[s-cars] Subject: ticking- should i worry?

[Tom Winter]

Floyd, I change my oil at approximately 4000 miles, with mobile 1. Everyone
on the list will tell you to use synthetic. I'd say if you indulge in a lot
of very spirited driving at high RPMs you may want to change it at 3000. You
probably can go 5000 w/o worrying. Just use high-quality filters (like
Mann), not the Fram crap from Wal Mart.

But, I'm guessing that you've just opened a big can o worms for the list.

Nothing like oil to get everyone all excited. ;-)

Tom
'95 S6 Avant


On 10/31/07 7:42 AM, "Floyd Noel" <floyd.noel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sure enough, the oil level is low. What do the experts suggest as far
> as mileage between oil changes? I was thinking 3000 since the s-car is
> of the higher mileage persuasion.
> 
> R/S
> Floyd Noel
> Sgt/USMC
> 
> On Oct 31, 2007, at 6:21 AM, Robert Myers <robert at s-cars.org> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Agreed, Tom.  I would further suggest that the oil level would be
>> better slightly _above_ the full mark.
>> 
>> Bob
>> 
>> 
>> At 09:05 AM 10/31/2007, Tom Winter wrote:
>>>> On 10/31/07 12:13 AM, "Noel wrote: I started hearing a ticking
>>> sound at idle.
>>> The engine still seems to run just fine, so I was hoping for some
>>> help.
>>> 
>>> Check your oil level. A low level can result in ticking.
>>> 
>>> And if you are needing to add oil on a regular basis, like every
>>> 1000 - 2000
>>> miles, yeah, I'd start to worry about that! And wonder where all
>>> that smoke
>>> was coming from, too! ;-)
>>> 
>>> Good luck.
>>> 
>>> Tom
>>> 95 S6 Avant
>>> 
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