my friend has gone 15k on regular oil
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You can eat Ramen noodles morning noon and night. You'll survive. Probably for quite a while. But you won't exactly be healthy.
You can never change your oil. Your car will survive. Probably for quite a while. But it won't exactly be healthy.
You can never change your oil. Your car will survive. Probably for quite a while. But it won't exactly be healthy.
Changing oil's for suckers.
Originally Posted By: Hethaerto
Changing oil's for suckers.
So is trolling...
Changing oil's for suckers.
So is trolling...
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My aunt has a Sunfire and it has quite a few miles on it. In the last year she forgot about changing her oil accidentally and went 30,000KM (18,750 Miles). The engine was fine but the oil was very thick and gooey. They put in some basic dino, ran it for a 1,000KM and then changed it out, then put in some good quality synthetic and the car runs fine.
I think we can run oils for much longer than 3K, or what the manufacturer calls for, but each engine is different. I would do a UOA to see how it holds up in the engine and then go from there.
I think we can run oils for much longer than 3K, or what the manufacturer calls for, but each engine is different. I would do a UOA to see how it holds up in the engine and then go from there.
I just finished 20K miles on a Purolator PP oil filter (7K , 7K and 6K OCI). There is no need to change your filter at every oil change.
Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette
I just finished 20K miles on a Purolator PP oil filter (7K , 7K and 6K OCI). There is no need to change your filter at every oil change.
I hope you saw this thread:
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/issues-with-cartridge-oil-filters.102871/
I just finished 20K miles on a Purolator PP oil filter (7K , 7K and 6K OCI). There is no need to change your filter at every oil change.
I hope you saw this thread:
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/issues-with-cartridge-oil-filters.102871/
Originally Posted By: StevieC
My aunt has a Sunfire and it has quite a few miles on it. In the last year she forgot about changing her oil accidentally and went 30,000KM (18,750 Miles). The engine was fine but the oil was very thick and gooey. They put in some basic dino, ran it for a 1,000KM and then changed it out, then put in some good quality synthetic and the car runs fine.
I think we can run oils for much longer than 3K, or what the manufacturer calls for, but each engine is different. I would do a UOA to see how it holds up in the engine and then go from there.
Maybe. But it's not worth the risk IMO. Anything you gain by saving money by not changing the oil, you might be just throwing away in reduced fuel-economy in an engine pumping "gooey" sludge at start-up. Especially in cooler weather...
When I was changing oil, some buffoon pulled in with a ticking Windstar. He was pretty goofy and a bit smug when I asked him if he ever changed the oil in the 20,000 miles since he leased it and he said "no. how did you guess?"
It was obvious he was sort of trying to cover this up with an aftermarket filter and receipt of the only service the vehicle ever had in 20K+...
We changed the oil, pulled off the factory gray filter and then notated the engine ticked prior to change to CYA and boy was he angry since he had to turn the vehicle back in shortly to Ford as his lease ended. I told him we weren't liable if something were to happen to his engine --and that if something happened it was his problem...
My aunt has a Sunfire and it has quite a few miles on it. In the last year she forgot about changing her oil accidentally and went 30,000KM (18,750 Miles). The engine was fine but the oil was very thick and gooey. They put in some basic dino, ran it for a 1,000KM and then changed it out, then put in some good quality synthetic and the car runs fine.
I think we can run oils for much longer than 3K, or what the manufacturer calls for, but each engine is different. I would do a UOA to see how it holds up in the engine and then go from there.
Maybe. But it's not worth the risk IMO. Anything you gain by saving money by not changing the oil, you might be just throwing away in reduced fuel-economy in an engine pumping "gooey" sludge at start-up. Especially in cooler weather...
When I was changing oil, some buffoon pulled in with a ticking Windstar. He was pretty goofy and a bit smug when I asked him if he ever changed the oil in the 20,000 miles since he leased it and he said "no. how did you guess?"
It was obvious he was sort of trying to cover this up with an aftermarket filter and receipt of the only service the vehicle ever had in 20K+...
We changed the oil, pulled off the factory gray filter and then notated the engine ticked prior to change to CYA and boy was he angry since he had to turn the vehicle back in shortly to Ford as his lease ended. I told him we weren't liable if something were to happen to his engine --and that if something happened it was his problem...
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It costs me around 10 bucks to change the oil on my van and it takes me around 20 minutes, most of which is just waiting for the oil to drain. Plus, I kind of like doing it since I started to do it myself a little over 2 years ago. I actually look forward to changing the oil. I have been using PYB for the most part because I had stashed up when it was on sale at Walmart for $8.00 a jug which was a great deal. I don't understand what's the big deal. Even if you can't change it yourself, just pay someone to do it for you. It ends up costing less then 30 bucks. And if you're really cheap, I see some places advertising oil changes for as little as 10 to 15 bucks. It's cheap insurance.
You should have grabbed your trusty filter wrench and:
Originally Posted By: Nickdfresh
Originally Posted By: StevieC
My aunt has a Sunfire and it has quite a few miles on it. In the last year she forgot about changing her oil accidentally and went 30,000KM (18,750 Miles). The engine was fine but the oil was very thick and gooey. They put in some basic dino, ran it for a 1,000KM and then changed it out, then put in some good quality synthetic and the car runs fine.
I think we can run oils for much longer than 3K, or what the manufacturer calls for, but each engine is different. I would do a UOA to see how it holds up in the engine and then go from there.
Maybe. But it's not worth the risk IMO. Anything you gain by saving money by not changing the oil, you might be just throwing away in reduced fuel-economy in an engine pumping "gooey" sludge at start-up. Especially in cooler weather...
When I was changing oil, some buffoon pulled in with a ticking Windstar. He was pretty goofy and a bit smug when I asked him if he ever changed the oil in the 20,000 miles since he leased it and he said "no. how did you guess?"
It was obvious he was sort of trying to cover this up with an aftermarket filter and receipt of the only service the vehicle ever had in 20K+...
We changed the oil, pulled off the factory gray filter and then notated the engine ticked prior to change to CYA and boy was he angry since he had to turn the vehicle back in shortly to Ford as his lease ended. I told him we weren't liable if something were to happen to his engine --and that if something happened it was his problem...
Originally Posted By: Nickdfresh
Originally Posted By: StevieC
My aunt has a Sunfire and it has quite a few miles on it. In the last year she forgot about changing her oil accidentally and went 30,000KM (18,750 Miles). The engine was fine but the oil was very thick and gooey. They put in some basic dino, ran it for a 1,000KM and then changed it out, then put in some good quality synthetic and the car runs fine.
I think we can run oils for much longer than 3K, or what the manufacturer calls for, but each engine is different. I would do a UOA to see how it holds up in the engine and then go from there.
Maybe. But it's not worth the risk IMO. Anything you gain by saving money by not changing the oil, you might be just throwing away in reduced fuel-economy in an engine pumping "gooey" sludge at start-up. Especially in cooler weather...
When I was changing oil, some buffoon pulled in with a ticking Windstar. He was pretty goofy and a bit smug when I asked him if he ever changed the oil in the 20,000 miles since he leased it and he said "no. how did you guess?"
It was obvious he was sort of trying to cover this up with an aftermarket filter and receipt of the only service the vehicle ever had in 20K+...
We changed the oil, pulled off the factory gray filter and then notated the engine ticked prior to change to CYA and boy was he angry since he had to turn the vehicle back in shortly to Ford as his lease ended. I told him we weren't liable if something were to happen to his engine --and that if something happened it was his problem...
Originally Posted By: Nickdfresh
When I was changing oil, some buffoon pulled in with a ticking Windstar. He was pretty goofy and a bit smug when I asked him if he ever changed the oil in the 20,000 miles since he leased it and he said "no. how did you guess?"
Can you explain this guy's thinking? I don't understand why someone would do this?
When I was changing oil, some buffoon pulled in with a ticking Windstar. He was pretty goofy and a bit smug when I asked him if he ever changed the oil in the 20,000 miles since he leased it and he said "no. how did you guess?"
Can you explain this guy's thinking? I don't understand why someone would do this?
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I'm guessing this guy was expecting his arrogance to push manufacturers into building maintenance-free vehicles.
He was probably about three hairs away from being a baboon.
Originally Posted By: Hethaerto
Originally Posted By: Nickdfresh
When I was changing oil, some buffoon pulled in with a ticking Windstar. He was pretty goofy and a bit smug when I asked him if he ever changed the oil in the 20,000 miles since he leased it and he said "no. how did you guess?"
Can you explain this guy's thinking? I don't understand why someone would do this?
Originally Posted By: Hethaerto
Originally Posted By: Nickdfresh
When I was changing oil, some buffoon pulled in with a ticking Windstar. He was pretty goofy and a bit smug when I asked him if he ever changed the oil in the 20,000 miles since he leased it and he said "no. how did you guess?"
Can you explain this guy's thinking? I don't understand why someone would do this?
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