> I am kidding, but just a little. My personal oil
> changing experience leads me to believe that all this
> frequent oil changing is just a scam and not by the
> oil companies. Just two more points of data. I had a
> 1983 Mazda 626 for 10 years. I changed the oil twice.
> It still ran strong before I sold it at 200,000
> miles. I had a 1980 BMW 320i for 21 years. The oil
> got changed maybe 5 times. It never had a problem and
> ran great.
>
> According to those quick change places, you should
> change your oil every 3000 miles. Right. According
> to the manufactuers, it should be changed every 7500
> miles. I read a Mobil oil report that said engine oil
> is good for 15000 - 30000 miles. Who's right?
>
> How many engine rebuilds have you people who change
> your oil every 3000 miles had to do? I'm not saying
> that frequent oil changes are bad, other than for the
> environment, just that they are a waste of money.
>
> David
>
I just had the oil changed in the truck ( '95 Sierra ), in October and it
was changed in May this year, but it only had about 1500kms on it. Due to
the lack of use the oil came out with the consistancy of honey, obviously
not good for circulation/lubrication. Now, that engine always runs
strong!!!!
All of the vehicles get either the following:
- every 5000km as recommended by manufacturer
Montana & Sierra
- Once in the spring and once in the fall
Spitfire, TR3a & Mustang
The other have no schedule yet.....
This keeps the world in a happy place.
Regards
David A. Templeton
'59 Triumph TR3a - 9TS54226L ( "9" denotes the CDN import on year of mfr )
'74 Triumph Spitfire - FM10491U
'66 Mustang Coupe
'66 Mustang Coupe - HiPo
'85 Audi 5000s Wagon
'95 GMC Sierra K2500
'02 Pontiac Montana
Homepage
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http://www.trandmustang.homestead.com/tr3ainfo.html
Located in Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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