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Old 07-11-2012, 02:14 AM
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Originally Posted by w-lewis View Post
I drive my car 300-400 miles a year, admittedly, not enough and change my oil once a year. Do any of you with similar annual mileage change yours more or less often than that?
I change my oil on my low usage cars every six months regardless of distance, which may be 500-1000km (300-600 miles).

Oil not getting to operating temp has high acidity and then sitting for long periods will eat the bearings away from chemical erosion.
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