Originally Posted by Scout1
Originally Posted by ARCOgraphite
Originally Posted by Scout1
Originally Posted by Mad_Hatter
This is normally an expensive lube to be running just 4500 miles, did you get a good deal on it? Not my business to dictate how you spend your cash but a dino/syn blend will do 4.5k easily at a fraction of the cost... just food for thought....
Just $2/Qt. so it's cheap to me! Most of my stash is this sort of premium oil since for the last three years I've hit the Autozone year end clearance and stocked up on some pretty nice stuff!
You are wearing the engine by overchanging the oil with Ep oils. And wasting material and oils and doing environmental harm. Multiply this practice by 50 million then you'll see the impact.
So lets see a 7K OCI at least next time.
Yeah, but look at how clean my valve cover pics have been - no varnish at all!!! And I know you can go longer and yeah, I feel a little guilty for not "using up" my oil but my philosophy is to use up as much of the planet as I can and leave a charred burned out hulk for my grand kids!
Just kidding for sure! In all seriousness, when I think about caring for my cars, I do put some extra in them that keeps them in exceptional shape. For instance, I do trans drain and fills far more often than most since my belief is that is the best way to give them a long life. I feel the same about motor oil, I could go longer but since I don't know exactly how long, I tend to change early rather than late. My son on the other hand, follows his maintenance minder on his 2009 Odyssey which takes him out to about 7500 miles. Unfortunately, I now hear what sounds like a slight rod knock... who knows, maybe 7500 is a bit long for that V6?
Be careful what you say about following the MM and an engine knock. That can start WW-III here. j/k
It would be interesting to know the source of the sound, and what part that might have failed, along with the miles, info on the oil and grade used, the filter, etc. You
might be onto something with the possible cause. Trav had posted pics of Odyssey van engines [that vintage] he worked on, and stated the OCI was possibly the cause due to the varnish and sludge that had accumulated in engines that were maintained according to the mfg. recommendations.