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Hi, I recently purchased a 2004 Honda Civic with 74k miles, auto. trans. I am using mobile 1 synthetic oil. I drive approx. 3k miles per year. Usually I make short trips with a few 20 mile trips at 45 mph per month. How often should I change the oil? Thanks for your advice.


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The consensus has been to change your oil and filter every 5000 miles or once a year, whichever comes first. Since I am a nut case about oil changes, I do mine every 3000 miles, no matter what.  Oil is cheap.


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I'm with @Doc. If you decided to go for 5k miles intervals, make sure you use a quality oil filter since the cheap ones are no good for higher miles.


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Check the forum FAQ -

https://carkiller.com/scottykilmer/qa/factory-oil-change-intervals/


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