Fewer Oil Changes
Are you changing your car's oil too often? If you change it every 3,000 miles, the answer is yes.
Stretch it to at least 5,000 miles. Ignore the sticker that the oil change outfit sticks on your windshield.
Edmunds, the car site, reports this:
"Among 2013 models, the majority of automakers call for oil changes at either 7,500 or 10,000 miles based on a normal service schedule, more than double the traditional 3,000-mile interval. The longest oil change interval is 15,000 miles for all Jaguar vehicles. The shortest oil change interval is 5,000 miles in some Hyundai and Kia models with turbo engines and Toyota vehicles that call for non-synthetic oil. Toyota has been shifting its fleet to 10,000-mile oil change intervals using synthetic oil."