I owned a shop for two years. Wanna know how many cars I had in there that were screwed because of lack of an oil change but had enough oil? Zero.

I work in a huge shop have been for years I am a certified master tech and hold at least one certification from every major automaker and can tell you that is complete crap and you really shouldn't talk people out of maintaining their cars while driving 200 miles past the oil change will not instantly cause damage it will over time and will cause problems along the way skipping out on fresh oil leads to leaks, bad bearings, noisy lifters, scarred camshafts, and many other engine problems in fact most problems I fix originate from improper maintenance

#78 and #96: my father and I actually own a shop too. We've been running it for about 12 years or so now. Yes, I do know what I'm talking about. Read one of my replies above in another comment.

Actually you should change it every 3,000 miles. Time of year has no effect

I have my oil changed once a year. I only drive in locally in my small town. I use our other for out of town trips. I don't even clock 5,000 annually, usually. I use full synthetic that has a life of 5,500. It gets checked every three months, of course, but doesn't need changed. My husband's a mechanic, he says there is no need to change it more. It doesn't get driven enough.

Coolant and oil are two different things. Oil doesn't necessarily make the engine overheat. Low to no coolant will make the engine overheat. I speak from experience.

He means because that oil is gonna be hot as shit and burn him when he opens the oil pan and takes the filter off. I speak from experience.

it had plenty of oil, it just needed a change. two different things completely.

OP, even bad oil can blow up your engine at a certain point.

Yes, but not 200 miles over the warning signal. And that signal is based on the car, not the oil used, some synthetics have much higher milage.

I don't believe this one bit as that is literally impossible. Bad oil can lead to very bad problems. Adding oil doesn't do much except keep the oil level where it's supposed to be.