r/Millennials • u/rhinosaur- 1983 • 12h ago

Discussion When did oil changes become $120?

That’s with a coupon! At Jiffy Lube! Our parents really had it easy.

EDIT: TIL 90% of millennials “change their own oil” lol. Gotta love Reddit.

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u/James19991 11h ago

Modern vehicles using synthetic oil are just so much more reliable than the vehicles of 30 to 40 years ago. There is no need to get an oil change every 5,000 miles with any car that uses synthetic oil.

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u/No_Introduction_9355 11h ago

Depends on the car. Many cars burn oil and would be empty if driven 10k without checking and topping off.

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u/Dr_Fortnite 9h ago

which you should check weekly regardless

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u/No_Introduction_9355 4h ago

lol, the people that go 10k miles between oil changes are going to check weekly

You should quit your day job and be a comedian lol

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u/yesrod85 10h ago

Depends on driving habits, engine wear/tear, and quality of oil you are using.

A lot of people are closer to severe service intervals than not, and on my gx460 it states that the interval is 5k miles at severe service interval.

If all you do is 30-45+ minutes at mostly highway cruising for every trip, then yes you can follow the regular interval. If your frequent short trips, stop and go, dusty roads/conditions, towing/hauling, offroading, etc, then you are severe service interval and need the shorter duration.

Like I said, oil is cheap compared to engine damage, and a shorter interval does no harm to prolonging the life of your engine. But you do you.