pitzel Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 Filter change interval on my 92 CS 3.1 is spec'ed in the manual at 15,000 miles. Any compelling reason why I should change the oil filter earlier? Or run the filter longer, ie: 25,000 miles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3pt1lumina Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 I change my oil filter everytime I change my oil which is at every 3k religiously. My air filter gets replaced when it is dirty, fuel filter every 15-20k, and pcv everytime I do a fuelfilter as well. I dont listen to the manuals, never have really. Some people may differ with me though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 I change my oil filter everytime I change my oil which is at every 3k religiously. My air filter gets replaced when it is dirty, fuel filter every 15-20k, and pcv everytime I do a fuelfilter as well. I dont listen to the manuals, never have really. Some people may differ with me though. Change the oil filter at every oil change. $3 could save you $3000. I just clean my air filters, but I also use K&Ns (Well, off brands...). And I really don't change my fuel filters, cuz I hate it when I get gas on myself...lol. j/k I do change them, I'd say every 20k or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THe_DeTAiL3R Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 At Thifty car rental we they change them at 3k the first time and then 6k every time after that. I always change my oil filter, oil at 3000 miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heza Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 My change intervals: Oil - every 3k Tranny - every 9k Fuel - every year (approx 10k miles) Air - K&N that is cleaned when it looks semi dirty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gp90se Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 oil/filter (when ya change the oil, you change the filter, thats a given)- 3k miles Tranny - 30k cooling - 30k brake pads -30k p/s fluid - 100k fuel - Why you wouldnt change a filter when changing the oil is beond me, you can put many more miles on oil then ya can a filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadz34 Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 I suggest changing it everytime you change the oil. As Aaron said $3 can save you $3000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THe_DeTAiL3R Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 I change my oil every 3000 miles or whenever I'm bored, whichever comes first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigershark Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Yeah, If you're not going to change the filter with the oil, you might as well not change the oil either. Its only a few extra twists of the wrist to change the filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitzel Posted July 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 well i'm up to 10k miles, almost 2 years, on my existing fill of oil and it looks just as clean as it did when I poured it in. I am not dumping out perfectly good oil just because some old redneck or quickie-lube says 3k miles/3 months. Oil and filters are damn expensive here in Canada, we don't have $1 Supertech filters at Wal-Mart. has anyone actually cut open a filter and determined that the 15k mile recommendation given in the manual is innappropriate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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