Initial oil change

Is break in oil still a thing?

 

Have you changed oil before? There are posts of people draining the transmission and adding 6qt of oil. If in doubt ask somebody that has done it before.

 

make sure you dont drain the transmission oil!

very common mistake people make (me included).

And its not straightforward to refill!

 

Nope don't waste your time. Heck I go 12,500 miles between oil changes in my 2nd gen.

 

Have you had an oil analysis at that mileage interval? Just curious. I have been doing mine between 8K-10K using Mobil1 5-30W.

 

it depends on your driving. I put about 14k a year I wouldnt let oil sit a year in the engine personaly. I try to change oil every 4 - 5 months regardless of mileage.

my wife drives about 25k miles a year. I change her oil every 3 months no matter what.

 

Yes I do periodic Oil analysis. The last one they suggested I could stretch it to 14,000 miles.

 

Cool. I don't feel so bad waiting too long then. What oil do you use?

 

Changed mine at 5k then dealer at 10k me at 15k etc etc. Not a fan of the filter style but it gets the job done.

 

I use whatever synthetic I can find on sale. I've used mobil 1 when they offer the rebate I've also used Walmart supertech synthetic.