# Oil changes for low mileage cars

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-changes-for-low-mileage-cars/119811>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [June 25, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-changes-for-low-mileage-cars/119811 "2018-06-25T19:24:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![BillBachman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@BillBachman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillBachman)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-changes-for-low-mileage-cars/119811/1 "2018-06-25T19:24:11Z")

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This question could apply to any car. When driven only about one thousand miles per year how often should the oil be changed? I use Mobil 1 full synthetic.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-changes-for-low-mileage-cars/119811/2 "2018-06-25T20:19:03Z")

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Once a year. Mainly to remove moisture.