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When to change the car oil filter?

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Chang the filter every time you change the oil. Change the oil according to the manufactures recommendations or every 5,.000 miles if you use conventional oil and every 7,500 if you use synthetic. Most manufactures recommend from 7,000 to 10,000 miles. The 3,000 mile oil change is only recommended by people who make money off oil changes and people who buy into the 3,000 mile oil change myth. The 3,000 mile oil change made sense when we used non-detergent oil and poor quality filters. Today it is a total waste of oil and money.

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