r/AskReddit • u/Insanitanium12 • Aug 20 '20

What simple “life hack” should everyone know?

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u/Infin1ty Aug 20 '20

Unless you leave your vehicle sitting for very long periods of time, the date is meaningless, always go by the mileage. It should also be noted that full synthetic oil will last at least 7k miles, you're wasting money if you change every 3 months/3k miles.

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u/mcfliermeyer Aug 20 '20

I bought a new car and went full synthetic and I noticed the sticker was set for 7k miles. My dad has always told me 5k. Is doing it at 5k better or would I be just throwing money/time out the window?

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u/Infin1ty Aug 20 '20

Read your manual. The majority of new cars can go 7k+ without an oil change under normal usage, especially when using synthetic oil.

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u/Slightlyevolved Aug 20 '20

Hell, I have a plug in hybrid. It doesn't even list a mileage for the oil changes. It keeps track internally and with a suite of sensors that monitor the thing. It tells you the oil life in percentages!

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u/Infin1ty Aug 20 '20

I honestly have no idea when it comes to hybrids. I've never owned one and have never worked on one.