Ok thanksThe magic number is 75,000 miles but for a car that is 13 years old I see no reason not to start a bit early.
Why is there a magic number?The magic number is 75,000 miles but for a car that is 13 years old I see no reason not to start a bit early.
Yea. I thought with age the seals might benefit from a hm oil.The magic number is 75,000 miles but for a car that is 13 years old I see no reason not to start a bit early.
Why is there a magic number?
If you run an oil analysis on it, the Valvoline Max life synthetic blend has a lot of Molly in it compared to the standard synthetic blend. That is probably due to the recent SP additive package they put in. That might be one reason to run it, even if you don't have any oil leaks.. they had Molly in it originally. They took it out and they started putting it back in again.. to my knowledge.It was an internal Valvoline argument over whether Maxlife should say "100K" or "50K" when they developed the product and marketing in the 1990's. The "75,000" mark was the happy medium. That said there isn't much reason for going HM unless you're starting to weep oil as all oils have some seal conditioners.
I guess my question when ever these threads come up is "why wait". A lot of guys here change out parts before they break or start having issues as a preventative, I don't see any difference here.Why run HM oil if engine is not exhibiting any leak issues?
I guess my question when ever these threads come up is "why wait". A lot of guys here change out parts before they break or start having issues as a preventative, I don't see any difference here.
Maybe because you found it on sale with a rebate and it was $4 a Jug. Its not going to hurt a thing.Why run HM oil if engine is not exhibiting any leak issues?