I figured that post would garner many emotional responses. I have seen too many engines ran for many, many years with infrequent oil changes to believe that zealous oil changes can save an engines internals.
In my mis-spent youth, I bought into that change the oil every 2000 miles crap. Then I got lazy and let it go to 4000. Finally, I switched to once a year and guess what...then I practically quit altogether! I haven't had an engine failure yet. Currently running a 1987 Toyota 22R engine with 200,000 that hasn't seen an oil change for 20,000 miles. The '96 Dodge I bought new hasn't had an oil change for 4 years but it only has 117,000 miles on it. The Pontiac has 169,000 and I changed it last summer. It had 18,000 on the old oil. The Dodge gets driven very little..6000 miles in those last 4 years. The toyota is a beater with no signs of dying any time soon. I do run synthetics..have since they came out. I have owned many, many used tractors and the oil in most looked like tar when I bought them. I'd change it just to say that I had....who knows when they were last changed. Not had a bearing failure yet. Keep in mind none of these engines have had coolant or fuel contamination. Now as for my 5 year old Deere...I'll never wear out that engine and it's had the pump turned up from 56 horses to 82. I use my machinery as it was intended to be used...I don't baby it...or abuse it. It won't cost any of you a cent if I have to overhaul it...so relax. I am (relaxed) because I know that ain't happening. Just keep the crankcase on the full mark and free of coolant or fuel.
One other bit of trivia.....I was a railroad engineer for 27 years. You know how often a locomotive diesel gets an oil change? NEVER! That's right, they never change it.....unless it goes in for a major, and that's generally twice in a 30 year service life and probably 15 million miles. But...they do keep them full of oil. The oil also gets changed if lab tests shows an unduly high amount of fuel or coolant....which is rare. The oil filters get changed every 3 months during what is called a Q (quarterly) inspection. You reckon I should contact them and tell them you folks think they should do otherwise? I'm willing to bet they will stay the course...just as I am.
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