With the summer season and the driving season coming for road trips, I've been wondering if any of that has an effect on when you change your oil?

For me, I only change my oil based on the mileage/months interval based on the owner's manual. Only exception for me is I always change my oil after a day at the track.

How about you?

 

I generally change my oil every 4-5k miles which is always sooner than the time interval, but my exceptions are if I'm going in for a dyno retune with oil older than 3k miles, or I'm going on a long roadtrip that would put me beyond 5k miles.

 

3,000 miles, I keep track using an iPhone app that also tracks my gas mileage.
If I am going on a road trip and the trip will exceed the 3,000 miles, then I will change it before I leave.

I don't change it based on the weather.

 

I like to do it every 3-5k miles. 5k is stretching it with me.

 

I think the changing with the weather mentality is from the past when manufacturers recommended different weight oils depending on the ambient temp.

 

Agree. I still hear some folks saying they change their oil in the spring and fall to get ready for the seasons...and I'm like

 

Here's what I do to prepare my car for Texas winters:
Fall - put leather gloves in door pocket
Spring - remove said gloves from door pocket

 

I also change it with millage. Use the same 10w-30 yr round so.

3-4K intervals for me

 

The only time I might change early is in the fall before winter. Because I dont have a garage, and laying on the cold cement sucks. So i can at least cut it down to one change for the cold months.

 

every 2500 full syn

 

3,000 miles.

 

i change the weather only because god tells me to

 

3500 for me.

 

AMSoil every 2500 miles. I've went to 3000 miles like 2 times I think..

 

3000-4000 for me.

if i have a couple track days close together, itll get a courtesy change as well.