RE: TOY: test

["Payne, Mike K." <MPayne1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I change my oil approx every 3000 miles... and I use synthetic.  I figure
the extra 2000 miles I am supposed to get is good insurance, because most of
the time I don't get it done right on time.

http://www.uglyknob.com/Misc/synth_oil.txt

I submit this article for good explanations on synthetic vs dinocrap... it
does explain what processes oil goes through on startup and whatnot so I
figured it was relevant. (I think I have posted this previously)

According to that article and everything I have ever heard about oil, there
is no oil that will last any significant amount of time without good
filtration.  If you aren't changing your oil OR your filter than it isn't
even a matter of theory.  You can't argue that an engine doesn't wear... it
might wear to varying degrees, but you will inevitably get small metal
deposits in your oil from that wear.  By not changing your oil (and more
importantly your filter in this argument) you are increasing the
abrasiveness of the oil in your engine... which increases wear... which
increases deposits... etc...

Dino oil simply won't be effective for much longer than 3K miles (if even
that long in harsh conditions).

So my stance agrees with the article... synthetic could last for 25K miles
with excellent filtration and dino-oil is crap.



-----Original Message-----
From: M.CLINT SEARCY [mailto:rainwolf@prodigy.net]


Well....since everything is so quiet I guess I'll ask you all a question we
were kicking around at work today.
 The question is, How often do you change your oil and why? All the guys I
work with drive trucks. We have every thing from 4x4 Dodge Cummings diesels
to an 81 Isuzu pup. I'm the only Toy driver.
   These guys all thought I was nuts for changing my oil and filter every
3000 miles. In fact both of the Chevy guys drive 1994 trucks with vortex
motors and swear they have never once changed their oil or filter.

 So....when do you change your oil? Does it matter?

Ever Learning
Clint Searcy