How Often Do You Guys Change Oil?

[ZENNON]

Hey Guys!

I was planning to change my oil every 5K but now Ive started going down to QR

for Saturday Sprints and so should obviously do it more often. The only question is how often...

I thought after every 2nd race,

but a friend suggested I do it after every race.

And another guy (who did sprints for like 2 years) use to do it before AND after every race!!

What are your guys opinions?

(PS track day is normally like 20 laps hot laps on sprint track and Ive got a 92 model r32 gtst with 120 odd K)

Regards,

Zennon

[Topaz]

Every 5000k's isn't a very good measure because you may drive more during one period of a year than another. I do mine every February and August and of late thats probably included 1 maybe 2 night time track events and 1 drag day with 3 or 4 runs.

In your case of frequent track events (every week?) I say after every 3rd race/week, but then again some people might like to replace oil once a week/after every race.

[ZENNON]

Every 5000k's isn't a very good measure because you may drive more during one period of a year than another. I do mine every February and August and of late thats probably included 1 maybe 2 night time track events and 1 drag day with 3 or 4 runs.

In your case of frequent track events (every week?) I say after every 3rd race/week, but then again some people might like to replace oil once a week/after every race.

No they aren't _that_ frequent - there is like 10 per year...

[lingeringsoul]

i did 3 trtackdays w/out changin.........I should REALLY go change my oil now

[hrd-hr30]

I'd probably bring it down to around 2500km/3mths, or every 3rd track day. There's absolutely no need to change after every event. That's roughly what I do - if I've just been hillclimbing at MtCotton, I stay on regular 5000km changes, because a short 46 second run doesn't get the oil hot like sprints do. Otherwise I halve the service interval. And use a good fully synthetic oil.

[ZENNON]

I'd probably bring it down to around 2500km/3mths, or every 3rd track day. There's absolutely no need to change after every event. That's roughly what I do - if I've just been hillclimbing at MtCotton, I stay on regular 5000km changes, because a short 46 second run doesn't get the oil hot like sprints do. Otherwise I halve the service interval. And use a good fully synthetic oil.

hill climbng at mt cotton! how is that! friend and i were talking about trying that sometime!

ps thanks for the advise guys!

[salad]

I do mine every 2nd event

Oil usually comes out decent

[Duncan]

I do the race car after every race meet, that is qualifying and 3 races about 2 hours flat out.

When I was just doing track days it was every 2-3 days depending on how hard I had been pushing it.

Cheaper oil is fine when you replace it all the time as long as it is not getting too hot as well. No need to throw away 9l of Motul's finest all the time

[LTHLRB]

motul 300v chrono is so expensive...

[ZENNON]

I do mine every 2nd event

Oil usually comes out decent

yeah think i might do that too hey

the other thing to remmeber is you cant really tell how good the oil is just by looking at it.

(unless its black ofcoarse - lol)

cant believe im still awake so much for a good nights rest before the big day! oh well!

[ZENNON]

Cheaper oil is fine when you replace it all the time as long as it is not getting too hot as well. No need to throw away 9l of Motul's finest all the time

Yeah good point Duncun... I have been using Motul too! (TurboLight)

*me thinks*

what oil would you recomend as a cheaper oil?

[R TUNE]

ALTHO I DONT GO TO TRACK DAYS I WOULD RECOMEND. DOING IT EVERY 5000KM AND USEING A HIGH QUILITY OIL. AND PUT ON A OIL COOLER AND YOU SHOULD BE FINE. I USE PENRITE HPR 20. WICH IS A 20W OIL, AND I DO THRASH MY CAR BUT IT GET'S CHANGED EVER 5000KM AND IS FINE.

[familka gtr]

You can not save on oils changes.So change cheaper not shit oil after every track use or very good oil after 2-2500kms.

We used to race car in rally and high quality oil after 500 kms with about 250 on stages and oil was shit , black like from dieasel engine.And it was 1300 cc engine NA with 128hp on wheels.

[fatz]

castrol maganatec

every 1000km of hard track driving in the silvia