kelan magpa change oil???

[mgbrillo]

pagpasensyahan nyo na po ako at ako ay baguhan sa mundo ng automobile... salamat sa pag-unawa...

kelan ba dapat magpa change oil? ano ba ang difference ng fully synthetic sa semi synthetic? sabi kasi kung pang city driving lang naman eh kahit every 1 year magpalit kung fully synthethic, sabi naman ng iba eh depende sa kung ilang kilometers na ang tinatakbo ng sasakyan mo?

since 2nd hand ang auto ko na nabili.. gusto ko lang malaman para i could prevent bigger problems pag hindi ko ito na-maintain ng maayos.

Also, may difference ba kung 'branded' ang oil na gamit? or pare-pareho lang ang mga ito basta fully synthetic ang gamit? what brand is recommended?

salamat in advance.

[artpogi]

every 5000 KM ang change oil, you should also change the oil filter.

What oil? The owners handbook of your car should indicate what type/grade of oil is recommended for your car. Havoline Energy is what I'm using, pwede yan sa oto mo, 97 Lancer GL, tama ba?


DO NOT BELIEVE THIS CRAP!

sabi kasi kung pang city driving lang naman eh kahit every 1 year magpalit kung fully synthethic

[mgbrillo]

yup.. 97 lancer GL.. second hand ko nakuha.. pinapalitan pati filter.. ginamit nilang oil is yung fuchs (i hope i spelled that right).. so, okey.. i'll go check the manual.. i haven't browsed that yet.. so would I still go for a fully synthetic oil or the semi-synthetic? does it have any difference? Thanks again!

[Ungas]

If your wallet can handle the budget for full synth oils why not? I've seen an L-type Lancer used Mobil eversince and change his oils every 5K kms., you would not believe me if I did say that the engine innards still looks brand new.

[speedyfix]

yes, it's all about the budget naman. if you can handle fully synthetic oil then by all means go for this. in case hindi ok lang normal mineral or semi synthetic oil as long as you change it at regular intervals

[1D4LV]

pareng mark, it sound like you got the pizza already. good for you. anyway, what i would suggest is that you use semi-synths. its not hard on the pocket compared to synths. frankly, i really think that the 10k kms change oil interval on synths is an overkill. for synths, i think that the best interval is between 7.5k to 8.5k. pag medyo lumampas na dun, the "innards" are quite dirty na. and besides, you still need to change your oil filter every 5k maski full synth na gamit mo.

speedyfix is right. using minerals or semi-synths is ok, as long as you observe the 5k limit. imho lang, sa semi-synths, you may feel that your engine will run smoothly than minerals.

my car is also a pizza (a 2k pizza). i use semi synths ever since i got it. brands that i just used: shell semi-synth (yung blue) tsaka havoline energy (yung blue din). both oils worked fine for me.

[mgbrillo]

thanks guys.. yeah happy gilmore.. nakuha ko na rin.. we agreed to 235K.. i got the car, hindi pa ako marunong magmaneho.. newbie talaga..walang alam.. good thing may ganitong mga forums so nakakatulong!

[1D4LV]

pareng mark, di ka pa marunong magmaneho? ingat lang sa kalye tol. madaming sira ulo dyan.

[HBOY]

you have to take into consideration the dirty climate and the heavy traffic we encounter here.... most of the time our cars are stopped on the road rather than moving. Hence if we follow the 5000KM or whatever KM marking we have for changeoils, we might be going over the required change oil. Lets say you have reached 5000KM already.. however you have been on the road a lot of times stuck in traffic.. in theory.. your engine (not car) has probably clocked in 8000km "worth" of work. Imagine that.

Sa akin, i get my oil changed every 3500KM or 3 months (regardless of how much i travel).. regular dino oil... change filter every oil change....same thing rin naman.. ang suma total nyan... basta you have a regular regimen in changing oil... your car will last quite a long time.

[mgbrillo]

i'll take that into consideration.. the best maintenance is preventive maintenance. thanks for the advice guys.

[ezgrand]

5000 thousand k /2 months whichever comes first ako castrol 20w/50gtx pa din ran a vw jetta 130,000 miles lakas pa rin humatak!

[zero]

i had my change oil at a shell station in pasig last saturday.
they have this P900 package for the change oil that includes the 1 gallon super helix, bosch oil filter and a complete check-up on my car's belts, brakes and fluids.

P150/liter ang gear oil, i had it changed na rin kasi.
a lancer has a 1.7liter gear oil capacity pla?

[mbt]

my gen2 cr-v calls for 10,000 km/6 months fully-synthetic oil changes, pero i've elected to go for mineral oil every 5,000 km nalang. nauuna yung 6 months than 10,000 km sa amin e, no sense to spend for the fully synthetic. take note na every 6 months ang interval ng honda even on fully synthetic, not 12 months, and not necessarily at 10,000 km! make sure you follow your manufacturer's schedule (whether 6 months or 12 months or 10,000 km) and don't base it on just the odometer reading.

so yung schedule ko na ay PMS with oil change every 10,000 km and a basic oil and oil filter change every 5,000 km.

[gearspeed]

every 5,000km kung hindi fully synthetic ang gagamitin mo at 10,000km kung fully synthetic ang oil na gagamitin mo...

[ebbfolls]

Semi-synthetic and Synthetic are obviously better than mineral-based motor oils, but modern day non synthetics should be good enough to handle the demands of the engines especially when changed on a timely manner.

I've 'heard' somebody say "pang city driving lang, kaya....". On the contrary, city driving is harder on the engine and the oil than constant speed highway driving. In the city, the car has to stop and go a whole lot and that translates to more engine wear as the engine takes the load of accelerating the car everytime you move the car from rest. There is also extended idling periods. It is important to understand that the engine produces the most pollutants when idling and when accelerating, and the least amount when cruising or decelerating. Some of these pollutants find their way past the rings and end up getting mixed with the oil thereby using up their protective properties. If you look up the owner's manual, you will notice there are 2 oil change schedules suggested: Normal and Severe Driving Conditions. Under Sever Driving Conditions, you will notice City Driving listed in there together with Heavy Towing and Dusty Road Driving among others. Honda recommends 5T kms for Severe Driving and 10T kms for Normal Driving.