RE: Mileage vs. time

["Rick Damiani" <rickd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Greg
> DellaCorte
> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 4:57 PM
> To: Triumph ST
> Subject: Mileage vs. time
>
>
> Most articles seem to recommend changing oil at 3000 miles
> or 3 months
> which ever occurs first.
>
> I rarely put on 3000 miles in less than three months.  My
> question is do
> you all change your oil four times a year even if you don't
> put on 12k?
> Is it necessary to change the oil based on time (as holds
> true for fuel)
> or is this a marketing angle?

3000 miles/three months is a marketing angle - especially with fully
synthetic oil. Triumph's change interval is 6000 miles or once a year,
whichever comes first.



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