Mobil 1

[Richard J. Andrews]

I change mine every 3000 or 2 weeks.....
whichever comes first...
i do a bit of spirited driving ;)
if you know what i mean..
definately never 25000, maybe 5000 if you drive like grandma...

cheers!
rich
'86 4kq
At 02:00 AM 1/22/01, you wrote:
>     AWWW CRAP!  All my messages that were sent during the lists infamous
>downtime are just getting posted now.  Any body else getting this?
>         While I'm here I might as well ask.  How is this possible?  Oils
>break down after a certain amount of wear and tear.  25000 miles is a long
>way, almost a years worth of driving on my cars, and my oils need changing
>after 5000 km which is more then 7 oil changes of my oils to 1 oil change of
>this miracle elixer.  Unless Mobil 1 is different, or the definition of
>"normal use" is different.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Huw Powell <audi at mediaone.net>
>To: Rave Racer <Ravewar at home.com>
>Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 2:55 AM
>Subject: Re: Mobil 1
>
>
> > it's in the subject line.  under normal use Mobil One is good for a
> > change interval of 25k miles.
> >
> > Rave Racer wrote:
> > >
> > >         You change your oil every 25000 miles?!  Is this possible?  Can
>an
> > > engine live with 25000 mile oil in it?  How can you find an oil that has
> > > 500% more life then the oil I use?  Please tell me more about this oil?
> > >                                                                     RR
> > >
> > > > longer in my engine, than if I stayed with a stock filter. For
>example, I
> > > > change my oil every 12 months / 25,000 miles. I change the filter at
>the
> > > > half life (14-15,000) miles. If I start to think I'm crazy, I have the
>oil
> > > > tested (free) to justigy my sanity. There's alot more information to
>this
> > > > story if you'd like me to email you directly. (just my experiences,
>not
> > > > trying to start a list discussion).
> >