Determining oil change intervals via analysis
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Re: Determining oil change intervals via analysis
Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in news:vLuBg.327$Db4.27496
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> jcr wrote:
>
>> > On 8/4/2006 10:39 PM ... Matt Whiting wrote:
>>
>>> Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <WNPAg.220$Db4.20522@news1.epix.net>,
>>>> Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> Well, but parts can easily fail due to infrequent oil changes.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Which parts and how do they fail?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/sludg...ng_sludge.html
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, some Toyota engines and one Chrysler engine (the 2.7 as I
recall)
>>> have design errors that cause sludge formation. Frequent oil
changes
>>> have little affect on this, but changing to synthetic helps a lot.
>>>
>>> And something is really fishy with this story. I don't believe the
>>> 8700 miles for a second. Even sludge prone engines won't build this
>>> much sludge in that little mileage. There is more to this than
meets
>>> the eye. I suspect odometer tampering or possibly even an engine
swap
>>> with a high mileage engine in order to use the new one for anothe
>>> vehicle.
>>>
>>> Matt
>>
>>
>> Constant short 3-4 mile trips could do it.
>
> Possibly. If this 8700 miles was over a several year period,
especially
> in a cold slimate, then I can see this possibly happening. The site
> simply has too few details to make an accurate assessment.
>
>
> Matt
>
Thats why I alwas say DRIVE the car, floor it to get on the free way,
and rev that bitch, they love it. My 94 accord has 147,000 miles, dont
butn enough oil between chenges to even worry about!
--
1984 RZ350
@news1.epix.net:
> jcr wrote:
>
>> > On 8/4/2006 10:39 PM ... Matt Whiting wrote:
>>
>>> Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <WNPAg.220$Db4.20522@news1.epix.net>,
>>>> Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> Well, but parts can easily fail due to infrequent oil changes.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Which parts and how do they fail?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/sludg...ng_sludge.html
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, some Toyota engines and one Chrysler engine (the 2.7 as I
recall)
>>> have design errors that cause sludge formation. Frequent oil
changes
>>> have little affect on this, but changing to synthetic helps a lot.
>>>
>>> And something is really fishy with this story. I don't believe the
>>> 8700 miles for a second. Even sludge prone engines won't build this
>>> much sludge in that little mileage. There is more to this than
meets
>>> the eye. I suspect odometer tampering or possibly even an engine
swap
>>> with a high mileage engine in order to use the new one for anothe
>>> vehicle.
>>>
>>> Matt
>>
>>
>> Constant short 3-4 mile trips could do it.
>
> Possibly. If this 8700 miles was over a several year period,
especially
> in a cold slimate, then I can see this possibly happening. The site
> simply has too few details to make an accurate assessment.
>
>
> Matt
>
Thats why I alwas say DRIVE the car, floor it to get on the free way,
and rev that bitch, they love it. My 94 accord has 147,000 miles, dont
butn enough oil between chenges to even worry about!
--
1984 RZ350
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