Oil change intervals

[Gaz64]

Originally Posted by w-lewis

I drive my car 300-400 miles a year, admittedly, not enough and change my oil once a year. Do any of you with similar annual mileage change yours more or less often than that?

I change my oil on my low usage cars every six months regardless of distance, which may be 500-1000km (300-600 miles).

Oil not getting to operating temp has high acidity and then sitting for long periods will eat the bearings away from chemical erosion.