First oil change too late at 5k

[fumanchu1]

Originally Posted by orangespark

Thanks guys. I was gonna take the car to a wreck if not for your replies

If you already knew the answer then why'd you ask

Tcoat someone needs to tell this to my old sentra, haven't put any oil for over a year hahaha

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

We are supposed to change the oil?

Tcoat ....... DO NOT change the oil now!

Your car's ECU has adjusted the engine to work with acidic sludge ....... and if you change it ...... the engine will fly apart .......

Sort of like the old days, if you had always run with non-detergent oil and all of a sudden you put in detergent oil …….. the engine would start knocking and leaking ……


humfrz

[V_86]

Originally Posted by TheVoiceOfReason

No. You could go another 2k miles without issue. The first oil change scheduled used to be 7500 miles for 2013's. It has been reduced to 6k for 2015's even though nothing really changed in the engine. Really nothing to worry about at 5.3k.

Nope, still 7500 or 7.5 months on my 2015.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Tcoat ....... DO NOT change the oil now!

Your car's ECU has adjusted the engine to work with acidic sludge ....... and if you change it ...... the engine will fly apart .......

Sort of like the old days, if you had always run with non-detergent oil and all of a sudden you put in detergent oil …….. the engine would start knocking and leaking ……


humfrz

Oh god I remember doing exactly that. Change to detergent oil and every gasket, seal and even the rings let loose. Blue smoke and puddles everywhere. Three or four cans of STP stop leak would fix you right up for anther 100K miles though.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

We are supposed to change the oil?

Into what?

[Ultramaroon]

I have coal in my oil pan.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Into what?

Driveway sealer. Oh wait, we had this conversation once already.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Driveway sealer. Oh wait, we had this conversation once already.

Whiny little tree-hugging bitches: "Nooooo. You have to recyyycle...."

Us: "STFU - That's what we're doing."

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Whiny little tree-hugging bitches: "Nooooo. You have to recyyycle...."

Us: "STFU - That's what we're doing."

Well repurposing at any rate.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Whiny little tree-hugging bitches: "Nooooo. You have to recyyycle...."

Us: "STFU - That's what we're doing."

YES, by draining the oil onto the driveway, it keeps down the dust.

Dust creates a condition that enhances mite proliferation, mites feed on beneficial plants, including trees, which weakens and can kill them.

So there, tree huggers ......


humfrz – retired entomologist ….. among other things …..

[Ultramaroon]

One could say that's the entomolo... gist of it.

[TheVoiceOfReason]

Originally Posted by V_86

Nope, still 7500 or 7.5 months on my 2015.

Sorry. I meant Subaru shortened the interval to 6k. Scion left it alone at 7.5k.

[EAGLE5]

I'm more of an etymologist.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

I'm more of an etymologist.

How original.