4k a year - 1 or 2 oil changes?

1. VTS123 Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2007 Poole, Dorset Posts: 447 Mk1 VTS

   #1 31st May 2011, 21:49

   As the title says, I am currently doing only 4k a year with no short trips. Should I change the oil and filter twice a year i.e. after only 2k or would once a year be ok?
2. Gabbastard Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2002 United Kingdom Posts: 8390

   #2 31st May 2011, 21:51

   just the once man.
3. Ashleyp Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2008 Bedford & Manchester Posts: 17504

   #3 31st May 2011, 21:51

   once will be fine.
   
   the engine won't fall apart if you dont service it every second of the day, although some people on here will have you think different.
4. user_38198 Established Member Joined: Oct 2009 West Mids Posts: 1847 Peugeot 106 1.1

   #4 31st May 2011, 21:52

   You can get away with once a year really, providing you use good quality oil and the car isn't standing for long periods of time.
   
   You can change it every 6 months though, purely for piece of mind.
5. VTS123 Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2007 Poole, Dorset Posts: 447 Mk1 VTS

   #5 31st May 2011, 22:03

   Thanks for the advice chaps. I was thinking once would propably be ok
6. vtr-man L-plater Joined: May 2011 norfolk Posts: 66 Saxo vtr and a Pug cti 1.9

   #6 1st June 2011, 10:19

   regular use and occassional longish runs are the best treatment for an engine, and using a good quality oil and filter once a year is fine, or if you are doing huge mileage per year then change every time you get to about 10/12k
7. f13sta Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 loughborough Posts: 2229 1988 ford fiesta mk2 1.4- 2001 black saxo furio (d

   #7 2nd June 2011, 19:23

   personally cause i run a mk2 since buying the saxo for a winter hack last september i did service that as the book says wich is 6000 miles or 6 months witch ever is first. i never got to 6000 miles i've had it 3 yrs now and not ever got to 10K lol. but now i'm running the saxo aswell i followed on that of service every 6 months regardless of miles (very rare i'd do more than 4K) cause i am a mechanic it is a full service every 6 months but it bearly costs me anything cause i do it at work and only have to pay for the oil and air filters.
   
   but i'd do it every 6 months personally just a piece of mind if you ever come round to selling.
8. VTS123 Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2007 Poole, Dorset Posts: 447 Mk1 VTS

   #8 2nd June 2011, 20:58

   I could always compromise and alternate between oil only and oil+filter every six months
9. ChAdS Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 1385

   #9 2nd June 2011, 22:52

   I change the oil and oil filter every 6 months just over, doesnt cost much.