oil changes

[70cudafan]

How often do you change your oil and filters?  What is your oil of choice?

[MEK-Dangerfield]

I only put about 1500 miles on a year, so I change it once a year. Yeah, the oil companies don't like that, but I can't see doing it more often. I use Mobile 1 oil, and K&N oil filter.

  Mike

[4Cruizn]

Yep that about the same with me.  Since I put limited miles and the car, I change it every spring when the car comes out of winter storage!   I use castrol!   

[cuda]

I do and use the same as 4 Cruzin. Works for me  :thumbs:

[GoodysGotaCuda]

I change mine about every 4000 miles because i still feel that all the compaines push 3000miles so they'll sell more oil....but ANYWAYS  I'm going to be running a Bosch filter in my new motor, ive read they are pretty good but i gotta do some more reasearch. and ill be running Rotella (Shell) 15w-40 Diesel oil all year as well 

[dodgetkboy78]

Royal Purple/Amsoil
Hastings filter (K+N is a hastings filter)
Every 3000 miles :thumbs:

If I use dino oil, it is Valvoline, I have a bad experience with castrol, and dont believe it is still the quality that is got its name from. :thumbs:

[Chryco Psycho]

I do mine once / year as well due to very limited miles driven , I use Castrol Syntec 5-50 IF the engine is fully broken in ,r Rotella / Miopar diesel 15/40 if not broken in fully

[OUTLAW]

I do mine once a month thru out the summer since my car sees several short trips a day but only puts on about 350 miles a month. I use either 20-50 Casrtrol or 50w Valvoline when I can find it. Most times I use a Fram or Bosch filter



 GoodysGotACUDA ...Bosch is one of the best filters anywhere just not stocked at most American parts houses

[Pistol Gripper]

As for my daily driver, every 3000 miles.  Using Valvoline,  car has 250k on it so far.  My brother does the same and racked up 350k on his V-6 truck before he sold it.  Never had any mechanical work done, except for a water pump.



When the 440-6 is done and broke in, I plan on Royal Purple.  Change it every year whether it needs it or not.  :thumbs:

P.G.

[71fish]

do you guys use a longer filter?? what's the part #. I know some of the truck #'s are longer & fit.

71fish

[BB73Challenger]

do you guys use a longer filter?? what's the part #. I know some of the truck #'s are longer & fit.

71fish

I do - I believe the Fram P/N is PH8A

As far as how often I do it twice - Once out of storage and another towards the end of the season, it's overkill - I know.

I use ( obviously ) Fram filters and Valvoline oil.

[tvacuda340]

hi

do you now castrol rs 10-60  ?
ist that OK ?

[lime 70]

I change mine every 2000 miles which is about once a year I use a Fram HP-1 filter and Mobil-1 15-50  :thumbs:

[GoodysGotaCuda]

GoodysGotACUDA ...Bosch is one of the best filters anywhere just not stocked at most American parts houses

Guess i didnt notice that. i got mine from my local checker...then again, from them i can get crane cams, edelbrock stuff, they stock autometers, holleys, etc. etc. even MSD stuff  :beer:

[Rev-It-Up]

We first put a fram oil filter on the chally.  When we took pics of the engine and posted on the board, many people told us that Fram's were the worst kind to use.  They posted a link to a thread on the dodge-charger board where they were discussing this topic and where they also used a link to another site that showed the SAE testing results, which were terrible for Fram.  Unfortunately D-C.com is down and I can't remember the other site.  I know it was enough to change our minds on Fram filters.