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My brother in law does that it drives me insane lol but he never changes the filter until about 2-3 years. He says you shouldn’t bother on a car with over 200,000 miles which I strongly disagree with him on.
I am curious to see how many have owned a vehicle where the oil was never changed, but just continually topped off, due to leaks or consumption, or whatever.
Would one fresh quart going in every 1000 miles be sufficient, assuming the filter was changed on a regular basis?
I kid you not, if you stood anywhere near the tailpipe when he started it,you'd get sprayed with oil haha!!I had a 63 Corvair like that but I was getting 200 mile/qt. It looked like an old city bus spewing blue smoke everytime you accelerated.
Mine's a 99 but doesn't use any at 150,000 miles. Must have gotten a good one.A lot of late 2000's GM truck owners are running that experiment now.
A quart every 1000 miles is a lot of filling.The question I posed was not referring to a new car with a factory fill never getting an oil change. I twice specified 1 qt. added every 1000 miles, so, thats a 5 qt "change" every 5000 miles, essentially.
He said late 2000s. Hes referring to the generation on 5.3 Vortec engines with displacement on demand and vvt. I think that began in 2007. I've seen quite a few that foul plugs with oil, get run low of oil, get lifters stuck in one position and eat a lifter and cam lobe. It isnt pretty. That's not to say they all do that, but it is an issue that exists. Chrysler hemis with DOD and vvt have the same issue. If you come across a Ram Hemi with a misfire that isnt ignition, computer, or fuel injector failure, put money on that cylinder having a destroyed cam lobe. They dont wipe one out, they disintegrate it.Mine's a 99 but doesn't use any at 150,000 miles. Must have gotten a good one.
When I was a lad working construction my work truck was a 65 power wagon that was 4 years old. Somewhere around 60,000 it started using about one quart at about 1200 miles so I just changed filters every 3-4 months. It averaged 50% highway. the 318 always performed well and never smoked but it did leak a little. Kept it 4 years and it never changed consumption or performance. Don't know the mileage.I am curious to see how many have owned a vehicle where the oil was never changed, but just continually topped off, due to leaks or consumption, or whatever.
Would one fresh quart going in every 1000 miles be sufficient, assuming the filter was changed on a regular basis?
I'm so sorry your majesty. I didn't realize every single post here had to be personally approved by you.The question I posed was not referring to a new car with a factory fill never getting an oil change. I twice specified 1 qt. added every 1000 miles, so, thats a 5 qt "change" every 5000 miles, essentially.
Yeah I think cylinder shutoff has been problematic since the days of the Caddy V8-6-4. GM, Chrysler,and Honda have all had their struggles.He said late 2000s. Hes referring to the generation on 5.3 Vortec engines with displacement on demand and vvt. I think that began in 2007. I've seen quite a few that foul plugs with oil, get run low of oil, get lifters stuck in one position and eat a lifter and cam lobe. It isnt pretty. That's not to say they all do that, but it is an issue that exists. Chrysler hemis with DOD and vvt have the same issue. If you come across a Ram Hemi with a misfire that isnt ignition, computer, or fuel injector failure, put money on that cylinder having a destroyed cam lobe. They dont wipe one out, they disintegrate it.