Well, I've read on hear a lot that short trips are really hard on an oil, and that it doesn't give the engine much of a chance to heat up and burn off the condensation/water in the oil.
Today, I went and got the oil and filter changed in my girlfriends 2002 Mustang GT (4.6L SOHC V-8).
It's got a little a little over 26,000 miles on it, and up till 23,000 miles, had been on a diet of Castrol 5W-20 and Mobil-1 oil filters.
At 23,000, I switched her over to Mobil-1 0W-20 and a Mobil-1 oil filter.
She goes around 5 miles to and from the train station every weekday, and then short trips around town. She's also been driving her winter car a lot, so the Mustang hasn't been driven a lot this winter.
I don't remember how long in months the oil has been in there, but it was run darn close either way to 3,000 miles.
The guy changing the oil brings the oil fill cap in and all in it is this thick foamy substance.
He called it even before I did: Short trips, not much heating up of the oil...said he sees a lot of this especially during the winter.
So, to all who run their cars for short durations, you might want to consider taking it out once a week to let it burn some of the condensation off.
Definitely the short trips are hard on oil myth has been disproven.
Sending the oil off for anaylsis ASAP...will be interesting, not many Mobil-1 0W-20 Ford 4.6L UOA's out there.
Take it easy!
Chuck
Today, I went and got the oil and filter changed in my girlfriends 2002 Mustang GT (4.6L SOHC V-8).
It's got a little a little over 26,000 miles on it, and up till 23,000 miles, had been on a diet of Castrol 5W-20 and Mobil-1 oil filters.
At 23,000, I switched her over to Mobil-1 0W-20 and a Mobil-1 oil filter.
She goes around 5 miles to and from the train station every weekday, and then short trips around town. She's also been driving her winter car a lot, so the Mustang hasn't been driven a lot this winter.
I don't remember how long in months the oil has been in there, but it was run darn close either way to 3,000 miles.
The guy changing the oil brings the oil fill cap in and all in it is this thick foamy substance.
He called it even before I did: Short trips, not much heating up of the oil...said he sees a lot of this especially during the winter.
So, to all who run their cars for short durations, you might want to consider taking it out once a week to let it burn some of the condensation off.
Definitely the short trips are hard on oil myth has been disproven.
Sending the oil off for anaylsis ASAP...will be interesting, not many Mobil-1 0W-20 Ford 4.6L UOA's out there.
Take it easy!
Chuck