View Poll Results: How often do you change your oil?
Every 1k!
3
2.78%
Every 1-2K
40
37.04%
Every 2-4k
62
57.41%
It needs oil toooo!
3
2.78%
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How often do you change your oil?
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2.5k i will change my oil... i've only had my car for about 2k... and i changed it after the first 500... would've been sooner, but you know... some people are just lazy... i should make my name poor lazy college student... :P
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Time based, every 3 months. I've never put on the 5000km in 3 months, but I would likely change it at that or a bit earlier if I put bigger numbers on the car. The idea is that if you're not putting millage on the car it's usually heavy city driving.
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it uses a quart every tank of gas, so i just change the filter once a year or so
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As soon as it starts getting dark - works out to about every 2.5 months. I drive my 7 a lot, every day, btw.
I've started using the K&N oil filter - don't know what to say about it yet. Packaging looks impressive.
I've started using the K&N oil filter - don't know what to say about it yet. Packaging looks impressive.
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between 1500 and 2000 miles. The oil in a rotary engine seriously takes a beating. 2/3 of the cooling is through the coolent, and 1/3 through the oil. Not a good idea to leave it in to long. especially if you run you motor hard or have a turbo.