[Tigers] Changing oil on an infrequently driven vehicle

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It's my understanding that in addition to lubrication, the oil  captures
and neutralizes the many acids that are byproducts of combustion.
Car makers recommend you get the engine hit enough and long
enough to boil the acid off.
 
You can send a sample to a lab and have them anaylize the oil.
 
Or since you spent big $ to rebuild the engine, don't cheap out now.
Spend the $35 and change the oil and filter.  I would think  about
using a ZDDP to the oil.
 
Dave
 
23 Tigers at the Dayton Car Show, !# cars TAC'd (a new record),
and great food and bench racing at Doug's.
 
 
In a message dated 8/3/2009 2:56:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
achd73 at yahoo.com writes:

Brad-  six of one and half a dozen of the other. I can only think of one 
issue
and  that would be moisture. Having no idea where you live or temp changes  
and
if the car was in a controled enviorment. Personally I would pull he  dip 
stick
and if the oil appeared clean w/ no rust on the dipstick I would  drive the
car. Ive also not heard of Mobil 1 breaking down during periods  of i
nactivity.
Besides, if you recently started the car then you used that  oil and if 
damage
was going to happen, then I would think it already has. I  would drive the 
car
myself UNLESS it appears milky on the dipstick- if it  looks clean, which it
should, I know I would use it.Just a IMO responce.  That and a buck will 
get ya
a cup of coffee in some  locations.
TtT

--- On Mon, 8/3/09, Brad Huff  <huffb at southslope.net> wrote:

> From: Brad Huff  <huffb at southslope.net>
> Subject: [Tigers] Changing oil on an  infrequently driven vehicle
> To: tigers at autox.team.net
> Date:  Monday, August 3, 2009, 12:25 PM
> What do you folks think about  oil
> changes on cars that are not driven
> regularly. I have had  my Tiger stored and although I start
> it periodicaly it
> has had  very little run time on a Mobil 1 oil change. I
> have not driven  the
> car for quite some time, my free time did not allow for  joy
> riding.  I just
> got new tires for it so I intend to  start driving the car.
> I changed the oil
> several years ago but  never drove the car. It literally has
> less than 1 or 2
> hours  running time on the oil change. The engine is a fresh
> rebuild so it  is
> not loaded with sludge. I have heard the talk about the
>  need to change the oil
> based on the time that has passed but with a  clean engine
> and synthetic oil, I
> wonder how important this  is. Let me know what you
> think.-Brad
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