What mileage did you first change your oil? Just curious if there are any opinions out there.

 

first time was at 2K, then every 5K after that --

 

Thanks, I just rolled over to 1,400 miles. Loving all those miles. What a fun car!!!

 

i only did it at 2K because i bought the car as a "demo" with 1,700 miles on it. i probably would have done it at 1,000 had i owned it when it hit that mark. but there's been posts on here to wait until at least 3K so that the factory additives have a chance to fully get into the engine and do their thing. 2,500 would be a good compromise i guess.

 

my first oil change was at 8k miles.

 

On my original Crossfire, I changed it at about 1,500 miles and I cut apart the old oil filter to see what was in it...

YIKES!!! ...there was a lot of metal in it! Lots and lots of little tiny pieces. Sure, that is what the oil filter is for, but I will always change the oil and filter in a new car in just a few hundred miles for now on based on my experience.

I would post my pic of it if the darn forum worked right...

 

1,000 mi, then every 3 after that. In California, I do a lot of start and stop driving. And a lot of hard accelerations whenever possible!

 

The gallery is working again...here are some pictures of what my oil filter looked like at 1,500 miles...