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Re: Mechanic Bashing and Oil Changes
Posted to Shop Management Forum on 12/14/2010

FWIW, 3k oil changes are overkill. However, most customers go 4-5k, which is likely just fine.

The problem is, if you start recommending a 5 k interval, most will probably go 7-8k before changing oil. IMHO, that may be stretching it for non-synthetic oils, e... Login to read more.