# Oil Change Schedule **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ram, dodge, 1500\ **Created:** [April 10, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-schedule/63544 "2011-04-10T02:59:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![frank52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@frank52](https://community.cartalk.com/u/frank52)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-schedule/63544/1 "2011-04-10T02:59:51Z")
2007 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 4wd 5.7 I only put 4000 miles a year. Schedule calls for 5000 or 6 months. I run Mobil 1 Synthetic 5w20. Do you think I still have to change the oil in 6 months ---
**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-schedule/63544/2 "2011-04-10T03:19:46Z")
Yes, using synthetic oil doesn’t mean the oil change schedule changes. ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-schedule/63544/3 "2011-04-10T13:38:23Z")
Yes /Thread ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-schedule/63544/4 "2011-04-10T14:09:30Z")
Yes, I would change oil spring and fall! With that few miles, your operation falls in the “severe service” category. You may want to check the oil specified in the operator’s manual. I would certainly not use a 5W20 when towing a trailer, for instance.