# Oil change frequency **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chrysler, sebring, oil\ **Created:** [June 19, 2010, 7:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-frequency/50536 "2010-06-19T07:06:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drewmajor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewmajor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/drewmajor)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2010, 7:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-frequency/50536/1 "2010-06-19T07:06:46Z")
I drive only 1,000 miles a year in sunny California weather, so how often should I change my oil? ---
**Author:** ![BadaBing2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c0e974/32.png) [@BadaBing2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BadaBing2010)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2010, 8:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-frequency/50536/2 "2010-06-19T08:23:49Z")
How do you drive those 1k miles ? 2 trips of 500 miles each every six months? or 3 miles every day? or etc, etc, etc… ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2010, 10:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-frequency/50536/3 "2010-06-19T10:13:10Z")
Open that little book that came with your car (or order one if non came with a used car) It will answer your question. It will likely say X miles or X months, whichever comes first. That’s all there is to it. Be sure to use an oil that meets the specifications in that book and Don’t have it changed at a quick oil place. ---
**Author:** ![geeaea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@geeaea](https://community.cartalk.com/u/geeaea)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2010, 10:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-frequency/50536/4 "2010-06-19T10:57:00Z")
Even the owners manual is not setup to handle your unique situation. Once a year should work for you. 2 or 3 would be more likely. Time will destroy your car more than any “per mile” insult that it can see. ---
**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2010, 11:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-frequency/50536/5 "2010-06-19T11:46:58Z")
Change it every 6 months if you use conventional oil. Change it once a year if you use full synthetic.