Oil Life / Change Interval and Tire Rotation

[rqjoe]

So as the one post said in that long discussion from another site, all engines and types of driving are different and dictate different intervals. But for me, Wal-Mart synthetic at 10,000 mile intervals has gotten me to 226,000 miles with no issues. As for tires, I know you guys have different tires than on my old LS but it came with Firestones that went 135,500 miles before I replaced them with the same; the second set now has 90,500 miles on them. And while these things are no high performance tires they work really well on wet roads and also on snowy roads; I am often one of the fastest things on the road in the snow.

 

[mikeg]

Need oil change help. I haven't changed the oil in my cars in the last 10 years. I attempted it yesterday. I think I found the drain plug on the passenger side of the crankcase with it being located vertically on a side wall. It appears to be a 15mm sized bolt. Is this correct? Is it a reverse thread? Who ever tighten the bolt last, torqued the s--t out of it. I was able to loosen the oil filter canister.

 

[Boosted]

My drain plug is located on the passenger side, back of the oil pan facing down towards the rear of the car and was not reverse thread.

 

[zinner]

The bolt/plug is 15mm and it's on the oil pan facing the rear of the car. It has a rubber seal embedded in it. I kind of remember it right in the middle of the car. Might be a little towards the passenger side, but not much.