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Originally Posted by skyxx
I thought I'd try and start something here since this is an automotive site. There isn't much debate on this site about oil and oil changes, whether people should use "this" weight and "that" weight or oil changes should be done every "5,000km" or "10,000km". I realized that even after years and decades of automotive discussions, different "words" and "recommendations" are still being thrown around and a lot of people are getting different(wrong) information. When I say a lot of people, I mean "enthusiast" , consumers and technicians/mechanics.
I would like to see what information and knowledge people have gathered about oil changes and the oils they use. Questions they have about it and using this thread as a way of throwing out the myths and getting all the proper facts that many others may find useful and interesting.
This should be a fun and long discussion/debate! 
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There is no debate.
For 99% of people, just follow the manufacturer's recommendation or the Oil Life Monitor. They are written by
tribologists (look that up) and engineers far smarter than you, who designed the engine. They understand what they are doing.
For enthusiasts, you can get the UOA's done by understanding the condition of the oil, you can make an informed decision about running a longer interval than the recommended. What? Doesn't that contradict what I just said with following the recommendations? Those recommendations are written to cover a wide range or circumstances and driving conditions which most people fall in. If you understand where you stand in terms of driving conditions, oil selection, you can override their recommendation with something you know they would have personally recommended for your style of driving.
If I had to guess, most car manufacturers would love to write different oil change intervals, perhaps even different viscosities for different situations (ie, if your S2000 goes on track all the time), but people just simply can't handle that.
Shit, it's tough enough just to get people to change their oil. I've talked to some women that are like "WTF you need to do oil change? I never knew that?".. BRAND NEW CARS they have. Another reason I would never buy "lady-driven"
.