gathermewool
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After my initial post, you responded with this:
Originally Posted By: yaris0128
For further information on the oil change the car never sat for long periods of time without being driven. On a rainy day when I go to work it's my vehicle over a bike and I live in the Pacific Northwest so that's often. It may see 100 miles a week. For the last 6 months it's been nearly the only vehicle I drive seeing 200+ a week. The oil never needed topping off and after 10k it's perfectly level and ya its a nice shade of black. The valves and cams look amazing. No sludge or visible wear patterns at all and it looks brand new.
Additional information would specific operational cycles, such as:
1. The number of miles it is driven each time it is started
2. Warmup times, if at all
3. Driving style, e.g., aggressive or conservatively slow.
4. City, highway, mixed driving?
5. etc.
Anything you think of that has an effect on oil is important for us to make a WAG as to whether what you did is probably ok or probably not. The data you give is subjective, of course, but it gives us an idea of what the oil is being subjected to. You can yourself look at used oil analysis threads and compare what they report with how you operate to get a good idea to.
The only way to know for sure, though, would be to send off a sample, which could very well show that your oil is good to go; conversely, it could show that the oil is degraded to the point that you're risking much by doing what you're doing.
Originally Posted By: yaris0128
For further information on the oil change the car never sat for long periods of time without being driven. On a rainy day when I go to work it's my vehicle over a bike and I live in the Pacific Northwest so that's often. It may see 100 miles a week. For the last 6 months it's been nearly the only vehicle I drive seeing 200+ a week. The oil never needed topping off and after 10k it's perfectly level and ya its a nice shade of black. The valves and cams look amazing. No sludge or visible wear patterns at all and it looks brand new.
Additional information would specific operational cycles, such as:
1. The number of miles it is driven each time it is started
2. Warmup times, if at all
3. Driving style, e.g., aggressive or conservatively slow.
4. City, highway, mixed driving?
5. etc.
Anything you think of that has an effect on oil is important for us to make a WAG as to whether what you did is probably ok or probably not. The data you give is subjective, of course, but it gives us an idea of what the oil is being subjected to. You can yourself look at used oil analysis threads and compare what they report with how you operate to get a good idea to.
The only way to know for sure, though, would be to send off a sample, which could very well show that your oil is good to go; conversely, it could show that the oil is degraded to the point that you're risking much by doing what you're doing.
