Originally Posted By: Ihatetochangeoil
Thanks for the Post and information. I have changed my own oil for more years than I can remember. My reasons are myriad; and money is NOT a concern. I spend MORE money on my bypass filtration systems and synthetic oil.
I change my own oil for the peace of mind I have. For example, my wife's car has a Kleen-Oil KOU6 on it;
http://www.kleenoilusa.com/ the distributor I bought it from has a protected sales territory and told me I am the only passenger car in St. Louis, MO with this filter on it. My wife's car oil has 8,000+ miles on it and it is cleaner than new oil out of the container; with excellent TBN, viscosity and low wear metals.
My car has an Amsoil bypass filter on it together with Motorsilk and Filtermags. My oil has almost 20,000 miles on it and it is in ISO 4406 14/11 for cleanliness. I am building a bracket to install a Puradyn bypass filter on it in addition to the Amsoil bypass. I MAY never change my oil again, depending on UOA. But for now, I know my oil is cleaner than your oil, and it doesn't matter if you just changed yours.
There are SAE papers demonstrating that clean oil adds to engine longevity. I LIKE my car, and we'll see how long it lasts.
That's awesome... I installed an amsoil dual bypass setup on my 2003 CRV just this past August and I am loving it... it just makes sense, in every way. It erks me when people claim bypass filters are a waste of time, not a good ROI, you will never recover the cost, doesn't extend engine life(HAH).
After seeing my next UOA, (first one done at 5,000km) which will be at 15,000km or 20,000km, depending on how I feel at that point, currently I have 10,000km+ only on oil, and I hope to reach at least 60,000km OCI. I also want to get a engine compression test done right away to get a base line health figure.