What is.....................

[[jh]]

 the amount of km one should be changing the oil on an 82 with about 39000 km on it?

[[jh]]

why does my little paper stack on the side of my topic always have that little face there?

[h2olawyer]

Down here, where we still use the king's measures, we are told to change the oil every 3,000 miles.  For those of you on a base 10 measuring system, that equates to about every 4828.032km.  Mine normally gets changed more often than that, though - like every 2,000 miles (3218.668 km).

Don't know about the face stuff.   ???

H₂O

[dj]

why does my little paper stack on the side of my topic always have that little face there?

The icon shows the face because it is a topic that you have posted in.

[YellowJacket!]

Even if I ride less than 3000 miles a season, I still change it at least every season.

David

[Tiger]

::) Depends on how many times you take the engine cover off of the left side in a season... :o ;D ;D :D :D :D... ;)

                8).......TIGER....... 8)

[Night Vision]

I just go however many miles in a season on fresh Mobil 1. 4k last year..

[h2olawyer]

::) Depends on how many times you take the engine cover off of the left side in a season... :o ;D ;D :D :D :D... ;)

                8).......TIGER....... 8)

Doing a stator about 500 miles after the initial new season oil change can really get annoying.  At least this year, I just reused the 0w-40 Bel-Ray synthetic.  It had about 100 miles on it.  At $14 per qt., I wasn't about to change it.

However, I've got almost 2K on it now.  Looks like I get to do a mid-season oil change this year.  Nice to find more riding time!   ;D

H₂O

[Lucky]

another confession for me:
I haven't changed my oil from last season, BUT, i didn't put a lot of miles on last year, probably around 500. also, i'm running a synthetic blend, & my temp guage NEVER goes past the half way mark. it only even gets close if i'm stuck in traffic. (remember, i have an oil cooler) my pressure guage off the cooler never drops below 20 psi unless, again, i'm stuck in traffic.

--Lucky

[kiawrench]

i change mine every month, but i am also riding a lot , way more than some, 14000 in two years

it helps i get oil nearly free, and my filters are all from car quest (buy them by the case)