I average much less than 6000 miles a year, more like 1,500 to 2,500, and I
change my oil and filter around mid-April and then again in late November.
I have also been putting in an STP additive as well for the last 17 years.
Like you, the PA winters put a big damper on my winter driving.
Dave Willner
Stroudsburg PA
59 TR3 TS65107L
70 BSA 441 Victor Special
At 06:49 PM 2/6/00 -0500, Bob Danielson wrote:
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>I'm going to guess that 99% of us drive our Triumphs less than 6000 miles
>per year so I'm wondering what the oil change frequency is? I do about 5000
>miles a year, with 95% being between April and December. Winter driving
>(Dec - Apr) is left up to the New England weather and the road salt Gods. My
>habit has been to change the oil and filter on the first of every quarter
>(Jan 1, Apr 1, Jul 1 & Oct 1). Why? It's easy to remember and it gets me
>under the car 4 times a year to "check" things out. Now I'm wondering if
>this is overkill. With relatively little driving from Oct - Apr, maybe I
>only need to do it 3 times a year: Apr 1 to start the season, Jul 1 and then
>Oct 1 to finish the driving year. What do all you listers do?
>TIA
>Bob Danielson
>75 TR6 - status at
>http://pages.cthome.net/BobD
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