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Re: The suprising truith about motor oil !
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Posted by Nolan on September 11, 2003 at 10:24:03 from (167.102.133.164):
In Reply to: The suprising truith about motor oil ! posted by GG on September 10, 2003 at 20:04:46:
Take it with a grain of salt. Remember, these engines were almost never shut down, never cold started, and inspected at a rather short interval. The claim is made about how hard idling is on the oil. I've never found any documentation or evidence to support that claim. No mention was made of the oil additive packages, particularly what happens to them over time. Essentially, they dissipate or get used up, and you're going without them from that time on if you go for the extended oil changes. This important point was rather glossed over. My own observations on standard dino juice oils has shown that at about 5k miles the oil will rather abruptly become somewhat gummy in texture. Varnish buildup will substantially increase. Oil pressure will be reduced. Internal engine noise will be increased. These are not operating conditions I personally care for, so I tend to change my oil more frequently. I am far outside of the Consumer Reports target, in that I expect my engines to last several hundred thousand miles without problems. I don't consider 60k to be reasonable life by any means.
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