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Old Jun 1, 2007 | 05:49 PM
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first oil change

well got first oil change on my 2007 fx4 off road ranger, the man i bought my truck from the dealer laughed and said it only has 1600 miles?? but i said its been 3 months so they changed it. now i dont drive it much as i want because i use my van for work. should i wait 3000 miles to change it or 3 months??. has 2100 miles now. just wondering if i should wait. june is the time i need to change it again but it says 6100 miles. lol.
 
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Old Jun 1, 2007 | 07:40 PM
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Go by the miles, and get the first 3-4 changes done every 3,000 miles because it's a new engine. Then I would go to every 5,000 from there.
 
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Old Jun 1, 2007 | 08:46 PM
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Go with 3,000 every time. I can't go 5,000 without changing oil. Grew up on every 3,000 and that's what it will be for me. I know I'm probably wasting money, but who cares?
 
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Old Jun 1, 2007 | 09:01 PM
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ok cool. ill wait to i hit another 3000 miles. thanks.
 
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Old Jun 1, 2007 | 10:08 PM
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Unless you don't drive that much in a year - if a year goes by, its time to change the oil even if its synthetic and even if its only got 2000 miles on it.
 
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Old Jun 1, 2007 | 10:13 PM
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change it every three months or 3000 miles as recommended by the manufacturer
 
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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 06:54 PM
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Yes, I always advise my low-mileage customers to change their oil every 6 months or every 3,000 miles. In all honestly they could probably go a year, but the people who still come for regular oil changes under these conditions are a bit paranoid to begin with, so I've found 6 months is a good medium for them.
 
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