Superb advice to change the oil every 6 months or 6k. I'm convinced that this is the key to good engine life. As I reported in an earlier posting, my old Triumph 2500 managed 180,000 miles before it suffered noticeable engine wear in the form of piston slap. It was still running fine otherwise and I'm sure this was down to 6-monthly (2500 mile) oil changes.
As I also said earlier, however, not a lot is gained by changing the filter at early intervals since filters slightly improve in performance as they age -- up to a point of course. Also, a new filter carries a slight risk of containing metal swarf unless it is a top brand like Fram. I change mine annually, i.e. every other oil change.
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Those of you who are wide awake will be asking: "How come his car did 180,000 miles on its first engine when he does only 5000 miles per annum?" I should have mentioned that I bought the car in 1975 when it was 2.1/2 years old with 130,000 already on the clock. The first owner lived in Peterborough and commuted 200-odd miles to Southampton every weekday!
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Confusing, this! For my new Lexus (200), first service is recommended at 20,000 miles or 2 years (free "health check" at 10,000m) - so in view of the advice via this site, how long will engine last if official service intervals are adhered to, please?
many thanks
Andrew
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Andrew
Being a Lexus, it'll last a long time, unless you're doing lots of short runs. But, frankly 2 years is too long between service checks which detect safety issues, and it'll last for ever if you change the oil more frequently.
Don't forget service intervals are desiged to make the car cheap to run for the company buyers, who've no real interest after the first 60 or 80 thousand miles.
Regards
john
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