Oil change

[NRG1976]

Tapping into others expertise, has a question. My shed has does about 1k miles a year, is it still worth doing an oil change each year given such low mileage increase?

[sixor8]

Personally, I wouldn't at that mileage unless it's a valuable car that needs meticulous history. Assuming it's modern synth or semi-synth, that is. Mineral oils degrade faster but there may be other opinions on that.

I go 2 years and about 3k miles between oil changes on any of my cars if I don't use them much. I've just bought a motorcycle hat hasn't had the oil changed for 11 years and 3k miles. Starts up fine. Mind you, it's been stored indoors all that time.

[Lincsls1]

IMO, pouring oil that's done 1000 miles, down the drain so to speak, is quite frankly, at best - daft. Especially on a shed as you call it.
You'd probably be perfectly ok leaving it till every 3rd year or so. I guess it also depends on exactly how those 1000 miles are made up. Is it a diesel? Does it do lots of short stop/start journeys?

[NRG1976]

Diesel and does the odd motorway journey, always warmed up when driven.

[richhead]

its heat cycles more than age that degrade oil, i would change it at recommended mileage regardless of age, most important thing is that it gets hot enough in use, oil temp not coolant temp.

[Belle427]

I would personally for the sake of £30 but i do see the logic in stretching it out if its a shed you dont really care about

[Skyedriver]

Tend to change on mileage on the daily, more regularly on the specials.

About 30 years ago I had a cheap Montego that burnt & leaked like a sieve. Used to top it up with the stuff I'd drained out of one of the specials......

[NRG1976]

Thanks for the responses. Think I’ll give it a service every 2 years and see how I get on given how low the mileage is.

[alabbasi]

No, but change it after 3k miles.

[E-bmw]

As it is a diesel I would change more frequently than a petrol.

I do mine every 5k regardless, it only ever does journeys over 50 miles and the level is regularly checked.

You should certainly be OK every 2 years IMHO.