Since the engine is the most expensive thing they would tend to worry about it more.It's crazy to me that people will constantly have debates about the frequency of oil changes, the best oil brand and weight to use, etc. and yet no one ever puts the same sort of focus into their diff, transfer case, transmissions, power steering, coolant, etc.
Why is it that all other systems are followed "by the book" and yet engine oil, which arguably has had the most focus and advancements by the industry and needs the least discussion, gets all the focus?
This! My PXL I just picked up used the brake fluid is black as well as steering fluid. It seems these are very easily overlooked maintenance items that are SUPER easy to change. Hell, even just exchanging the fluid in the resi is better than nothing at all and can be done in less than 5 mins combined. I will admit I despise diff fluid changes simply cause in my Jeep days I was doing it often due to my wheeling habits, but is an easy 20-30 min job.It's crazy to me that people will constantly have debates about the frequency of oil changes, the best oil brand and weight to use, etc. and yet no one ever puts the same sort of focus into their diff, transfer case, transmissions, power steering, coolant, etc.
Why is it that all other systems are followed "by the book" and yet engine oil, which arguably has had the most focus and advancements by the industry and needs the least discussion, gets all the focus?
Yeah, but generally speaking, how often is it that engines just die? It's almost always everything else around the vehicle that goes bad long before the engine starts having issues. And, again generally, the guys that are hyper-fixated on oil are also not the ones that will run them into the ground.Since the engine is the most expensive thing they would tend to worry about it more.
Im not disagreeing im just saying why they may do that i keep my trucks i keep a long time usually. I have never had an issue buying good name brand oils and running them longer than OEM intervals.Yeah, but generally speaking, how often is it that engines just die? It's almost always everything else around the vehicle that goes bad long before the engine starts having issues. And, again generally, the guys that are hyper-fixated on oil are also not the ones that will run them into the ground.
When was the last time you heard of an engine dying because someone changed the oil per the spec in the book? I am letting myself get sucked into this convo, so I'm gonna step back because there is absolutely no point to these discussions. Oil convos are as bad as politics or religion.
No way I go 7500 miles for the oil change.So my 6.4L Maintenance Interval is, by the book, 7500 miles. What say ye across the forums regarding how soon we really need to perform services? 7,500 does seem to be a relatively long time between oil changes.
No way I go 7500 miles for the oil change.
I go the 8000 miles recommended in the owner’s manual.