1st oil change

[Marcelostinger]

Hello everyone, how many miles till a have my first oil change. Got a 2021 gt and I was wondering if you change with 3k 5k or before that, tks!!!!

 

[ChaneRZ]

I’d change at 3k then every 6k.

 

[nhcowboy28]

There is this magical book. It speaks of the future. RTFM.

 

[amehring1982]

I’m almost at 3k and will be doing my first oil change next weekend.

 

[SafetyPilotCal]

I did my first oil change at 3K. Been doing 7K mile intervals since then.

 

[MerlintheMad]

The owner's manual was my mealtime read, my bathroom read and my bedtime read. Even so, I still have to refer to it (or them, if you count the media and warranty books) rather often.

Nonetheless, I'll answer because I like to: 3K is for "severe driving conditions"; normal is 6K miles. Around here we get salted roads in the winter, but for eight, nine months out of the year driving conditions are not severe; so, I opt to change oil every c. 4K miles.

 

[JTank1]

I did mine at 1k and again at 3k. 1k was full of glitter. Some break in pieces in the filter but seemed like KIA uses a lot of assembly lube. Happy I changed it early, I can't imagine it hurts to remove all those fine particles moving through the engine early.

 

[Marcelostinger]

Did you use synthetic oil, if you don't mind me asking how much you paid for, tks .

 

[colnago1331]

I did my first (oil only) at 1,000 miles. I’ll do the next one at 5,000 (with filter too). And I’ll change it every 5,000 after that. I used Castrol Edge 5W-30, which cost something like $25 per 5-gallon jug.

 

[JTank1]

I used Mobil 1 5W-30 EP. As long as it meets ACEA A5/B5, that's the spec for our weight. I need around 6.5 qts to reach full on the dipstick, that's including the filter change.

 

[Marcelostinger]

I did my first (oil only) at 1,000 miles. I’ll do the next one at 5,000 (with filter too). And I’ll change it every 5,000 after that. I used Castrol Edge 5W-30, which cost something like $25 per 5-gallon jug.

Thanks!!!

 

[Marcelostinger]

I did my first (oil only) at 1,000 miles. I’ll do the next one at 5,000 (with filter too). And I’ll change it every 5,000 after that. I used Castrol Edge 5W-30, which cost something like $25 per 5-gallon jug.

Any specific reason why you only changed the oil and not also the filter in your first time? Tks!!!

 

[colnago1331]

Any specific reason why you only changed the oil and not also the filter in your first time? Tks!!!

Honestly - not really other than laziness. Since I used an oil extractor I didn't have to lift up the car to even drain the oil pan.