[Healeys] Oil Change intervals, redux

[Alan Seigrist]

One of the advantages of the synthetics is they stand up much better when
not in use, and won't gum up or varnish when they sit.  So if you don't
drive your call all that much, I suggest that using synthetics will make a
big difference here.

Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'59 Jag Mk IX
'64 BJ8


On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 7:40 AM, <editorgary at aol.com> wrote:

> 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