for all those who have the tl-s..
how many miles do yall go before changing the oil?

 

first oil change @ 3750 w/ dino oil
second oil change @7500 /w synthetic

then change every 7500 w/ synthetic

 

i have to change oil every 3000 according to my dealership...
shouldnt the tl's be able to go a lot more miles than just 3000

 

Yes, they tell you that to keep you coming in............I usally change mine (no synthetic) about every 4500.....and I could probably wait longer than that if I used Syn oil

 

Exactly how I did it to start (I actually changed the first at 4200)... and exactly how I do it going forward

dopeTL... unless you're doing a lot of city driving... changing it every 3k is unnecessary. The manual itself says if you're doing a lot of highway driving you can go up to 7500. I don't think you should go that long unless you're using synthetics, but 3k is a little much unless you're driving style requires it.....

 

thanx for the replys..and also do you guys change your oil by yourself or do you guys have it done professionally?

 

I live in Florida, but I bought the car in Ohio. The dealer in Ohio said to change it every 7500k miles. I said i usually change it every 3000k! He said that is fine if you want 2 waste your money! I think some dealers look to screw people. like the one here in orlando Said every "3750k" quote. Who the hell comes up w/ that # besides being half of 7500k
I say you change it when ever you feel is right....check your oil...if it looks like something out of a tar pit...guess what??? Change it!
just my .02

 

My first oil change was on 5k miles. I use Mobil 1 5w30 Synthetic. Will change again when my TL-S reaches 10k miles.

Cheers

 

I do it myself... I wouldn't trust anyone else to change my oil. I mean, what's to stop them from not using the oil I gave them and using the regular crap?? It doesn't take long and is pretty easy.... so I just do it myself....

 

When should I change from regular to synthetic. I change my oil myself also.

 

Personally, I switched to syn (M1 5W-30) at my first change at about 4500 miles. However, I would also support those above who went synthetic at their second change. There has been alot of debate about this. Popular "opinion" says to wait until the second change to insure your car is fully broken in. Yet, there have been several folks that have provided "facts" that precision motors like ours should be ready for syn much earlier than 5K.

I'm not knocking or supporting either approach. I did mine as stated and have seen no oil consumption or ill effects although, to be honest, it's probably too early to tell. However, I can also see no ill effects in waiting until your second change just to be sure.

My $.02 and you know what that'll buy....

BTW. I do my own oil changes every 4500-5000 w/synthetic. My most erecent change was done by the dealer with M1 5W-30 as requested. They had no problems using the 5-30 vs. the recommended 5-20 at all.

 

I'll be doing my first oil change this Sunday at 4,100 miles .....

 

I changed to synthetic at 4200 miles... my first oil change. I used Mobil1 5w-30 at first, but after 2 changes I switched to Redline 5w20 with a Mobil1 filter and have been using that since.

 

I change mine every 5000 miles or atleast as close to 5000 as I can get, but never over. I use Redline 5w-20 and have my dealer do it for like $15.