The oil service times for this vehicle is absolutely ridiculous. 99% of cars require oil change by 8k for conventional oils and 12-15k for full synthetic.
This is not the case, No Matter What, with this car. I have tried every type of full synthetic option I could from normal everyday to high performance. The most you will get out of this car per oil change is 7k - if you run higher then that you run a very high risk of ruining this engine.
The optimal time to change oil is around 6k - any more than that and the car begins to degrade its power and fuel consumption due to friction. This is the first car I have ever had to religiously do oil changes at 7k or less and at nearly 100$ per oil change, and depending how much you drive your vehicle will be shilling out over 700$ a year just for basic maintenance costs.
Also to top that off you have gasoline constantly mixing with your oil breaking it down, and depending how bad your injectors are can be seriously bad. At 47k I have had to change my oil 2 times now before 1000km due to the amount of fuel the injectors is leaking down the cylinders while the car sits. This is both doubling my fuel costs and 6X the cost for my oil maintenance until the dealer decides to replace my injectors or until I do it myself.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
The oil service times for this vehicle is absolutely ridiculous. 99% of cars require oil change by 8k for conventional oils and 12-15k for full synthetic.
This is not the case, No Matter What, with this car. I have tried every type of full synthetic option I could from normal everyday to high performance. The most you will get out of this car per oil change is 7k - if you run higher then that you run a very high risk of ruining this engine.
The optimal time to change oil is around 6k - any more than that and the car begins to degrade its power and fuel consumption due to friction. This is the first car I have ever had to religiously do oil changes at 7k or less and at nearly 100$ per oil change, and depending how much you drive your vehicle will be shilling out over 700$ a year just for basic maintenance costs.
Also to top that off you have gasoline constantly mixing with your oil breaking it down, and depending how bad your injectors are can be seriously bad. At 47k I have had to change my oil 2 times now before 1000km due to the amount of fuel the injectors is leaking down the cylinders while the car sits. This is both doubling my fuel costs and 6X the cost for my oil maintenance until the dealer decides to replace my injectors or until I do it myself.
- deathjam4, Thornhill, ON, Canada