oil changes?
I had this thought last night before i fell asleep. do we really need to change our oil? since our car burns oil and we have to replenish it every no and then. i figure in the amount of time that passes between oil changes i put almost that much oil in the car anyways. I know it's good to change it anyways, but i'm just bored as hell right now.
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Yes.
Frequent oil changes are the number one thing you can do to prevent premature engine destruction. Adding new oil to used oil won't remove the carbon/gasoline contaminants that cause oil to breakdown and fail as a lubricant; it will merely dilute them. |
Quickest way to kill a rotary: Don't change the oil regularly.
As someone on a Subaru forum said: "Change the oil, not the engine." Old oil kills rotaries. They're much less tolerant of abuse than a typical low output piston engine. Oil is cheap enough, and rebuilds suck. I try to change mine every 2000 miles or 3 months, whichever comes first. -=Russ=- |
The fact that our cars burn the oil in the combustion/compression chamber should make you just a little bit more weary about having a bunch of dirty oil, don't you think? I certainly don't want to inject dirt onto rotor housings, especially after seeing how delicate they are to wear lol.
--Gary |
I know it's bad to not change the oil. like i said it was one of those random thoughts passing through my mind before i went to sleep. Not to mention i was bored. I wouldn't dream about not changing it; but like i said, random thought and product of boredom.
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Similar question: The Mazda book that came with my car has the oil change intervial at 7500 miles. That seemed a little high to me so should I be changing it every 3k or so?
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Originally Posted by NorCal90
Similar question: The Mazda book that came with my car has the oil change intervial at 7500 miles. That seemed a little high to me so should I be changing it every 3k or so?
It is well worth it to me to have fresh oil in my car. I have never let any one of my FC's (4 in the past 5.5 years) go more than 3k miles between changes. |
Can you probably go longer than 2k? Certainly. My oil still is dark amber when I change it.
However, the amount of money wasted in frequent oil changes is significantly less than the cost (and annoyance) of a rebuild. Plus I premix, so I get more oil dilution than running the MOP setup. -=Russ=- |
7500 ? - kilometers maybe.
My owners manual says 3750 miles. I change a 3000. It's easy to remember. I write it on the oil filter. |
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