Hello, all. I’m once again flirting with the idea of purchasing an older (2014) vehicle with very low original mileage (approx 21k). CARFAX shows 3 verified services on the vehicle; each approximately every 7k-ish miles meaning several years between as it was driven quite rarely. I assume the owner followed the OLM and the CARFAX states they did have it serviced at the original dealer.
I know there are issues with an older yet rarely driven vehicle with things aging out, but what - if any - danger was there from very larger periods of time but low miles between OCIs? Aside from the info on the CARFAX I’m at a loss for detailed information. I do have 1qt of unused HPL EC30 that I never got around to using with a previous project so I can sub that in for a single quart of regular oil; again, not sure that is “necessary” given the low mileage but if I don’t use it, it will continue to sit.
Aside from the standard OCI I’ll be changing all other fluids for a fresh reset under my ownership. It’s an Acura K24 engine so no GDI issues and pretty robust in my experience (have owned several others over the last 2 decades).
I know there are issues with an older yet rarely driven vehicle with things aging out, but what - if any - danger was there from very larger periods of time but low miles between OCIs? Aside from the info on the CARFAX I’m at a loss for detailed information. I do have 1qt of unused HPL EC30 that I never got around to using with a previous project so I can sub that in for a single quart of regular oil; again, not sure that is “necessary” given the low mileage but if I don’t use it, it will continue to sit.
Aside from the standard OCI I’ll be changing all other fluids for a fresh reset under my ownership. It’s an Acura K24 engine so no GDI issues and pretty robust in my experience (have owned several others over the last 2 decades).