7500 mile oil changes

The manual on my new Spec5 calls for 7500 mile oil changes. I could see it
for synthetic oil maybe, but for regular oil? Now, I'm 64 yrs. old and have
had cars for years and have always held to 3000-4000 miles between changes.
Old habits die hard. Are things so much better that 7500 miles is
reasonable?

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Paul O.
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"Paul O." <oplholik DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in
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> The manual on my new Spec5 calls for 7500 mile oil changes. I could
> see it for synthetic oil maybe, but for regular oil? Now, I'm 64 yrs.
> old and have had cars for years and have always held to 3000-4000
> miles between changes. Old habits die hard. Are things so much better
> that 7500 miles is reasonable?
>

For as long as I can remember, car manuals have specified 7500 mile oil
changes. The "standard" 3000 mile oil change is simply what the oil
companies have beat into the consumer's consciousness over the decades
until it is taken as fact. It's a matter of who do you want to believe;
the car company that wants to sell you a new car when your engine wears out
or the oil company that wants to sell you more much oil than you need?
Personally, I split it and change around 5000.

Jeff

P.S. Why do the instructions on shampoo bottles say "lather, rinse and
REPEAT? Hint: it's not because they don't clean your hair the first time.