Re: oil change interval w/mobil 1

["mlcmlcmlc" <mlcmlc@enter.net>]

Phil

I agree whole heartedly with your statements. Why would anyone who cares
about their vehicle try to squeeze a few thousand miles more out of an oil
change?   In the longer term it just doesn't make sence. That's why I
mentioned it in the first place ; If you make the extra effort it will pay
off.  BTW when I mentioned my car & mobil 1 in a responce to Zsolt,  I'm
talking about MILES not Km.  I'm also talking about a turbo charged vehicle
(5000TQ) running about 15 psi, not a na oldsmobubble !!!  Turbos we all know
are absolutely brutal on oil when campared to na.  And I said less then (<)
a quart, Not "a couple".  !!!

Joel Stetina



-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Payne <quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk>
To: zsolt@telusplanet.net <zsolt@telusplanet.net>
Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Thursday, November 26, 1998 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: oil change interval w/mobil 1


>In message <365DCBCA.7275E597@telusplanet.net> Zsolt Kovacs writes:
>
>> I tend to get lazy changing my oil, and I had an oldsmobile with 250k km
on it I
>> drove that thing for about 15k km before changing oil and it only burns
about a
>> couple of quarts in this period and it's not synth either.
>
>It depends on the state of your engine, and how you drive it, etc.
>
>The _only_ reliable way to do it is to take a sample of the oil and get
>it analysed.  It's cheaper to do a change regardless.  The only economical
>way is to look at the oil on the dipstick and smell the contents of the
>cam cover.  Takes practice, but it's fairly reliable.  Fundamental -
>if it smells like sh*t, it _is_ sh*t.
>
>Intervals are for leasing companies and lawyers.  If the engine is
>_your_ property and _you_ stand on the line for any $$$$ - it's up to
>you.  No one can assume that responsibility.
>
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> Phil Payne
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