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Originally Posted by gerson
I was doing every 10,000 miles before but my mechanic told me I should drop down to 3,500 miles since my car has a lot of miles on it. He said it will maintain the engine better. How often do you change your oil?
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I change mine at 10,000. At least the BMW, as it gets driven. The other cars are once a year. I don't tow or subject it to any harsh use. Disclaimer here..... I use 10,000 simply because it's easy to remember when to change the oil. And it's less miles than BMW requires so I'm thinking it's not excessive.
I can't imagine current engines (tighter tolerances and better fuel control) and current oils not being able to run more than 3,500 miles. Perhaps a call to the oil company that you plan on using and ask them for their opinion would be time well spent.
Is the mechanic that suggested the increased frequency the same one that's doing the service on your car? Do I smell a conflict :-)
BTW: I don't think 85K is considered a lot of miles.....