I Have read many articles on this forum and it seems that the general consensus is that folks change their oil every 5000 miles or every 6 months.
Well, I inheirited my Dad's 06 F350 6.0. It has just under 92K miles on it. He changed the oil (dino, no synthetic) every 3000 miles religiously (I have all the receipts).
I changed the oil right after we got the truck down to TX from OR in June of 21. I used Rotella T6 15W-40 synthetic. The bottom line is, I have only put about 1300 miles on the truck in the 2 years I have had it. It gets about 11 MPG so I don't drive it much but for when it is needed. I do drive it to work on Fridays just to keep the juices flowing.
I just changed the oil this weekend and switched it up to Rotella T6 5W-40 synthetic. I haven't put any miles on it, but 2 years between oil changes just seemed....well....wrong so I just went ahead and did it. Was it really necessary? (The truck seems quieter, we'll see how it goes as for consumption. It didn't use a drop with 15w-40).
My question is, since I am driving this truck so little, when do I change the oil? If it were any other type of car I would never change the oil until I hit 5000 miles. I just changed over a $100 worth of oil out of my truck that had only 1300 or so miles on it. Then again, at my current rate of driving, it could take 5 years to get to 5000 miles.
Is time a critical factor in the decision? Or just the miles?
Your advise would be appreciated.
Well, I inheirited my Dad's 06 F350 6.0. It has just under 92K miles on it. He changed the oil (dino, no synthetic) every 3000 miles religiously (I have all the receipts).
I changed the oil right after we got the truck down to TX from OR in June of 21. I used Rotella T6 15W-40 synthetic. The bottom line is, I have only put about 1300 miles on the truck in the 2 years I have had it. It gets about 11 MPG so I don't drive it much but for when it is needed. I do drive it to work on Fridays just to keep the juices flowing.
I just changed the oil this weekend and switched it up to Rotella T6 5W-40 synthetic. I haven't put any miles on it, but 2 years between oil changes just seemed....well....wrong so I just went ahead and did it. Was it really necessary? (The truck seems quieter, we'll see how it goes as for consumption. It didn't use a drop with 15w-40).
My question is, since I am driving this truck so little, when do I change the oil? If it were any other type of car I would never change the oil until I hit 5000 miles. I just changed over a $100 worth of oil out of my truck that had only 1300 or so miles on it. Then again, at my current rate of driving, it could take 5 years to get to 5000 miles.
Is time a critical factor in the decision? Or just the miles?
Your advise would be appreciated.
