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Mike Honcho
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POLL: How strongly do you rely on the oil life % in your car?
Pretorian
Jul 13, 11:24am
100% I go based on what it says, and it’s almost always around the same mileage.
Powerbait DPM
Jul 13, 11:26am
Modern cars are so great. All I have to do on mine is hit the reset button and my oil life goes back to 100%.
supertux
Jul 13, 11:26am
It’s magnets
Mike Honcho
Jul 13, 12:13pm
RE: It’s magnets
notaboy
Jul 13, 6:49pm
I stay on top of all that stuff now esp. with costs of new trucks etc.
qwerew
Jul 13, 11:42am
Seriously though with synthetic oil and cars that adjust oil life based on usage and idling and stuff, depending on how
supertux
Jul 13, 11:46am
Why would I change at 20%
NanoFab Coug
Jul 13, 11:46am
Depends on the car. On my 3/4-ton I trust the gage as it's tied to how I use the vehicle (short stops and towing lower
Bert609
Jul 13, 11:47am
I use mileage. Mileage meter divisible by 5000, it's an oil and filter
RebelScum
Jul 13, 11:57am
RE: POLL: How strongly do you rely on the oil life % in your car?
Penske Material
Jul 13, 12:01pm
With modern synthetics, they’ll go way farther than either you or the car thinks
stenso
Jul 13, 12:04pm
Agreed on the oil, but if you aren't monitoring the contaminants and moisture you may need to change before the oil goes
Bert609
Jul 13, 12:24pm
I go halfway in between and do 7,500.
UNLVcougar
Jul 13, 12:31pm
yep but the avg filter can't last that long and needs to be replaced sooner.
qwerew
Jul 13, 12:30pm
Mobil-1 in our 3 newer vehicles and change at 10k miles. 5k miles in the two older cars.
WDaddy
Jul 13, 6:56pm
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