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#457498 Questcap (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 3209 Re:engine oil 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago   EP, If your using Mobil 1 and not putting a lot of miles on in a season... just change it once a year. Even oil ages and oxides. Also, EP... your probably changing those others too soon. No reason, even with today's good dinos, not to go 5,000 miles. And, in the latest Car & Driver, a test of a BMW 535, changing only when their on-board said the oil was due... went 19k miles between changes, twice! I have so many vehicles: a van, car and 2 bikes, that I don't put many miles on any of them in 1 year, so I just change 'em all once each year. Synthetic in everything. My van says when to change the oil, but it doesn't analyze it, it only counts engine rpms. At 5k miles on the oil, it's saying it's 50% used... and the color is still good.   Logged     Sig pic deleted - larger than 450 pixels and 50 kb   The administrator has disabled public write access. #457531 greenpus (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1674 Re:engine oil 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago   EPRoadie wrote: Erbman02 wrote: You can go double the miles with syn vs dino oil. I change mine every 6 to 8k miles. 141k and still going strong. And yes, the engine makes all sorts of noises. It's just singing it's tune I changed to Mobile 1 V-Twin Synthetic last year from Valoline which I would change once a year (just cau). But now with the Mobile 1 V-Twin and I don't put the mileage in most of you do in a year, how long should I go before changing the oil ? Once a year or longer ? I'm old school and my vehicles get changed at 3k with filter, where I've never had engine issues. Once a year Mobile 1 V-Twin cost will not break the bank but why throw the $$$ away if I don't need to any sooner. What you think ? img] I replace my oil/filter every 5000 or 6 months which ever comes first. Which means I essentially change it twice a year.   Logged     Last Edit: 2012/02/07 07:48 By greenpus.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #457652 EPRoadie (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1264 Re:engine oil 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago   Thanks for the feedback .......previously using the Valvoline MC 20w-50 on my R* and Venture Royale, I would change it every 6 months just cause. Since I switched to Mobile 1 V-Twin last year I figured once a year would do it,so I'm due here soon. Have to admit my vehicles at times go to 4k between changes due to work schedules, time available, etc.. But I'm a creature of habit and figure oil change is a cheap form of maintenance for engines.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #457742 scottw (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1608 Re:engine oil 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago   EPRoadie wrote: Thanks for the feedback .......previously using the Valvoline MC 20w-50 on my R* and Venture Royale, I would change it every 6 months just cause. Since I switched to Mobile 1 V-Twin last year I figured once a year would do it,so I'm due here soon. Have to admit my vehicles at times go to 4k between changes due to work schedules, time available, etc.. But I'm a creature of habit and figure oil change is a cheap form of maintenance for engines. ================================ I go 6k miles or 1x each riding season (whichever comes 1st) on mobil1-v-twin and my bike is in off season storrage from mid-late Nov to May so it's only ridden approx 7months yrly. Some guys push Amsoil's MCV syn bike oil to 8k miles. Remember,Yami rec's 4k mile oil & filter change with std/non syn oil so with full syn oil you can go cinsiderably longer inbetween oil & filter changes. Scott   Logged     Last Edit: 2012/02/07 18:22 By scottw.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #457750 texasscott1 (User) Two of a kind Platinum Boarder Posts: 1824 Re:engine oil 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago   Actually Yamaha recommends an oil change at 4000 miles but only recommends a filter change every other oil change. It's entirely possible that I'm the only one here that does that.   Logged     My 99 Standard Test Mule Scott B.   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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