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Busskipper · 04-03-2020, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by marjoa

We change our MH & Toad oil at the same time. Both use 5-20, both get Mobil One, two cases does both vehicles and the last time I bought Mobil One was at Sam's for $35 and change for a case of 6. What a deal!

Being on the road I wait till I find a good place to DIY oil changes anywhere from 3K to 5K miles, but certainly no less than once a year. We just changed the oil in our MH and my wife did it. She's part of the maintenance crew.

Better Keep her Close - with those skills she'd be a "Catch" -

deandec · 04-03-2020, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by marjoa

We change our MH & Toad oil at the same time. Both use 5-20, both get Mobil One, two cases does both vehicles and the last time I bought Mobil One was at Sam's for $35 and change for a case of 6. What a deal!

Being on the road I wait till I find a good place to DIY oil changes anywhere from 3K to 5K miles, but certainly no less than once a year. We just changed the oil in our MH and my wife did it. She's part of the maintenance crew.

I like that shift in responsibility..

How do you define a "good place to DIY oil change" while traveling?

marjoa · 04-03-2020, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by deandec

How do you define a "good place to DIY oil change" while traveling?

Always done in a CG and I usually wait till we're in a place that doesn't care about stuff like that, or we're off parked in a corner somewhere. Never have had a problem.

And yes my wife is an awesome catch in so many ways.

You can see her in action here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcSBo-KctFc&t=47s

RELHUB · 04-03-2020, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Busskipper

This might just cause so to rethink when they Change the Oil. -

https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/r/...berid=25036710

Like a good Murder Mystery the last chapter/paragraph give the answer. -

Good read, is actually longer than even I normally go now. Back when I drove 100K a year I would go 25 K between oil changes and get a new car every other year. -

Now that I'm a Lot older and driving much Less I've been using 11K as the number - easy to know - 11 - 22 - 33 - 44........easy to know when it's time.

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So what do you think - this is mainly for the Gas Toads - not the DP's.

BAD IDEA would never due it!
Oil changes are CHEAP!
Not worth the risk for me and my vehicles.

AKOne · 04-03-2020, 08:46 PM

What a change … no pun intended. Talked with owners who never change oil in their DP. Good to read about those who care for their investment. Change is good

CamJam1 · 04-03-2020, 10:26 PM

I've been running synthetic oil and changing oil every 10k miles on all my vehicles for as long as I can remember. This year will make 50 years since I first got my driver's license, and I haven't had an engine failure yet. Lost a few transmissions though.

vsheetz · 04-04-2020, 01:43 AM

I change oil and filter annually in or near my birthday month. Easy to remember when due.

Motorhome, Jeep, wife's car, lawn tractor, old truck, workshop air compressor...

dabrooks · 04-04-2020, 04:46 AM

Oil and grease is cheaper than metal parts.

jerome951 · 04-05-2020, 06:57 AM

The only way to really know if the oil needs to be changed is to test it. Why throw away good oil?

When I was driving my pickup about 20k miles per year (mostly highway), I started using synthetic and having it tested occasionally. I found I could run it 15k miles; the TBN then getting low enough to necessitate a change, but everything else fine. I changed the filter half way through to keep particulate under control.

Contrast that with my race car. I get about 1000 miles between changes due to hard use and fuel dilution (worn rings).