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You won't make it last any longer by changing the oil more frequently than the computer says, or roughly every 15k. Modern synthetic oils just don't wear out. The filter caught any break in residue. Leave the oil in the car, and not in my environment.
That frequent oil change habit is a tough one to break. And the anectdotes, old wives tales and Jiffy Lube guilt is hard to deal with.
Here's the linky to the Road & Track article on same.
Those Long Oil Changes...
Posts in this Thread:
- 7400 miles and still not had 1st service..., Patrick Berger, Tue, 5 Jul 2005 18:11:40
- 14,000 miles and still not had 1st service..., Roger in Los Angeles, Tue, 5 Jul 2005 21:45:55
- You won't make it last longer....., Mike Lynch
, Tue, 5 Jul 2005 18:42:56 <-- Viewing This Message- Re: You won't make it last longer....., Patrick Berger, Thu, 7 Jul 2005 15:12:17
- How Do You Reconcile the Fact, Ian Glenday
, Wed, 6 Jul 2005 15:47:06 - Re: You won't make it last longer....., BristowBob, Wed, 6 Jul 2005 08:13:05
- Re: You won't make it last longer....., Dennis Garrison, Wed, 6 Jul 2005 00:02:12
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