Good points. It is just amazing too me that allot of sighted folks will fire up those big gas guzzling SUBS, just to drive a half a block too buy a pack of smokes, are something I have just never understood that. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 7:34 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] synthetic oil, interval between changes?
> Hi one fact this topic is overlooking is it doesnt matter how muych you > change your oil within reason because 95 percent of engine wear takes > place > at start up when all the oil is in the sump and during the warm up period > as > all the moving parts are tight till they expand at running temprature > letting an engine idle for 20 or 30 seconds every time you start it will > do > more for your engine than any amount of oil changes another thing stop > start > driving wil kill an engine quite quickly as it doesnt have time to warm > up, > if a journey is within walking distance guess what dont be a lazy sod walk > it and do the car a favour and get some exercise > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 11:03 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] synthetic oil, interval between changes? > > >> The last I recall, Amsoil said you could change your oil every 25,000 >> miles. I've been changing the oil once a year and the filter every six >> months. I've not had any problems, bu my wife doesn't put more than >> 12,000 miles a year on our Jeep. Most manufacturers are now saying >> even with conventional oil, you do not need to change it, but every >> 7,500 miles. Oil is cheap, but that's not the point as much as putting >> in the bes possible oil. I still believe an oil change is more based >> on driving habits, amount of driving, and factors of that nature. >> >> Scott >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> On Oct 16, 2007, at 9:14 AM, Larry Stansifer wrote: >> >>> John, >>> >>> Virtually all of the manufacturers have switched over to a full >>> synthetic >>> or a synthetic blend. >>> They all tell you can go from five to ten thousand on an oil change. >>> One >>> company "Ams Oil" even says you just change the filter and add one >>> quart of >>> their oil every three thousand miles. >>> If you operate your vehicle under optimal conditions and it doesn't >>> have a >>> lot of miles you could probably get away with a five or six thousand >>> mile >>> oil change cycle. My personal feeling is and has always been that >>> oil is >>> one of the cheapest things you will ever put in your automobile so you >>> might as well put in the best and change it every three thousand >>> miles. >>> Castral is one of Carol's major sponsors and I think they are >>> recommending >>> something on the order of a five thousand mile change cycle. for their >>> consumer based synthetic oils. >>> >>> HTH >>> >>> At 08:38 AM 10/16/2007 -0400, John Schwery wrote: >>> >Can one change oil less often with synthetic oil as opposed to >>> >regular oil? 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