• LastoftheDinosaurs@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Same here. I got into my car the other day and noticed my oil was due to be changed a year ago, but I’m still under mileage by a few hundred miles

    • Thurgo@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      It’s a good idea to change your oil every 12 months even if you don’t reach the mileage for the maintenance interval. The heat cycles from the engine creates condensation in the engine and the water reacts with the petroleum in the oil and produces some not nice stuff. I haven’t been reaching my interval but my car will still beep at me 30 days before the last oil monitor reset.

    • 0110010001100010@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      I changed mine before a ~1500 mile road trip summer of 2022. Flipped to the percentage (Honda) the other day just out of curiosity and it’s still at 60%, lol. I put so few miles on that thing it’s crazy. I sometimes go a few miles to lunch. Outside that we use it for hardware store runs here and there. I guess I did drive it to a wedding a couple weeks back but that was because I knew we would be parking in a farm field and it’s my only 4 wheel drive vehicle. Probably should change the oil before winter just for good measure.