Oil change for 5.3

[ScathaTheWorm]

Good evening everyone.

 

I would like to know when I should do my next oil change. I am currently at 124000 kilometers and got the service last done at 122000 (around) kms. 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. 

 

Thanking you all in advance. 

[CamGTP]

Honestly it's up to you. The most common method is every 3,000 miles for most people and many do 5,000 miles as well.

 

So for you that is every 5,000 kms give or take. You can go longer if you want if you are running full synthetic oil like your truck should be using.

[ScathaTheWorm]

Between 5000kms to 8000kms I may do it. 

I got the last service done at the service center in Qatar. 

 

Thank you for your advice though. I appreciate it.

Edited February 9, 2024 by ScathaTheWorm

[diyer2]

Oil is cheaper than motors. 

[ScathaTheWorm]

I agree 100%.

[KARNUT]

I don’t know many people who change their oil at 3K miles. That’s so the 60-70s. 5K is a good rule of thumb unless you’re trying to rehabilitate an engine like Grumpy. He’s still going with an engine that got sick around 100K miles now going over 230K. I’m changing the oil on my odyssey with cylinder deactivation that went 8-10k oil changes for its first 127k miles. Now at  50 percent on the oil monitor. Usually 4-5K miles. 

[Black02Silverado]

5k miles is the easiest to remember and can combine tire rotation along with it.

[Grumpy Bear]

What base oil?

What add pack?

How hot does the oil run?

What shape is the motor in? Don't think because is runs like a sewing machine that is fit. 

What is the length of your average drive between starts? 

How hard is the motor loaded? Tow?

What service life to you expect? 

You have access to an oil lab?

Willing to use it?

 

There isn't a 'laid in stone' answer. OEM doesn't even know. Blenders have claims. OEM's have some math to keep them out of warranty work. None of it has anything to do with them knowing the answers to the above questions and answers to those questions matter. 

 

If you haven't any answers to the above 3 to 5K Km is pretty safe. 

 

I've had some Honda Fours live long happy lives at 12K Km 

I've had some older tired motors requiring as short as 2.5 Km.  

Edited February 11, 2024 by Grumpy Bear

[ScathaTheWorm]

On 2/10/2024 at 6:01 PM, KARNUT said:

I don’t know many people who change their oil at 3K miles. That’s so the 60-70s. 5K is a good rule of thumb unless you’re trying to rehabilitate an engine like Grumpy. He’s still going with an engine that got sick around 100K miles now going over 230K. I’m changing the oil on my odyssey with cylinder deactivation that went 8-10k oil changes for its first 127k miles. Now at  50 percent on the oil monitor. Usually 4-5K miles. 

 Between 5K to 8K kilometers I may do it. 

 

Honda's system is different I believe. So is Audi's and Porsche's. 

[ScathaTheWorm]

On 2/11/2024 at 4:33 AM, Black02Silverado said:

5k miles is the easiest to remember and can combine tire rotation along with it.

Alright. Thank you for the advice. 

[ScathaTheWorm]

On 2/11/2024 at 4:34 AM, Grumpy Bear said:

What base oil?

What add pack?

How hot does the oil run?

What shape is the motor in? Don't think because is runs like a sewing machine that is fit. 

What is the length of your average drive between starts? 

How hard is the motor loaded? Tow?

What service life to you expect? 

You have access to an oil lab?

Willing to use it?

 

There isn't a 'laid in stone' answer. OEM doesn't even know. Blenders have claims. OEM's have some math to keep them out of warranty work. None of it has anything to do with them knowing the answers to the above questions and answers to those questions matter. 

 

If you haven't any answers to the above 3 to 5K Km is pretty safe. 

 

I've had some Honda Fours live long happy lives at 12K Km 

I've had some older tired motors requiring as short as 2.5 Km.  

I drive usually for short distances. I have never towed with it-hitch is very rusty and so is the frame (and I am not based in the US or Canada). It has a couple of squeaks and rattles as well. 

 

I get the service done at the center in Qatar. 

 

[CamGTP]

Define rusty lol.

 

If you live in Qatar I highly doubt the truck has ever seen snow, salt or brine that they put on roads here in America. Surface rust is going to happen on all untreated metal, that doesn't mean that it's made the truck any weaker.

 

You should see the rust holes on trucks here, those guys will tow heavy weight with their trucks regardless.

[ScathaTheWorm]

On 3/4/2024 at 2:53 AM, CamGTP said:

Define rusty lol.

 

If you live in Qatar I highly doubt the truck has ever seen snow, salt or brine that they put on roads here in America. Surface rust is going to happen on all untreated metal, that doesn't mean that it's made the truck any weaker.

 

You should see the rust holes on trucks here, those guys will tow heavy weight with their trucks regardless.

I agree with you. I have visited the US last year. I saw rust on some - including an F 150 with fender rust. 

 

Some people use the rust to justify the aluminium body of F 150s.

 

[PunchT37]

On 2/10/2024 at 9:01 AM, KARNUT said:

I don’t know many people who change their oil at 3K miles. That’s so the 60-70s. 5K is a good rule of thumb unless you’re trying to rehabilitate an engine like Grumpy. He’s still going with an engine that got sick around 100K miles now going over 230K. I’m changing the oil on my odyssey with cylinder deactivation that went 8-10k oil changes for its first 127k miles. Now at  50 percent on the oil monitor. Usually 4-5K miles. 

I guess I`m 60`s to 70`s.

 

My engines don`t quit [at least not yet] and I run the piss out of em.

[KARNUT]

47 minutes ago, PunchT37 said:

I guess I`m 60`s to 70`s.

 

My engines don`t quit [at least not yet] and I run the piss out of em.

When I used to drive 50K plus miles a year I changed the oil 2x a year with Amsoil. Usually until 150K miles  when I got a new one. Some of my trucks pull my tractors to the job site. My 91 3/4 ton dodge with the Cummins after I was done pulling with it became our crew truck. At 200K miles it became our shop truck running parts. At 300K miles it got repainted and was given to our shop Forman to do service runs. He eventually traded it in for a jeep. About 40 trucks in the family business for a several decades had the same treatment. And of course personal cars, my collector cars and some I raced. The only reason I went with more frequent oil changes is after retirement I drive less, direct injection, cylinder deactivation and forced induction stressed the oil so I settled at 5K mile oil changes. My wife’s Genesis is crossing 150K, the odyssey is close to that and my avalanche is going past 180K. With the exception of the Odyssey, my daughter followed the minder around 8-10K oil changes. The other two oils never looks dirty. The odyssey slowly is getting that way. It’s used mostly for trips, that probably helps and 5K oil changes. Usually 50 percent on the oil monitor. If any of them expire I’ll make it known. I plan to keep them awhile.