change it at 500 miles if you care about your motor. Like alot have said already you gotta' get all the break in crap the hell out of there. And I'm not sure why some people are so hung up on Mobil 1. There is better stuff out there like Amsoil 5-30, Penzoil Platinum and Euro Castrol. Mobil 1 is a 'good' syn' but all 3 of these other syn's are proven to be superior synthetics

 

My 07 vette uses mobile 1and has oil life monitor. I had first oil change at 13k miles with 10% oil life remaining. Myevo x mr will get it at 5k besides that's why we have a warranty

 

I changed mine at 1k miles

 

The latter is what I always do.

 

+1.

For a turbocharged car, I'd go with 3000 mile intervals. Turbocharged engines tend to breakdown oil and burn oil faster than naturally aspirated engines IMO.

 

+1.

However, Mobil 1 is easy to find in bulk at Costco or Sam's Club. The Mobil 1 5w-30 is a decent quasi-synthetic oil. However, the M1 0w-40 is really good and that's what I would use on my 08 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT if I hadn't already gotten Pennzoil Platinum 5w-30. The people on the LegacyGT forums have done oil analysis on the M1 5w-30 and some say it's a really thin 30 and that you'd be better of with a M1 0w-40.

 

Get Mobil 1 Extended Performance ... it has more protection over regular Mobil 1 and is fully synthetic like the old Mobil 1 formula and equivalent to Amsoil. At Walmart it is only $29 for 5 quarts.

They advertise extended drain intervals but I'd change it regularly with M1 EP.

http://synthetic-motor-oil-air-filte...erformance.htm

 

? I hat to change my oil at 600miles as my car came with mineral oil to help the breakin ..... But I do service my car through Ralliart and it is a 2009.

 

Yours comes with mineral oil over there? Ours comes with synthetic from the factory.

I would. Your first oil change is free. I wouldn't let them do the free wash though...don't want any more swirls, etc. in the paint. I need to fully detail my car now.

 

when i bought mine, the guy ran it thru their car auto car wash, needless to say i have 4 scratches on my door

 

That sucks man. I'm lucky I didn't have to go through that pain. There's lots of swirls and tiny scratches from them washing/detailing the car while it was on the lot. I'm sure they buffed it at one time too and did a horrible job. Hopefully I can get everything out of it. The paint is soft, so I'm assuming it won't be too hard.

 

Dang that sucks that they buffed it, and yea the paint is like jelly so i've been trying to get a clear bra for it.

 

i plan on changing my oil at the 600 mile mark, and then again at 2500, and 5000, but i work in the automotive industry and i dont pay for the oil. on my old turbo cobra i changed the oil after i went to the track could of been 2 times a week, pulled the motor apart after a year to swap to an alum block and everything was spotless.

 

5k should be fine ...that's what i did...unless u race your car at the track or something...besides the oil filter is supposed to catch most of the metal fragments that everyone is talking about...synthetic oil lasts alot longer than regular oil...i think everyone still tends to have that "change your oil every 3k miles" stuck in their heads.....there's no need to change it that often...most cars like hondas or whatever say change it every 10k....unless it's under severe use....so 5k for the evo if fine unless u race all the time or something

 

Mitsu announced a change in the EVO X service interval, requiring oil changes every 3k or 3 months, regardless of whether you fall under the normal or severe driving conditions. So I would stick to every 3k personally for those with an evo X.