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

[LL - NY]

Scented Massage Oil? ;-)

On 10/31/07, Tom Winter <tom at freeskier.com> wrote:
>
> 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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