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From: marco polo on 14 Jun 2010 00:57
hi all,

I have a 2003 Avalon, that I don't drive very much
[about 28,000+ miles].
One year, I looked at my calendar,
and I hadn't changed the oil in 2 years!

I use Mobil 1 synthetic oil, which is a little pricey
[about $50 for an oil change].

I wonder how big a mistake this is.
The car runs fine [well, with 28,000 miles it should!]
And I see I'm past the one year mark again.
I guess I'm looking for a good reason to take it in...

marc
From: Ray O on 14 Jun 2010 01:17

"marco polo" <markphd21(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:477fafb0-6d8c-497f-b2b4-f1dd2ae82f46(a)b15g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
> hi all,
>
> I have a 2003 Avalon, that I don't drive very much
> [about 28,000+ miles].
> One year, I looked at my calendar,
> and I hadn't changed the oil in 2 years!
>
> I use Mobil 1 synthetic oil, which is a little pricey
> [about $50 for an oil change].
>
> I wonder how big a mistake this is.
> The car runs fine [well, with 28,000 miles it should!]
> And I see I'm past the one year mark again.
> I guess I'm looking for a good reason to take it in...
>
> marc

You should follow the factory recommended oil change intervals, especially
if the car is driven on short trips.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)


From: dr_jeff on 14 Jun 2010 06:50
marco polo wrote:
> hi all,
>
> I have a 2003 Avalon, that I don't drive very much
> [about 28,000+ miles].
> One year, I looked at my calendar,
> and I hadn't changed the oil in 2 years!
>
> I use Mobil 1 synthetic oil, which is a little pricey
> [about $50 for an oil change].
>
> I wonder how big a mistake this is.
> The car runs fine [well, with 28,000 miles it should!]
> And I see I'm past the one year mark again.
> I guess I'm looking for a good reason to take it in...
>
> marc

You apparently drive about 4000 mi a year. That's about 8000 mi. Your
car will be just fine. Just change the oil now.
From: FatterDumber& Happier Moe on 14 Jun 2010 07:19
dr_jeff wrote:
> marco polo wrote:
>> hi all,
>>
>> I have a 2003 Avalon, that I don't drive very much
>> [about 28,000+ miles].
>> One year, I looked at my calendar,
>> and I hadn't changed the oil in 2 years!
>>
>> I use Mobil 1 synthetic oil, which is a little pricey
>> [about $50 for an oil change].
>>
>> I wonder how big a mistake this is.
>> The car runs fine [well, with 28,000 miles it should!]
>> And I see I'm past the one year mark again.
>> I guess I'm looking for a good reason to take it in...
>>
>> marc
>
> You apparently drive about 4000 mi a year. That's about 8000 mi. Your
> car will be just fine. Just change the oil now.

I've got an old pickup and it only gets 2500 miles/year how often do
you recommend I change the oil in it?
From: dr_jeff on 14 Jun 2010 07:46
FatterDumber& Happier Moe wrote:
> dr_jeff wrote:
>> marco polo wrote:
>>> hi all,
>>>
>>> I have a 2003 Avalon, that I don't drive very much
>>> [about 28,000+ miles].
>>> One year, I looked at my calendar,
>>> and I hadn't changed the oil in 2 years!
>>>
>>> I use Mobil 1 synthetic oil, which is a little pricey
>>> [about $50 for an oil change].
>>>
>>> I wonder how big a mistake this is.
>>> The car runs fine [well, with 28,000 miles it should!]
>>> And I see I'm past the one year mark again.
>>> I guess I'm looking for a good reason to take it in...
>>>
>>> marc
>>
>> You apparently drive about 4000 mi a year. That's about 8000 mi. Your
>> car will be just fine. Just change the oil now.
>
> I've got an old pickup and it only gets 2500 miles/year how often do
> you recommend I change the oil in it?

Depends on how often you drive the truck and how you drive it. I would
change the oil once a year. I would change the oil once a year on the
Avalon, too.

Jeff
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