Originally Posted By: tig1
Originally Posted By: demarpaint
Originally Posted By: tig1
Originally Posted By: StevieC
Originally Posted By: tig1
10,000 mile OCI on M1 5-30EP would be my choice. I've been doing 10,000 mile OCIs on M1 oils for 31 years. Never a failure and very clean engines.
Can you list all the engines you have done this in, and your driving habits? (I believe you, just more for history)
StevieC,
Started using M1 in 1978 in a new Dodge truck.
Also at that time purchased a 77Chevy Nova V8 till it had 120,000 miles on M1.
In 1985 had a brain fade and bought a 81 Plymouth K Car which was junk and only kept it for 3 months.
Traded it in for a new Escort wagon diesel and and between me and my son (he owned it for some time after me) we put 300,000 miles on it.
Also had a 84 Tempo diesel at the same time and put 140,000 miles on before selling it.
In 1990 bought a 90 Tempo gas and put 145,000 miles on it and sold it to a friend who ran the miles up to 256,000 miles before wrecking it.At this time I bought a 91 Ranger which I put 190,000 miles on it, then gave it to my oldest son which he is still driving. 330,000 miles.
After the Tempo I bought the Mercury I have now(215,000 miles) and a year and a half ago purchased the 07 Focus I also have.
In between all this I owned a 2000 Ranger for 2 years when I needed a truck. Just think all the money spent on cars and trucks. All these on various M1 oils and 10,000 mile OCIs.
My driving habits are what I would consider normal. A lot of trips but also a fair amount of city driving. I'm not a hot rodder but do a few WOT passes from time to time.
Some impressive results,
and in a cold climate too. Living on Long Island if I drove as many combined miles as you have I'd probably be driving full time and have no time for anything else. Traffic is the norm around here, unless you travel off peak, and then there's always some kind of road repair going on somewhere
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There are two of us,wife and I, driving so the miles do add up. One son and his family live in Florida,3-4 trips a down there a year. Also many trips to Maine and Colorado. It all adds up to high mileage cars.
I'm not doubting you, just living where I do, and driving under the conditions I drive under I'd spend half my life behind the wheel. My BIL moved from Long Island to Florida, and drives up to NY half a dozen times a year, his miles are piling up now.
Your success with Mobil 1 is still impressive!