Bobby Likis: Is an Annual Oil Change OK?

Jim called in with a great question. He only puts about 3,000 miles on his car a year, and wanted to know if its ok to only change the oil annually. Take and look and see what Bobby had to say.
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[@ernestclayton8550]

I have a 2002 Chevy Silverado 4.3l and 138000 miles. I drive daily, but short trips mostly.... between 300 to 400 miles a month! I use full synthetic and change my oil every 6 months! I welcome comments and recommendations! Cheer's

[@nickv4073]

So you turned a simple question into an ad for Royal Purple.

[@afaafjowsi9435]

Hello I have a Toyota Corolla 2000 dx wagon car which I almost don't drive at all it already drove over 250000 km . Last year March i changed oil and i just drove 30km should I change the oil and how often should I??(all though Ii start the car daily and run it for 15mins)

[@chineduokonkwo5777]

I run my Honda Odyssey 06 on conventional oil and do oil changes once in a year with 3000 miles on the odometer even though the oil life stays at 40% most times before the change. Now the question is, am I safe doing that?

[@charliesmith5545]

12,000 miles is only half the mileage most people run in a year. That would be no good for a year that oil.