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A car is due 4 service every 5000miles,calculate the mileage from when you bought it

edozie04: A car is due 4 service every 5000miles,calculate the mileage from when you bought it

Depends on the type of motor oil.

toniro: Hi guyz, sorry to brothe. I hav a corolla, Which I got as a tok back in april 1 week. Now its august and som folks says I need to service the car while som other colleagues say too early. So I am at a twist.
Now when is a car due for servicing. Usage or months or what please.
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What type of oil do u use? Be specific when answering.
How many miles or km have you covered since your last change?


TYPES OF MOTOR OIL
Motor oil can be segmented into four basic varieties—synthetic oil, synthetic blends, high mileage oil and conventional oil.

Synthetic motor: This oil is a laboratory synthesis of precisely controlled ingredients created by oil engineers, scientists and chemists. When combined with a high-performance additive package, this results in an oil with the highest levels of lubrication and engine protection, generally offering better protection at startup, better cleansing qualities, enhanced durability and better protection against heat buildup.

Synthetic blend motor: This oils use a mixture of synthetic and conventional base oils for added resistance to oxidation (compared to conventional oil) and to provide excellent low-temperature properties and are recommended for cars, trucks, vans and SUVs that regularly carry heavy loads, tow trailers and/or operate frequently at high RPMs.

High-mileage motor oil: This is specially blended for older vehicles, or vehicles with higher mileage. Typically, 120,000 kilometers is the figure used regarding high mileage oil. Some high mileage, high-performance cars, however, will be better served by continuing to use a synthetic motor oil. That said, a special high mileage motor oil blend, with its unique additives and viscosity, helps reduce oil burn-off, helps in sealing oil leaks and helps improve combustion chamber sealing to help restore engine compression. It all adds up to enhanced performance in older engines.

Conventional motor oil: This is what its name implies—it uses base oils enhanced in the blending process with chemical additives to help meet the manufacturer's desired levels of heat tolerance, breakdown resistance and viscosity (viscosity simply being a technical term for the thickness and fluidity of the oil). Conventional motor oil can be had in a range of viscosity grades and quality levels, from adequate to an extensively designed, high-quality lubricant. Conventional motor oil is recommended for drivers with low-mileage, late-model cars whose driving habits can be described as routine—commuting, running errands, vacation driving at relaxed cruising speeds. Today more and more engines require synthetic oil, so be sure to check your owner’s manual to make sure you don’t invite avoidable engine problems.

Examples of synthetic motor oil is mobil 1
Example of conventional motor oil mobil XHP

I change my motor oil (conventional) at 3000km
When I use full synthetic I change at 5000miles that's 8500km

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GAZZUZZ:

I change my motor oil (conventional) at 3000km
When I use full synthetic I change at 5000miles that's 8500km

I used synthetic blend motor oil (semi synthetic) for the first time and its been 4,000miles. I intend to change at 5,000miles since honda recommends 10,000miles using its synthetic motor oil. Using a conventional motor oil, i change at 3,000miles.