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Storytime...
Posted by Jeff S. (more from Jeff S.) on Fri, 25 May 2001 14:43:19
In Reply to: Wasting $$ on synthetic oil? Bring your flames here..., BrianD, Fri, 25 May 2001 09:13:19
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My dad got 360,000 miles on the engine that came in his '85 BMW E30. The eventual cause of death was not lubrication related, a valve poked through the piston due to some flash welds on the timing system finally wearing enough to let the timing change a few degrees.
After the first 100k miles he starting changing his oil at 5k miles and put in the cheapest dino oil the store sold. It would burn about a quart every 5000 miles, just as it got low it was time to change it. When the engine did die, the internal parts still looked good. I'm not sure but, I think you could even feel some of the original cross-hatching on the cylinder bore.
Posts in this Thread:
- Wasting $$ on synthetic oil? Bring your flames here..., BrianD, Fri, 25 May 2001 09:13:19
- never change oil again- toilet paper filter -amazing but true, xq, Fri, 25 May 2001 17:16:38
- Change it yourself. Then it cost under $15., Ckpaden, Fri, 25 May 2001 16:54:48
- Storytime..., Jeff S., Fri, 25 May 2001 14:43:19 <-- Viewing This Message
- HUH? I spent $30 on dino oil at my shop! Went 256k though.., Aaron Gilbert, Fri, 25 May 2001 11:56:57
- Re: Wasting $$ on synthetic oil? Bring your flames here..., Dave Westlake, Fri, 25 May 2001 11:24:15
- Re: Wasting $$ on synthetic oil? Bring your flames here..., nickg, Fri, 25 May 2001 11:12:20
- Re: Wasting $$ on synthetic oil? Bring your flames here..., nickg, Fri, 25 May 2001 11:12:13
- Re: Wasting $$ on synthetic oil? Bring your flames here..., Dick in Falls Church, Fri, 25 May 2001 10:58:05
- Re: Wasting $$ on synthetic oil? Maybe..., REM in Seattle, Fri, 25 May 2001 10:30:29
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