Hello. My son has a 2018 Nissan Altima SV and it had some work done at the dealership after an incident and he thought the oil was changed when it was there, well the low oil pressure light came on and so he called the dealership and found out oil had not been changed. He took it to Wal-mart for an …

You’re right, I suppose I assigned my driving habits to the poster’s. I will hit 5k miles before 6 months. I’m not sure I’d go changing the oil more frequently than necessary, though (once a month for a period), unless I was doing some sort of flush. I just don’t think it’s really going to make mu…

[image] Scrapyard-John: I’m not sure I’d go changing the oil more frequently than necessary, though (once a month for a period), unless I was doing some sort of flush. I just don’t think it’s really going to make much difference. 1 month old oil isn’t going to remove much more sludge (if any) th…

So he just started a new job and has about a 30 mile drive each way, not much stop and go traffic at all. He was working a temporary job where he had about a 15 mile drive daily, but was working security and basically sat in his car for the majority of each shift, so it was running a lot. He is also…

[image] deborahl79_177961: basically sat in his car for the majority of each shift, so it was running a lot. Extensive idling is not good for the oil. In a circumstance like that, adhering to mileage intervals could lead to oil changes being done much less often than they should be. And, b…

[image] VDCdriver: You could well be correct. It is entirely possible that the OP’s son has neglected the maintenance of this engine to the extent that a mechanic will have to open it up and clean it out with his hands and tools–at significant expense. But, it might be worth a few short-duratio…

[image] VDCdriver: Extensive idling is not good for the oil. In a circumstance like that, adhering to mileage intervals could lead to oil changes being done much less often than they should be Agree with the above for sure. 5k miles (or 6 months) would be my max. Maybe less if idling extensiv…

The damage has already been done if any. Just do as the others have suggested and hope for the best with changing oil and keeping the level up. First thing to if the light comes on is check the oil level.

The only experience I ever had like this ended miserably.

The code for the cam sensor was probably caused by the low oil level. W/any luck just keeping the oil and filter fresh will solve that problem. The question at this point is whether there was any internal engine damage done by operating the engine w/too little oil. If there was you’ll soon know; o…

The fact that the lack of oil pressure light turns off means nothing. It takes very little oil pressure to turn off that light and while the light may go out that does not mean there is enough pressure to safely protect the engine. Black oil, less than half a gallon of oil in it means trouble ahead…

Overdue Oil Change and Sludge, safe to drive after oil change?

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Scrapyard-John October 31, 2021, 9:47pm 14

Agree with the above for sure. 5k miles (or 6 months) would be my max. Maybe less if idling extensively. Honestly, I’d try to avoid extensive idling at all.

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