Oil change interval for new car? (vehicles, engine, replace, BMW)

[IShootNikon]

The FIRST oil change should be around 5,000 miles or 6 months. After that go 7,500 miles

[jdhall1]

Thanks for posting the question. I was wondering what to do for my new Subaru I picked up in the end of September. I'm at 5200 miles now. I guess I'll be calling my mechanic for service next week.

[ramkobe]

Every 10,000 miles.... I change it myself using Mobil 1 full synthetic.

I know with Honda you shouldn't change the factory oil too early because they use special break-in oil.

[unit731]

Originally Posted by OfficeDrone2014

Thank you very much! I didn't even consider that there might be warranty issues from a missed oil change.

Great advice.
Go by the manual if car is under warranty.

Change the oil more frequently if you plan on keeping the car.
Most of the damage done to an engine is when newer - with less/fewer oil changes.

Nothing is more important then changing the oil and changing the automatic transmission fluid if you plan on keeping car.

And make copies of all receipts - so that you will always find them.

[texdav]

If all else fails as usual; read the manual that came with it on maintenance schedule.

[Garthur]

The most important oil change for any engine is the first. If anyone doesn't believe this, shine a strong light into the old oil that was just removed from the engine for the first time. What do you see? Thousands of little pieces of sparkly metal flakes. Do the same in the second oil change and there will be almost none.

Now the oil filter does pick up some but not all of the manufacturing metal chips. When they assemble the engine they try to clean all this out but they can't get all of it. The metal chips that remain are like sand paper and begin the wearing the engine and producing more metal chips.

Every new car I buy the oil is changed in the first 200 miles, this will be the dirtiest oil removed from the engine in the first 100 thousand miles. After the first oil change before 200 miles I change the oil every 3000-5000 miles. All my new purchased cars have made it past 200 thousand without burning oil and one of my cars went 340,000 and still wasn't burning any oil and still had no engine issues and has never been apart.

[Redraven]

" Oil does break down, even when the vehicle is just sitting,..."

What does the oil become after it "breaks down"?

[ramkobe]

I repeat, Do not change oil at 200 miles if you own a Honda.


Your Honda engine was delivered with an oil that is specially formulated for new engines that have not yet developed their "natural" wear patterns and may contain minute particles from the manufacturing process.

American Honda strongly recommends this special oil be left in the engine long enough for these wear patterns to develop, usually until the first maintenance interval specified in your Owner's Manual, based on your specific driving conditions.

Frequently Asked Questions | FAQ | Honda Owners Site

[mclasser]

I don't know about Mazda, but my Honda manual says to follow the oil life computer and change the oil when it's down to 15%. If the car's driven infrequently and you don't get down to 15%, it says to change the oil once a year.

Does your Mazda require synthetic oil?

[Labonte18]

Originally Posted by mclasser

I don't know about Mazda, but my Honda manual says to follow the oil life computer and change the oil when it's down to 15%. If the car's driven infrequently and you don't get down to 15%, it says to change the oil once a year.

Does your Mazda require synthetic oil?

I don't trust oil life monitors.. They generally reset if battery power is lost.. They don't actively monitor the actual oil.. They monitor your driving patterns and calculate when the oil should be replaced.. If power is lost, they usually start over at 100% life again.