1000km oil change - which oil to use?

**corn_flakes** · 06-02-2009 03:07 PM

lol yeh i was lucky they still had plenty of 0w-40 in the store.

and you greedy gut! lol. i was also thinking about buying 2 bottles, but it will be a while till my next oil change anyway and i suppose there will be another sale in the future

**aaronng** · 06-02-2009 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by tony1234

Yea i found the same thing.$51.95 for Castrol Edge 5W30.WTF!!Bought the last 2 bottles of 0W40 in the store.

Yup, looks like regular pricing has gone up. Wait til the $30 5w-30 sale comes around again. Tightarses like me would come around and buy 4 bottles. That particular day that I stocked up, I bought 4 bottles of 5w-30 and 1 bottle of cheapo Mobil S 10w-40.

**Crapdaz** · 06-02-2009 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by corn_flakes

lol yeh i was lucky they still had plenty of 0w-40 in the store.

and you greedy gut! lol. i was also thinking about buying 2 bottles, but it will be a while till my next oil change anyway and i suppose there will be another sale in the future

not if you do your typical 5k oil change.

**corn_flakes** · 06-02-2009 05:45 PM

i don't even drive my car much, so i do an oil change every ~10,000ish kms.

and that's probably about every 12 months?

i know the book says every 10,000kms or 6mths (which ever comes first), but i just go by kms.

does anyone have any expert opinions on the affect of engine oil over time? should we really change the oil every 6mths regardless of how many kms we've driven?

(i know that for the first 6mths of 2008 i only drove my car for 1500kms since i was overseas most of the time...seems like a waste just to change the oil again after 1500kms!)

**aaronng** · 06-02-2009 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by corn_flakes

i don't even drive my car much, so i do an oil change every ~10,000ish kms.

and that's probably about every 12 months?

i know the book says every 10,000kms or 6mths (which ever comes first), but i just go by kms.

does anyone have any expert opinions on the affect of engine oil over time? should we really change the oil every 6mths regardless of how many kms we've driven?

(i know that for the first 6mths of 2008 i only drove my car for 1500kms since i was overseas most of the time...seems like a waste just to change the oil again after 1500kms!)

Depends. If you do only short trips, then I'd change every 6 months to avoid a buildup moisture in the engine oil.

**tony1234** · 06-02-2009 07:36 PM

Originally Posted by corn_flakes

i don't even drive my car much, so i do an oil change every ~10,000ish kms.

and that's probably about every 12 months?

i know the book says every 10,000kms or 6mths (which ever comes first), but i just go by kms.

does anyone have any expert opinions on the affect of engine oil over time? should we really change the oil every 6mths regardless of how many kms we've driven?

(i know that for the first 6mths of 2008 i only drove my car for 1500kms since i was overseas most of the time...seems like a waste just to change the oil again after 1500kms!)

Change oil every 10K or 6 mths.whatever comes first.Even if you only do 1.5K in 6 mths.change it.

**corn_flakes** · 07-02-2009 11:07 AM

was just wondering....where do you guys dispose your old oil in sydney?

**Crapdaz** · 08-02-2009 01:57 PM

local mechanics can do them, just leave them the bottle of old oil...

**aaronng** · 08-02-2009 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by corn_flakes

was just wondering....where do you guys dispose your old oil in sydney?

Those waste management centers. Look out for their signs when you drive around. There is one in North Ryde. They let you dump up to 10L at a time at no charge.