To change the oil or not change that is the question!!

Hi Booboo,

If you change your oil every 5000ks then it will probably play on your mind the whole way across.Personally I dont think it is going to be a problem for you. I have a 100 series and have missed the 5000k oil change a couple of times and didnt find any problems, except that it used a little bit and im only talking no more than a half a litre.Carry some oil with you and check daily which you probably already do and you should be ok.

Glen

I remember that Steve from Top End Explorer Tours did oil samples on his 1hz's and the oil became less effective after 6500km. So this is the max I would go.

Boo Boo

Oil is lot cheaper than metal bits I would change it

Regards

Oldpop

hi booboo
if your intending to keep your vehicle for the long hall
i would change it
i'm a staunch believer of 5000km oil change periods irrespective of the roads
its the oil that lubricates your engine parts and 9 against 5 is almost double km's oil does becomes contaminated the longer you drive
its your call
cheers

Boo Boo,

A long time a go I was told that "Oil's cheaper than engines". With a petrol engine I'd be tempted to carry some spare oil and head for home without changing it. Oil works much harder in a diesel though so I'd definitely change it at 5000 km, especially before taking on a long trip which otherwise will run it over by thousands of km.

Cheers

John

Boo Boo
9,000 km is a little too far, on the older engines.
I do my oil changes every 5000km on the run, no matter where I am. I just do it.

I also catch the old oil and dispose of thoughtfully.

Cheers
Bucky

Boo Boo, I don't know what brand of oil you use, but I use Delo 400.

My vehicle is recommended oil change at 5000 km. That was in 1986 when my vehicle was new and I thought 20 plus years of development in oil technology might have changed the requirements a bit.

I did 7500 kms and got the oil analysed professionally and the report came back with negligible degradation and contamination of the oil.
It also said do another analysis after another 500 hours.
So, that's what I did, another 5000 kms and got the same oil analysed again.

The report came back and the oil was still in excellent condition.And that was after 12500 kms.

Now I change the oil at 10000 kms and am confident that this oil will last the distance.
Maybe different types of oil will give a different analysis after the same Kms.

Dave

Gday mate, i personally as a diesel mechanic would change the oil and give the air filter a clean after driving on country roads (if they were gravel/dirt/bulldust) just to be sure. Better to send $100 on doing some prevention now then a night or 2 on the side of the road.

Hi Boo Boo,

Oil is cheap insurance Id do it,

Cheers Wilko

I was pretty much convinced before I posted, but now fully convinced.

I am hoping I can do it at the golf resort here, if not I have seen a couple of quiet dead end back tracks I can use.

I normally do the change even if we are away from home, but this time we have been accommodated in a unit rather than a house.

I also dispose of the oil at the area provided in the local dumps.

Thanks for tactfully telling me to change the oil.

Hi All,
Just wondering are you saying that regardless of the service intervals recommended by the manufacturers you would change the oil in a diesel every 5000 Kms. or is this just for the older Diesel's.