Rodney,
Change your oil and filter just before the event. There is extra stress
imposed on your engine during an autocross event. Clean, fresh oil will be
able to do a better job lubricating and protecting the moving parts. Use
the best oil and filter you can afford.
Dan Radcliffe
Sussex, WI
-----Original Message-----
From: H. Rodney Spear <hrspear@coastalnet.com>
To: autox@autox.team.net <autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, March 06, 1999 1:38 AM
Subject: Oil change before or after Autox? (newbie)
>I'm coming up on my car's first oil change, in fact it will probably be
>time the same weekend as my first autocross. Should I get the oil
>changed before or after the event? I will have about 5,000 miles on the
>car, and there has been no or negligable oil consumption thus far. Also,
>it is a turbo (oil-cooled).
>
>Thanks in advance. I'm looking forward to participating in and learning
>more about autoxing and have lots of questions, so if you have any good
>advice for a newbie, I look forward to reading it.
>
>Regards,
>Rodney
>
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