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Originally Posted by TRI
Changing the oil every 3000 miles or three months seems a waste of money and oil IMO. I did a oil test with 8k miles on the oil and Blackstone recommended to use it 3 or even 6k miles even more as it was still perfect.
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I agree: there are people on both sides of the fence when it comes to the frequency of changing engine oil.
Changing the oil
Every 6,000 miles over 200,000 miles @ $20.00 in oil and filter(Do-it-yourself) costs about $660. (33 oil changes)
Every 3,000 miles over 200,000 miles @ $20.00 in oil and filter(Do-it-yourself)
cost about $1320 (66 oil changes)
I tend to change the oil every 3-4,000 miles since an engine rebuild job cost $6-7,000 at the dealer.
At 284,600 miles, my 2001 Insight doesn't burn a drop of oil.
I tend to keep my cars for a really long time.
