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Article: 7,500-mile oil change is becoming the norm; Longer intervals may cut customer trips to dealerships.(Service & Parts)
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- Automotive News
- Article date:
- December 3, 2007
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Byline: Donna Harris
A 7,500-mile interval between oil changes is emerging as the industry standard. Automakers cite improved vehicle quality and longer-lasting synthetic motor oil.
The reduction in factory-recommended service visits is good news for consumers. But it's potentially bad news for dealerships, which could lose service and parts business that accompanies oil changes.
An Automotive News survey finds that the traditional 3,000-mile oil change interval is out of date. In general, seven vehicle brands prescribe intervals of 5,000 to 6,000 miles, and four have intervals of 10,000 miles or more. Automakers caution that they base their ...