Comments by "Holger P." (@holger_p) on "Oil Changes - Which country is doing it right? Random Differences Pt. 3 | Feli from Germany" video.

  1. Germans obey the rules from the manual. That's all. They trust the manufacturer.
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  2. And this is true, because it was true 1950 ? It's like eating without waiting to be hungry. Just a habit.
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  3. The light usually just means: Low Pressure, Refill. Add what you have lost. You don't need to exchange it. And the "metal particles" only apply to a brand new car, it's getting less by time.
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  4. Where does this "wisdom" come from ? Maybe it's the habits from the 70ies , taken over from the parents, and it never got an update ? Engineers improve things, and you just say "I'm in doubt it's true". There is no such thing as a free oil change, maybe it's a special offer at a sale. The fuel is getting cleaner and cleaner also, it doesn't pollute the oil any more that much. It's like eating before you get hungry - just for case - you never know when you get something - it becomes a habit or an addiction. The proof is simple, check your used oil, if it's black black black, it was about time, when it looks like kitchen oil , it's to early. You cannot even drive 250 km/h (150 miles/hour) in USA, you cannot 'stress' the car. Long drives is actually the most healthy you can do for a car. The most stress you get if you start/stop the car for always only short distances and the engine almost never gets a temperature. It's the temperature that burns the dust/the pollution, the cold engine is in danger. So it's the opposite of what you say (if you want to spoil your car).
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  5. But if you change after a fixed amount of mileage, it's unimportant how much you drive per year. The 3000 miles just come from an aged mindset, not from any manufactures recommendation.
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  6. Has the check any result ? Do you ever loose oil ? I never did, I stopped checking. I worst case you got a lamp-indicator if the level is low.
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  7. If you change after a certain given mileage, this answer doesn't make sense.
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  8. Don't they give instructions in the manual ? My german manual (I had Toyota and Ford) sais "every 15.000km or once a year, whatever appears earlier". That's what I do. If people have no money to do it, they don't do it, cause it's likely around 100$. I also never check the oil, cause a modern car doesn't loose any oil. The oil lamp indicates to refill lost oil to a required level - not to replace it completly.
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