Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:48:48 -0400 From: ma_twain <ma_twainnospamo.com> Subject: Re: Oil change intervals
Craig's Saab C900 Site wrote: > ma_twain <ma_twainnospamo.com> writes: > > >>I usually go about 5 to 6K miles on my turbos. I also try to keep the >>short runs about town to the beater cars. The turbos are generally >>driven on longer trips (60+ miles) with only one or two stops - heavy >>foot though :-). I also use synthetics and Saab/Volvo oil filters. My >>Volvo turbo is still going strong and it is a 1982. I suppose it also >>depends on how long you want to keep your 9000 running. You can do alot >>of synthetic oil changes for the price of a turbo charger. >> > > Very true. Changing fluids is cheap insurance for your car. > > Something nobody ever talks about though is what happens to waste oil? I > don't think there is any 'standard' way to dispose of it, and most places > don't seem to have any organised facility that handles waste oil products. > > Dumping it into the wastewater system is very harmful. Dumping in landfill > (inside a closed container) via the regular trash/garbage/rubbish collection > run by the local council or other authority is probably the closest thing > possible to being a 'land-friendly' disposal option. Is there any sort of > 'Saab-endorsed' way of dealing with waste oil products? 8-) > > Regards, > > Craig. > > In the Washington D.C. area of the US, the auto parts stores collect used motor oil and batteries! They also sell them, so there is some incentive for the stores to collect and recycle(hopefully) these items.