As the recent owner of a 11,000 mile Xfire Coupe that had the oil changed at time of purchase with Mobil 1,how often should I change it when the car will not likely be driven more 200 miles per year ???

 

NEED TO DRIVE IT MORE THAN THAT,I IF DROVE 200 MILES A YEAR I WOULD jUST HAVE THE OIL TESTED MAY LAST SEVERAL YEARS

 

Just change it once a year.

 

Whats Up Bro? Yea its Me! Most Garage Queens get 1 oil change a Year. ( same with the Fuel! ) I drive mine like I stole It and do the 3000 regularly. Though the spec for M112's is 5,000 miles

 

Why would someone buy a Crossfire to drive 200 miles a year? Have you noticed the track record for resale value?

Life it too short, drive the dang thing and enjoy it!

James

 

I don't drive mine a ton but the oil is changed once a year whether it needs it or not. I hope you are using some type of fuel stabilizer too. I really don't drive my roadster a lot in the summer because of the heat here in FL. I have to use Stabil to keep the gas good and clean.

 

I have another Xfire,a yellow roadster that I do drive,the red coupe may not be driven at all.

 

Certainly change the oil once per year. If you are going to only drive it 200 miles a year, put some fuel stabilizer in the tank to prevent the fuel from rotting out your fuel system or at least drive it 50 miles a month to "blow out the cobs".

 

Good call, i would opt to fill the gas tank up and stabilize it with a can of seafoam instead of just sta-bil.

 

Seafoam???

 

Yea, Advance has it. Seems to be genuine snake-oil for engines, be they gasoline or diesel :

"Sea Foam� Motor Treatment for Gas and Diesel Engines is a 100% pure petroleum product that works instantly to clean deposits from internal engine parts and remove moisture from oil crankcases and fuel tanks. As a fuel system additive, Sea Foam� will clean carburetors, fuel injectors, clean carbon, gum and varnish deposits, add lubricity to fuel, stabilize fuel and control moisture. As an oil system additive, Sea Foam� controls moisture, gum, varnish and residue deposits"

and all for only $6.99 !!!!

( I like the 'lubricity' part, rekon if my gas is lubricated, should flow better )

 

Well, you learn something every day. Gonna check it out! Thank you!

 

I noted that it worked as a good fuel stabilizer when i was reading about cleaning out the injectors in my friends dodge cummins by pouring it straight down the throttle body.

But i figure if your fuel is sitting that long, you might as well get a cleaner in there as well as a fuel stabilizer. Although i don't know how the rest of these forums feel about fuel additives.