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two vehicle get every 5000 mile or once a year. one more is running fully syntic so its get every 10,000 miles which is every two months, tire rotation, never
NEVER rotate tires. I've always believed that once they get rolling a certain way, why change the pattern.
That is an argument for not rotating the tires side-to-side but is not an argument against rotating them front-to-back. Particularly on a FWD car there are very different wear patterns front and rear and tire life will be considerably enhanced by averaging these through rotation. Rotation also holds "scalloping" aka "cupping" at bay.
Change my oil once a year regardless of mileage. Grade SN oil is so much better than prior oils there's no point in changing it more frequently. I consider the 5000 or 7500 mile recommended intervals as revenue generators for dealerships. Premature engine wear from worn pistons, cylinders and rings are a thing of the past. I'd rather take the money from fewer oil changes and save it for things that do wear out like tires, brakes, timing belts, shocks...
Oil every 6000. Synthetic. Don't rotate tires per se as we switch to winter wheel/tires and back December and April. I do mark which were the front wheels and they get moved to the rear each switch.
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On one I change the oil when the light comes on or 10,000 miles, whichever comes first. On the other, when the vehicle health report tells me to or 10,000 miles. On the third, older 2007, every 5,000 miles. Tire rotations I do every 10,000 miles on all of them, but that may take over a year.
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