It all depends on how you drive your car. If you hit the rev limiter several
times a day, you better be using synthetic and you better be changing it
every 3000 if not sooner.
Later,
Jason Bosaw
Webmaster
The Sentra Network
http://www.sentra.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Juan Fiol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Sentra Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 1:11 PM
Subject: SML-NON-P: Change Your Oil
>
> Here is a little oil change story. I do not change my oil every 300
miles.
> I believe that is an industry tactic to get more money out of consumers. I
> use Mobil 1 synthetic and I change my oil about every 5000-6000 miles. I
> have been doing this for about 5 years now and I have not had one single
> problem with my engine. However, I recently drove my 93 XE with 157K to
> Texas from NY and back. I probably put about 4000 miles on it total. I
did
> not have the time or money to get my oil changed right after the trip so I
> didn't change it until it had about 7000 miles on it. I noticed that the
> car started a little rough and my air conditioner would cut off if I put
it
> on the number 4 setting. (why does it do that?) But otherwise, the car
> ran awesome. Now, I'm not saying to change your oil every 8000 miles, but
> I think that every 3000 is overkill and too expensive. I would highly
> recommend Mobil 1 synthetic to anyone looking for good motor oil. I think
> it is a testiment to Nissan engineering that my car, which is 8 years old
> and had 157k could make such a long trip and then be driven about 7000
> miles with no oil change. I swear I'm going to drive this car until it
has
> over 300K or until I can afford the new SE-R.
>
> Juan Fiol
>
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