Posted by RMinVa on April 27, 2011 at 10:27:26 from (67.142.166.23):
In Reply to: Re: Oil posted by ldj on April 27, 2011 at 07:25:02:
That's the notion that got us where we are today. 2011 and still most folks do what Dad did and change at 3,000 miles. It's such a waste and the waste oil is unbelievable in this country. Folks that have researched and learned know what extended drains are all about. Use an oil that will suspend contaminates and filters that will filter them out and the engine will run just fine at less operating cost. I know of fleets that use extended drains and run up to 25,000 miles on oil changes. Use a bypass filter and that number really goes up.
Not just all oils are the same but filters are not the same either. And that includes air filters. Since ULSD came about with a group 5 synthetic engine oil I can go 300 hours on my farm tractor oil changes and still see the dip stick through the oil. Cleaner fuel cost more but oil changes can go longer because of cleaner fuel.
I've used extended drains since 1989. When I buy a car or truck I run the wheels off them and then buy another. I may get 100,000 or more miles out of an engine than normal and sure used a lot less engine oil over that time and sent a lot less used oil in the system. In other words the Arabs get a lot less of my money than most in this country.
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