > mcseanerson
03/03/2016 at 15:39

About a year and a half, but only 7,500 miles. Mobil 1...and to be fair, the car burnt and leaked so much, I think I added the entire oil capacity over that 18 months...so there was a bit of a "progressive dilution oil change" as I like to call it.

mcseanerson > Ash78, voting early and often
03/03/2016 at 15:40

Ah, the old the oil’s always fresh method. I know it well.

Sir Halffast > mcseanerson
03/03/2016 at 15:41

Texas TEA, son. Texas TEA. You dun know yer Bev’ly Hillbillies quite so good as you thunked.

Party-vi > mcseanerson
03/03/2016 at 15:43

15k miles on my E46.

mcseanerson > Party-vi
03/03/2016 at 15:44

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > mcseanerson
03/03/2016 at 15:45

Going on 14 months and about 2,000 miles on my zero fucks given Isuzu. It doesn’t leak or burn and I use mobile 1 so not too worried.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > mcseanerson
03/03/2016 at 15:47

I hit 5200 miles once. Freaked out when I realized how long it had been ;)

LongbowMkII > mcseanerson
03/03/2016 at 15:47

I think the Corolla went 40k... Oops. It was fine.

Takuro Spirit > mcseanerson
03/03/2016 at 15:48

In my work vehicles I/my employees accidentally went to about 9k, but it was a Mazda Ranger so it was fine.

Personal cars? Maybe 5k.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > mcseanerson
03/03/2016 at 15:51

5k miles in my current car because the dealer service department kept talking me out of it. Seriously. I guess it makes it easy - bring it in on the 5s and 10s.

Historically, I’ve rarely gone much over 3k or 6 months, in spite of using synthetic oil.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > mcseanerson
03/03/2016 at 15:52

A year and a half in my old saturn, which pretty much totaled you engine with a rod knock. Got a replacement engine in and stuck to a strict oil change schedule

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > mcseanerson
03/03/2016 at 15:52

If I had the EGR and DPF deleted my Jetta could probably go 25k on synthetic 5W30... Standard is 10k or 6 months

DutchieDC2R > mcseanerson
03/03/2016 at 15:52

I stick to the recommended intervals for the DC2. (4500 km’s)

BigBlock440 > mcseanerson
03/03/2016 at 15:52

3 years/3,000 miles and counting on the truck, added 2 quarts over that time period so far, will probably change it this summer. Otherwise, I usually do about 6k in my DD, my wife’s went to 9k once. Nothing too exciting.

duurtlang > mcseanerson
03/03/2016 at 15:53

15km km or one year is the interval I tend to adhere to. I might’ve done 13 months or 16k km, but not much more.

Only synthetic oil obviously.

camaroboy68ss > mcseanerson
03/03/2016 at 16:02

I’m pretty much change all the cars in the garage oil every 3-5k miles. Though my 68 Camaros 12 bolt rear end has neve been opened up and is still full of the original gear lube.