Hi,

I bough my car in New Brunswick, Canada and use to change my oil every 8000 as per the maintenance manual and the dealer advice.
Also I always put synthetic oil.

I move to Alberta, and now they say I need to change my oil every 6000 km ???
Sound like they just want to make more money with me.

In my maintenance manual it say 8000 km between every oil change.

I just feel like 6000 km for synthetic not much millage really.

Let me know what you guy think.

 

I change mine every 7500 miles...have been doing that since 30k miles. I have verified this is a good interval for my driving habits by getting a Used Oil Analysis done. Here in the states, I use Blackstone Labs. I do not know where to get this done in Canada, though if you google "bob is the oil guy", that is a forum dedicated to oils and other lubricants.

 

I'm in Ontario...the Dealer will always want you to change it more often..of course. I have had 5 Mitsu's and always use synthetic oil...I find that 10,000 km has always been a happy medium for oil change intervals..the manual says 8,000 km for normal service...6,000 for severe service...they always say Canada is severe service..but our friends in Buffalo for example..have a service manual that states 7500 mile change intervals (12000 km).. for normal...and 5000 mile (8000 km) for severe. As long as you are using synthetic and a dealer filter you should have no problems..under warranty..they can't give you any hassle. I would just follow the Book..and not worry about it..you probably only have 1 year or less on your warranty anyhow...other stuff will need to be fixed long before you will have any oil related issues...just change it regularly and dont worry.

 

Hi. Thanks for the info.
Im pretty sure my initial dealer told me normal oil 6000 and with synthetic 8000. It funny how it change between place. Will be 8000 from now on for this Outie.
I tough the engine is 10 years waranty not 5 no?

 

Yes,,, 10 year 160k on the engine and transmission and 5 year 100k on the
bumper to bumper...I was referring to the 5 year warranty period. With regular oil changes
these engines can go for a lonnng time..but other stuff will eventually fail wayyy before
the motor ever would.

 

I am using Mobil 1 Extended Performance Oil and Filter and I am changing the oil every 12,000 KM (7,500 miles), it makes no sense to change it sooner.
According to the label, this oil is good for up to 20,000 Km so I guess a 12,000 KM change is very conservative even in severe conditions. Even if the oil is a bit more expensive, I save money on labor charges since I don't have to change the oil more often.

 

Corbul, be careful when you read stuff like that. Oil change intervals differ from driver to driver and engine to engine. I've actually tested my oil and at 7.5k miles on Mobile1 and Penzoil Platinum, it is done with just a little bit of TBN left in it. If you are going to stretch your intervals, have a used oil analysis done on the old oil.

 

Thanks for the heads up ccernst, but I am not pushing past the 12,000 KM mark. Besides it is easier to do the other maintenance for the car since the service manual follows 6,000 KM intervals, 12,000 would be just double.

 

FWIW... When I had my 11 Sport SE AWC.. I changed synthetic every 5-6k... 7500-10k would be fine but oil changes are the cheapest form of insurance you can buy!

 

I change my oil every 25k with AMSOIL 100‰ Synthetic with AMSOIL Filters. Msg me if you have questions.