Oil Question
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Oil Question
I only drive my car enough to change the oil once or twice a year. I usually put in 10w30. Is this okay? I just bought some today and I got to wondering if it will be alright through the summer, even though I wouldnt need to change it until mid winter.
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How many miles do you drive a year?
Oil should be changed by TIME OR MILEAGE. Or, you could waste $35 on a Used Oil Analysis. Make sure to have the TBN tested. This number will help let you know how well the oil can defend against acid.
Without the UOA, I WOULD still change the oil every 4 months even if it was 1k miles. Moisture, condensation, and other variables(like running on stale old fuel), will work that oil.
Since 3 supertech oil filters costs $6 and 15 quarts of supertech oil costs $20, my vote if for 3 oil changes a year. UOA, IMO, isn't too cost effective.
Mandatory usage of a fuel stabilizer if the vehicle isn't burning a full tank of gas every 2-3 weeks. Basically, if you drive <450 miles a month, you should use Stabil or any of its competitors(small engine or marine fuel stabilizers).
Just about any weight of oil can be used year round. Nothing wrong with your PCMO 10w30. But, I'd rather use a HDEO(15w40 summer or 5w40 winter) motor oil if you insist on being lazy with your Oil Change Interval.
Oil should be changed by TIME OR MILEAGE. Or, you could waste $35 on a Used Oil Analysis. Make sure to have the TBN tested. This number will help let you know how well the oil can defend against acid.
Without the UOA, I WOULD still change the oil every 4 months even if it was 1k miles. Moisture, condensation, and other variables(like running on stale old fuel), will work that oil.
Since 3 supertech oil filters costs $6 and 15 quarts of supertech oil costs $20, my vote if for 3 oil changes a year. UOA, IMO, isn't too cost effective.
Mandatory usage of a fuel stabilizer if the vehicle isn't burning a full tank of gas every 2-3 weeks. Basically, if you drive <450 miles a month, you should use Stabil or any of its competitors(small engine or marine fuel stabilizers).
Just about any weight of oil can be used year round. Nothing wrong with your PCMO 10w30. But, I'd rather use a HDEO(15w40 summer or 5w40 winter) motor oil if you insist on being lazy with your Oil Change Interval.
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Originally Posted by snowball
10w30 winter, 20w50 summer. read the faq.
Its my DD, so fuel stabilzer and all that isnt necessary. I just use it to get to work a few minutes away and to the train station for school. I hardly ever drive more than 30 minutes from home.
I guess Ill just go get some 20w50 then and save the 10w30 for winter. I didnt have a jack or jackstands before so it was kind of a hassle to find some to borrow and made me sort of lazy about it. I bought some today though so its not a big deal anymore.
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Yeah man, you should be changing your oil every 3 months, no matter how many miles you have on it. Old oil is supposedly -worse- for your car than over-used oil, as it has had time to build up more contaminants.
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Not trying to steal the thread, but the original owner of the 88TII I just bought said he has been running straight SAE 40 for the whole engines life, is this ok or do i need to convert over to 20w50, 20w50 is what i always ran in my other 7's... what do you think, temps here in the summer are like 100 degrees everyday and it dosent get that cold in the winter....
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oil changes should be every 3-5000 miles for a non turbo and 3000 miles for a turbo.
If you are only driving 6000-9000 miles a year then a couple of oil changes a year should be fine (depending on model)
If you are only driving 6000-9000 miles a year then a couple of oil changes a year should be fine (depending on model)
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With the number of people complaining about the milky deposits in the oil filler and oil cap, I would think that more maintenance, even for NA owners, is needed. I wouldn't use regular oil over 3 months or 3k miles without proof in the form of the UOA. The only NA UOAs that I've seen are for the Renesis and they're nothing to brag about.
But, with the number of geniuses blowing up engines weekly, why even bother with the oil changes. Do what you want and rebuild as needed.
Straight oil sucks. It rarely meets the testing specs set by manufactures and the likes of SAE/API/ILSAC/ACEA......
Are there any new products that require a straight weight besides the disposable ones like my lawnmover(which I use a multiweight in anyway)? Stick with the multiweight oils.
But, with the number of geniuses blowing up engines weekly, why even bother with the oil changes. Do what you want and rebuild as needed.
Straight oil sucks. It rarely meets the testing specs set by manufactures and the likes of SAE/API/ILSAC/ACEA......
Are there any new products that require a straight weight besides the disposable ones like my lawnmover(which I use a multiweight in anyway)? Stick with the multiweight oils.
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Originally Posted by deadRX7Conv
With the number of people complaining about the milky deposits in the oil filler and oil cap, I would think that more maintenance, even for NA owners, is needed. I wouldn't use regular oil over 3 months or 3k miles without proof in the form of the UOA. The only NA UOAs that I've seen are for the Renesis and they're nothing to brag about.
But, with the number of geniuses blowing up engines weekly, why even bother with the oil changes. Do what you want and rebuild as needed.
But, with the number of geniuses blowing up engines weekly, why even bother with the oil changes. Do what you want and rebuild as needed.
But people that are too cheap to change their oil every 3000 miles are probably way to cheap to get Oil testing done as well.
Straight oil sucks. It rarely meets the testing specs set by manufactures and the likes of SAE/API/ILSAC/ACEA......
Are there any new products that require a straight weight besides the disposable ones like my lawnmover(which I use a multiweight in anyway)? Stick with the multiweight oils.
Are there any new products that require a straight weight besides the disposable ones like my lawnmover(which I use a multiweight in anyway)? Stick with the multiweight oils.
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