10-07-2011, 09:41 PM
N-OS X-tasy! wrote:
[quote=Ammo]
[quote=N-OS X-tasy!]
Check your owner's manual. I really don't know why you didn't consider that option before posting your question here.
I may be wrong, but I figure service intervals listed in owner's manuals are usually going to be pretty conservative in order to limit the manufacturer's liability and to generate sales for dealership service departments.
Implied in your statement is that you know better than the manufacturer what the service interval should be.
As noted above, service manuals typically have two service interval schedules, one for normal driving conditions and one for heavy duty driving conditions.
And under pressure of government scrutiny the service intervals don't get too "conservative" to generate sales for service departments. Generally the pressure for earlier service is coming from the dealerships and other service providers, I still get a 3,000 mile oil change service reminder stuck on my window even though most vehicles have been at 5-7 K or better for decades. I just mentally add the difference.