The car does not get a lot of mileage on it (about 1,500 miles this year). last oil change was whe I had the 30K service done 1.5 years ago. Whats the oil change frequency that makes practical sense? any other service need to be done ?
When you pull out the dipstick and it looks like asphalt. Engine oil and filter should be changed every 7,500 miles or at least once a year. So yours is due.
Spidey, I'd change that oil more frequently than every 1.5 years! My CL500 calls for 10K oil changes. I change every 5K, and I have only put 5,300 miles on it since 12/03, AND I have changed the oil 3X's already. It's synthetic oil as well. Oil is cheap; repairs are not. Why not drive that car up to my place every two weeks on Saturdays to say hello!
Every 3k or six months for a non driver. Like my father said in his best Tonto impersonation " oil cheap, engine expensive." Darrell.
Q. Is the oil filter and oil used on the 355 exactly the same as on the 360? The reason I am interested is to know why some garages are trying to charge more to do a service on a 360 than on a 355 ! Aren't they pretty damn similar engines?
As the son of a Mobil Oil lubricant engineer and salesman of almost 30 years, I was always told that the 3000 mile oil change intervals advertised by the oil companies were simply a money making scheme. If you're racing your car every weekend, 3000 mile might be ok, but otherwise you're just throwing money away. -R
When Mobil 1 came out...back in the 70's it was advertised as 1 year 25k mile oil. I was told by a Mobil rep a number of years ago that the manufactures got after Mobil and that is why they changed their Marketing.
