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Old 03-21-2014, 11:41 AM   #77
HockeyIlliterate
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Originally Posted by devel View Post
I always hear change after 5000 kms, but is there a time limit on synthetic oil? The sticker from the last change said 5k and had a 3 month date reminder sticker.

My car, 09 Subaru Impreza, uses synthetic oil. It's our secondary family car and lately doesn't come close to 5k kms in a whole year. Currently around 2700km driven since the last oil change which was almost a year ago. Should I be getting it changed more regular even though it's not driven very much?
Yes.

Many fluid changes are based on mileage or a certain period of time, whichever occurs first.

In the case of oil, change it when you hit the applicable mileage or 1 year from the date of the last oil change, if you don't hit the mileage number by the time that the 1-year anniversary rolls around.
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