[Healeys] Oil Change intervals, redux

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Now,
with
an older engine, who really knows?



 This answer is easy: Most oil specialists will concur that it's not a good
idea to leave oil sitting in an engine for more than 12 months. With our
"older engines" it doesn't really matter how many miles can be driven before
doing an oil change. Instead, what matters is the time interval, and my
understanding of all the technical information is that oil should be changed
at a minimum of every 12 months, because otherwise it gets gummy, corroded,
corrupted, or whatever, and eventually does bad things to the engine, either
by sitting there or by being used after sitting there.

So, in the Healey, change the oil once a year just before the point when the
car is going to sit the longest (for most of us, that means in late fall)
before being used again. If you do drive your car more than a few thousand
miles a year, you might contemplate changing the filter more frequently.

That's my opinion, and I'm sticking to it.

Best
Gary







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