I agree with the thought that UOA's do have a tangible value in establishing OCI's but beyond that it's more entertainment than anything.quote:
Originally posted by Spector:
Good point.quote:
Originally posted by Dr. T:
The point of this post is that while UOA's are an indicator, they shouldn't be taken as gospel to determine appropriate wear or oil change intervals. Again, the 3mp oil study....why aren't we all doing 18k oil change intervals with M-1 5-30??? Can someone tell me they're convinced to switching to 18k from 3k/3mo. changes???
In my case although I am playing the devil's advocate on this thread, I have used UOA to establish the intervals, from 5000-12,000 depending on the car/driving etc., but do I need to keep doing them once this has been established, probably not.
I would not use someone else's UOA history to determine how to care for my car. The only UOA that matters is the one done on YOUR car, based on YOUR choice of oil and YOUR driving habits and conditions. While the 3MP test was interesting and entertaining, ultimately its meaningless for everyone except 3MP.