by Jeff on October 6, 2007
When does your car’s oil really need to be changed?
It seems that I am the sucker that is constantly panicking when my car has reached its allotted mileage recommended by Jiffy Lube. You know that little sticker in the left upper corner of your windshield indicating when your next oil change is due; it says something like 37,659 miles or whatever yours says. Whenever I hit this number I am panicking. I am racing on in to that Jiffy Lube because in my mind my engine is going to fry if I don’t get in and get the oil changed!
Obviously, somebody was a marketing Genius, because in doing a little research it seems that most cars virtually never need their oil changed every 3,000 miles, which incidentally is when the next change is recommended by all the leading chains. Here are a few comments from car care professionals who give us some insight into the reality, rather than the myth of when our oil really needs to be changed.
Consumer Reports had this to say on the subject: [click to continue...]
by Jeff on September 7, 2007
When does your car’s oil really need to be changed?
It seems that I am the sucker that is constantly panicking when my car has reached its allotted mileage recommended by Jiffy Lube. You know that little sticker in the left upper corner of your windshield indicating when your next oil change is due; it says something like 37,659 miles or whatever yours says. Whenever I hit this number I am panicking. I am racing on in to that Jiffy Lube because in my mind my engine is going to fry if I don’t get in and get the oil changed!
Obviously, somebody was a marketing Genius, because in doing a little research it seems that most cars virtually never need their oil changed every 3,000 miles, which incidentally is when the next change is recommended by all the leading chains. Here are a few comments from car care professionals who give us some insight into the reality, rather than the myth of when our oil really needs to be changed.
Consumer Reports had this to say on the subject: [click to continue...]
