[eric_gm]

Something interesting that I just read on this very same topic:

https://www.thedrive.com/news/motor-...-mileage-study

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...=1000637442335

Sampling oil from several engines, from a 2020 Ford F-150 with the 3.5-liter Ecoboost with six months on its fill to engines that'd held their fills for five-plus years, Blackstone consistently found low-mileage oils to be within spec. Tests were run not just on gas cars, such as a 1996 Lincoln Town Car that'd gone five years and an unknown number of miles since its last change, but also a diesel 2000 Ford F-350 with the 7.3-liter Powerstroke. There was even a test of 10-year-old oil from a 1995 Porsche 993 that'd done just 776 miles since its last change, and it too measured good.

[G30M]

let me keep it simple

human waist analyses show that some humans could eat one meal every 5 days and have normal waist size, and drink once every day. one or two will die doing this, but most humans are fine

so it's up to you how often you feed your car - make sure you do oil analysis to guide you

my car, 6000 miles or 12 months. i eat about 2-5 times a day and drink whenever i feel like it

i have a pair of rarely used jetskis that i change the oil every 3 years, the oil looks brand new when i change it, but better be safe. my eyeballing does not do a good job

those Porsches with 776 miles over 10 years have other problems to worry about other than oil freshness