You have to be diligent in changing oil on the Altis... as the engine is one of those included in the complaints.

I've seen one here which has died the black death. Pero poor maintenance yung cause (missed oil change). As long as you follow the short local oil change schedules (5000 kilometers), there should be no trouble.

From reports from the US, even using synthetic oil will not protect the engine if you go to a long-change interval... so it's advisable to stick to the short interval, whatever oil you're using.