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Old Feb 23, 2002
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OIL CHANGES.....

hmm ok i'm in canada and i just got my new ride.........when is the first time i should
get my oil changed for the first one.....should i do it at 5000km instread of the 8000 they recomend
just for the first one .......i think after that i'm gonna get it dont every 6000km-7000km just too keep
the engine healthy....dont knwo about the 8000km even tho 5-20 is synthetic i dont beleive that
is a good lenght of time ....
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The 5-20 is not synthetic.....regular oil......

Change it every 3,000 miles...

Mike
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I change mine every 5000kms.
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It is best to leave it in for the 8000km. The first oil is the break in oil. So you want to drive your car hard
so the motor gets used to it before you change out the oil. I did mine at 8000km and I'll do my next one
at 16000km and then switch to synthetic. That way the motor should be broken in and used to my hard
driving style.
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i was told DO NOT change the oil early on the first oil change. after the first one its fine to do it early
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hmm so for the first oil change you waited the whole 8000kms eh...hmmm
thought it would be better to change it early
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