time for my 2500mile oil change
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Eric-BlackMSP
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what gains if any are seen from using a bigger filter?
-Eric
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Eric-BlackMSP
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Synthetic can go a little over 3k.
And I doubt changing your oil early has any performance gains at all, unless you are running a big setup and you need to change out the oil frequently. But on a lightly modded protege(like mine and maybe yours) 3k is fine to change oil.
s*** get the oil for free and sell it on the side lol.
-Eric
And I doubt changing your oil early has any performance gains at all, unless you are running a big setup and you need to change out the oil frequently. But on a lightly modded protege(like mine and maybe yours) 3k is fine to change oil.
s*** get the oil for free and sell it on the side lol.
-Eric
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Yeah true on that 15k mark, but I try to change it once every4.5k or 5k.
No offense to him, but I doubt his theory would hold water
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-Eric
PS I think we all used to have "theories" before we learned the truth about things lol.
No offense to him, but I doubt his theory would hold water
.-Eric
PS I think we all used to have "theories" before we learned the truth about things lol.
alexlitov said:
dont think you can do the same with your japanese car.
the funny thing is that german do built their car the different way.
do you know that the newer bimmer have a sealed tranny? the atf should outlast the life of the car, i dont know how well that concept works but it's totally new things to me.
and on the audi, you have to remove the front windshield if you need to replace your heater core.
i change my syn. oil every 3k, new fitler and everything.
and now for my theory, feel free to express your opinions on it just don't (flame2)
So basicly, here it is, all of a car engine parts rely on oil to maintain movement and to provide cooling. Suggested oil changes range from 3-5k with normal oil and 4-6k with synthetic i believe. That is under normal driving conditions. I, however, drive my car fairly hard, higher rpm, more changes, etc, then and average driver so i would imagine that my oil breaks down a little faster and gets more mucked up in less chassis milage, however my total engine revolutions is much higher then that of a "normal driver" cuz i rev higher for longer etc. So my engine goes through more of a workout then an average engine, and oilchanges are a relativly inexpensive way to help insure better ware on parts over time. Having cleaner oil may help prevent plugged lines or ware on parts from dirt in the oil and likely lubricates better.
A good way to find out the credibility of this is look at race cars, how often do they change their oil? Most likely they change it frequently, the run high rpms for an extened period of time.
well, there ya go, opinons?
So basicly, here it is, all of a car engine parts rely on oil to maintain movement and to provide cooling. Suggested oil changes range from 3-5k with normal oil and 4-6k with synthetic i believe. That is under normal driving conditions. I, however, drive my car fairly hard, higher rpm, more changes, etc, then and average driver so i would imagine that my oil breaks down a little faster and gets more mucked up in less chassis milage, however my total engine revolutions is much higher then that of a "normal driver" cuz i rev higher for longer etc. So my engine goes through more of a workout then an average engine, and oilchanges are a relativly inexpensive way to help insure better ware on parts over time. Having cleaner oil may help prevent plugged lines or ware on parts from dirt in the oil and likely lubricates better.
A good way to find out the credibility of this is look at race cars, how often do they change their oil? Most likely they change it frequently, the run high rpms for an extened period of time.
well, there ya go, opinons?
