Does getting an oil change every 2500 miles really make?

Question

...a difference?

Does it make the engine last longer if you get an oil change every 2500 miles compared to 3000 miles?

Thank you.

Answer 1

it just depends on how hard of miles you put on it between oil changes.

Answer 2

Wish you'd have included the year make and model of your car. Some have very high cylinder head temperatures for emissions purposes. Toyota's are an example. They had a rash of motor failures because of oil slugging. In most cases the failure could have been avoided if people would have stuck to the recommended 5,000 mile oil changes. Oil quality makes a big difference. Full synthetic motor oil can easily go to the maximum suggested mileage in the handbook.

In town driving is pure h**l on all cars and trucks. Moisture, gasoline blow by, contaminants and incomplete heating cause early oil brake-down. Stay with the suggested viscosity motor oil. Light oil pumps to critical engine parts sooner. 85% of all motor wear occurs at start-up. Light weight oil allows the oil pump to push a greater volume of oil through the passageways. More volume of oil cools frictional surfaces more efficiently. Lighter oil allows the oil pump to work using less horsepower to drive it. Light oil heats up faster driving off moisture and piston blow-by.  

Answer 3

i think its a waste of money

Answer 4

no.  even going to 3500 or 4K won't hurt anything... with a few exceptions.

the chrysler 2.7 v-6 needs to be changed religiously prior to 3k or it gums up.  there's a couple of other motors that are bad about that too and should be changed with fervor,

Answer 5

not at all especially if you use a good filter and oil.