Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 18:39:05 -0300 From: "david" <dcyrnopsamove_me*hfx.eastlink.ca> Subject: Re: Next oil question
yeah, 5000 miles is the number that i've heard for someone who does mainly city driving. longer interval for a highway driver. dave <gdsnopsam.net> wrote in message news:3b783d20.591096nopsam.toad.net... > Now that we seem to have a split between Castrol GTX and > Synthetic/Synthetic blend, Ny next question is for the Synth./blend > folks. I've been told by an extremely knowlegable, but non certified > mechanic that by using synthetic oils, I should then increase the > mileage between changes. His logic is that since it doesn't break > down, it doesn't require as short a change interval. Now he's not > saying to run it 10,000 miles, but to increase the interval to 5000 > miles for anyone that usually change at 3000. What's your perspective > on that? > > I'm one that religiously change between the 3000 and 4000 mile mark. > Thanks in advance. > > Greg
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