This post is about some of my family members that can't see the light at the end of the tunnel.
My father, whom owned his own heavy equipment business at one time will not let his OCI's go more than 3K miles. If the current OCI in his 06 Lincoln TC, or, his 99 Chevy Silverado exceed 3K miles, he gets very antsy! He insists that his oil MUST be changed at 3K mile intervals!
His 06 LTC's OCI before the current one was changed with Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5W20 that was given to him by one of my cousins. Well, at 3K miles, he had that changed using his regular conventional oil he has been using for awhile, Havoline 5W20. He says that an OLM light stays on all of the time now and blames the PUP, stating that it ruined his engine. The engine runs smooth as silk.
Then, I have a cousin that owns a 2015 Silverado. It holds 8 qts. of oil, correct? Well, he changes his oil and filter with M1 5W30 and a OCOD oil filter, every 3-5K miles! I have tried to talk him into at LEAST let it go 8K miles until I am blue in the face! NO GEAUX! SMH! Oh, he ONLY uses FRAM OCOD filters because he said John Force and Don Garlits uses them!
And finally, I have the cousin that will only use PYB every 5K miles, which is ok. Well, he's convinced that if he uses ANY other oil besides PYB, his engines will stop running! Seriously, he actually thinks any other oil in his engines will make them throw a rod, seize up, overheat and blow a head gasket (there are more reasons he's told me.....) etc.! I just recently bought some BOGO Castrol 5W30, and offered it to him. He was insulted and started his "engine blowing up" rant. SMH!
So, would you try to keep making suggestions to them, or, just leave them alone in their own little worlds?
My father, whom owned his own heavy equipment business at one time will not let his OCI's go more than 3K miles. If the current OCI in his 06 Lincoln TC, or, his 99 Chevy Silverado exceed 3K miles, he gets very antsy! He insists that his oil MUST be changed at 3K mile intervals!
His 06 LTC's OCI before the current one was changed with Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5W20 that was given to him by one of my cousins. Well, at 3K miles, he had that changed using his regular conventional oil he has been using for awhile, Havoline 5W20. He says that an OLM light stays on all of the time now and blames the PUP, stating that it ruined his engine. The engine runs smooth as silk.
Then, I have a cousin that owns a 2015 Silverado. It holds 8 qts. of oil, correct? Well, he changes his oil and filter with M1 5W30 and a OCOD oil filter, every 3-5K miles! I have tried to talk him into at LEAST let it go 8K miles until I am blue in the face! NO GEAUX! SMH! Oh, he ONLY uses FRAM OCOD filters because he said John Force and Don Garlits uses them!
And finally, I have the cousin that will only use PYB every 5K miles, which is ok. Well, he's convinced that if he uses ANY other oil besides PYB, his engines will stop running! Seriously, he actually thinks any other oil in his engines will make them throw a rod, seize up, overheat and blow a head gasket (there are more reasons he's told me.....) etc.! I just recently bought some BOGO Castrol 5W30, and offered it to him. He was insulted and started his "engine blowing up" rant. SMH!
So, would you try to keep making suggestions to them, or, just leave them alone in their own little worlds?