OFFICIAL OIL THREAD (Trying to clean up all these useless oil threads)

[Joepro]

Originally Posted by Jit13

Ok I will drive it for a week then change it thanks.

btw 5k miles would normally be a good time to change the oil with redline correct ?

If you go 5k watch the dipstick....my car liked to drink any 5w-30 I put in it(still within nissan parameters on a new block), using 5w-40 rotella now, using very little in comparision.

[MacCool]

Oil doesn't break down over time in storage, but condensation does accumulate. You can change your oil in the spring to get rid of that little bit of water, or you can drive it to boil it off. Personally, I wouldn't bother with changing it. The reason to change oil is if and when acids and combustion byproducts accumulate, or if the additives break down from shear. That's a function of use, not time.

[DEpointfive0]

Originally Posted by MacCool

Oil doesn't break down over time in storage, but condensation does accumulate. You can change your oil in the spring to get rid of that little bit of water, or you can drive it to boil it off. Personally, I wouldn't bother with changing it. The reason to change oil is if and when acids and combustion byproducts accumulate, or if the additives break down from shear. That's a function of use, not time.

I completely agree.

Every oil company I have talked to about their fully synthetic says that there really isn't a shelf life, and that it will last years.
Even when I asked about it sitting in the engine, they said it doesn't matter.


And I agree that if condensation built up. Just drive it for a while, get the oil hot, and bye bye condensation!