OCI Based On Hours Not Miles ?

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This is really simple. Idling a gasoline car or truck is much different than run time on stationary equipment or on a heavy piece of diesel construction or farm equipment.

First off there is a different effect on idling a cold gas vehicle vs a fully warmed up one. So not all idle hours are equal.
Cold idle will add more fuel to the oil and the engine oil additives will not be effective causing more wear.
Average speed is also a weird metric. Many vehicles will be at their Best mpg at 45-50 mph yet you can never average your cruising speed. Fasterdrivi g may May be harder on oil, driving slower may be easier. Depending on countles factors.

I think Toyota has a good system. If you drive regular, you go 10k
This is simply defined.
If you use a cartop carrier, tow a trailer, drive on rough or dusty terrain, do delivery, or drive in heavy city traffic. Go5k
Dont over complicate does your driving fall into severe or not?
If you live in a city you think city driving is normal.. and it is for you, but it is still severe. Just like driving dusty and muddy roads is normal for me..still severe.
 
Originally Posted by Throt
Is it just me or is it not unacceptable that Hyundai hasn't built an OLM into their cars? I've owned two and may even end up with a 3rd here soon and I've always found that ridiculous. It's 2018. I think even my 1999 Grand Am monitored variables like RPM, time, miles etc. to adjust the OCI as needed.

It's never been enough to keep me from buying them because well, I am a BITOG memeber and clearly the oil will be changed when it needs to be and likely before.

*It's crazy that Hyundai / Kia have no OLM's in their vehicles yet !!! For the suburbs I'm running 5,000 mile , 125~150 hour , 26MPH average speed OCI's with synthetic oil .
 
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