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Originally Posted by extrashaky
Did you ask?
On the Subaru side, my first oil change at 3500 was included even though the maintenance schedule had it at 7500.
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You can ask to pull ahead one of your oil changes. You just lose one on the back end. Basically, they will give you 3 free oil changes whenever you like before 25k miles.
That said, changing your oil at 1000, 3500, or any other arbitrary time makes little sense. The oil is still very good at this time and the metal everyone is so worried about either gets caught by the filter or is microscopic enough that it won't cause any issues. The engine's oil system isn't like a differential where there isn't a filter or a controlled oil circuit. Bearings burn up because of oil starvation or contamination introduced during the assembly process. The latter situation wouldn't be prevented by putting brand new oil in your vehicle every single day.
When you drain your oil the first time, it will have a sheen to it from the initial wear and bedding in. I've pulled engines right off the end of the assembly line after motoring and they have that sheen. If we were truly worried about that metal sheen, you'd dump your oil the day you took delivery!
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