Oil Change Intervals

Posted by Bud on April 21, 2004 at 17:03:36 from (152.163.252.227):

I was just changing the oil in my 58 Oldsmobile ( 37,000 miles ) and 63 Chrysler ( 21,000 miles )and got to wondering about why I was bothering since neither have been driven over 300 miles in the past year. I also have been changing the oil annually in my modest tractor collection ( two Allis WC's , a Super C and a SAV ) and none of these get driven more than 10 hours a year tops.

I know that my family ( all farmers ) used to run their tractors ( all gas powered ) a long time between changes but somehow I seem to think the oil " gets old " even though its not in use.

Are there any petroleum experts out there that can shed some light on age degradation of motor oil?
Thanks for the help

Follow Ups:

• Re: Oil Change Intervals Bud 13:37:21 04/22/04 (0)
• Re: Oil Change Intervals Randy in NE 07:17:04 04/22/04 (0)
• Re: Oil Change Intervals Bob M 06:51:27 04/22/04 (2)
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    • Re: Re: Re: Oil Change Intervals Bob M...indeed! 13:02:21 04/22/04 (0)

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