[Main 93 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos And you feel better too.... Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Mike Lynch [Email] (#81) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Mike Lynch) on Thu, 7 Jul 2005 14:38:08 In Reply to: How Do You Reconcile the Fact, Ian Glenday [Profile/Gallery] , Wed, 6 Jul 2005 15:47:06 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

I would say that more frequent oil changes is an oversimplification, and a wrong one, about what a car needs to last a long time. Lack of maintenance is indeed the number one car killer, not infrequent oil changes *with synthetic oil*. It's far easier with dino oil to kill a car with infrequent oil changes, and it's highly likely that long interval synthetic oil changes amplify the possibility of neglect, so on the face of it, a recommendation for more frequent oil changes sounds like a winning proposition, but the act of changing synthetic oil more frequently than 15k just doesn't make a modern car wear any longer. It helps prevent the neglect that is the #1 car killer, but it doesn't help the "wear" with synthetics.

Kinda' like Saab posts the tire pressures in the door jamb at max load and max speed, or 6-8 lbs too high for "normal" driving. It's safer that way, and the number one tire killer is under-inflation, but it does in fact cause the tires to wear prematurely and cause a rougher ride if adhered to blindly. Many mechanics insist that SoCal driving meets the requirement for "severe service" and blindly recomment more frequent oil changes, when what I think should be really said, is that more frequent maintenance and checks is what's needed.

And don't cha' just feel better when you baby your car?..

• 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
    • 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
      • And you feel better too...., Mike Lynch , Thu, 7 Jul 2005 14:38:08 <-- Viewing This Message
    • 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
      • Re: You won't make it last longer....., JD in NY, Wed, 6 Jul 2005 14:53:17
        • Re: You won't make it last longer....., jeff in MD, Thu, 7 Jul 2005 04:18:03
          • Re: You won't make it last longer....., George C, Fri, 8 Jul 2005 13:08:37
          • Re: You won't make it last longer....., Don Kostival, Thu, 7 Jul 2005 11:17:20

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