About 5000K Service

[LNah]

Hi guys. Noob question here. I understand that the 5000km service has to be done on schedule and it's normally scheduled at every 6 months by default. But due to my workplace being real close to home, I only drive 5000km in a year. Is it advisable for me to stick to the 6 month deadline even though it hasn't done enough kms yet or wait for it to do 5000km before I do the service? Anyone has an idea what might go wrong if I were to wait till the car comes to the 5000km mark after a year's time? btw, the car is a R33 gtst S1.

[CycoCity]

Whatever comes first is the general rule.

[pipster11]

run good quality synthetic oil and you should be ok

its mainly just 6 months because oil has a shelf life

[mad082]

yeah as above, do whatever comes first. oil does go off over time, so if you drive less then 5000kms in 6 months then change your oil every 6 months.

[mosquitocoils]

I'd probably be doing 5000kms / 3 months - whichever comes first.

That's just me though.

[LNah]

Thank you all for the info.

[SECURITY]

for me to change my oil i use the factory oil pressure gauge to tell me when. if it hits a certain spot (while at OT and idle) a few times before 5,000km then i change it then. it all depends on how you drive your car... and essentially how you use your oil.

its no good thrashing your car around and still only changing it at 5,000km when it needed to be changed at (for example) 3,000km when your oil pressure is a little lower then normal.