A Oil Filter service interval

Q - With service intervals of modern diesels regularly spanning longer than 5,000km, is it still worth changing the oil and filter each 5,000km like you would on an older 4WD, or is there really no point? I want to make sure I look after my new truck as best I can.

A - I've written a few tech articles about this before and the theme of them is to keep oil changes regular. Long oil change intervals (some run out to 20,000km!!) and $100 fixed service guarantees on new vehicles are exactly that:- Wrong. Warranty issues from poor servicing won't appear until well out of warranty so start laying good foundations now by changing your oil regularly.