Oil change interval

by **panic** » Thu May 14, 2009 3:53 pm

Conventional oil only lasts 3k before its burnt

???????????????

Oil doesn't get "burnt" unless you run it above 240°, and it doesn't "wear out".
The black in the oil is absolutely harmless.
Do some research.

by **gnegroni** » Thu May 14, 2009 4:33 pm

panic wrote:Conventional oil only lasts 3k before its burnt

???????????????

Oil doesn't get "burnt" unless you run it above 240°, and it doesn't "wear out".
The black in the oil is absolutely harmless.
Do some research.

Harmless to engines maybe? Used oil proven to aid people in their quest to get some sort of cancer.

:drinking:

by **System_Crash** » Fri May 15, 2009 11:41 am

lol Someone always tries to get into a pissing match on these discussions.

by **D-money** » Fri May 15, 2009 11:49 am

well castrol edge is the only one that garunteed protection for 15000 if there is a better oil please let me know my car has 115,000 on it and i just want it to last long enough for me to hand it down to my daughter when she is ready to love a lara she is only 8 now so i think its going to be a while are you saying castrol is making false claims? I know that synthetic is far superior to conventional

by **System_Crash** » Fri May 15, 2009 11:53 am

NONONO you got me all wrong I meant this post

panic wrote:Conventional oil only lasts 3k before its burnt

???????????????

Oil doesn't get "burnt" unless you run it above 240°, and it doesn't "wear out".
The black in the oil is absolutely harmless.
Do some research.

by **CosmicGrooves** » Fri May 15, 2009 11:56 am

I change mine when the light comes on (every 5k miles I think) unless I just decide to do it early for some reason. My oil of choice is Castrol Syntec 5w30.

by **D-money** » Fri May 15, 2009 12:05 pm

sorry i was commenting on what gnegroni said after my last post i guess i should have used that quote button

by **MrMikeL** » Sun May 17, 2009 7:29 am

I change mine every 3k miles or 3 months, whichever comes first.

by **gnegroni** » Sun May 17, 2009 2:56 pm

D-money wrote:well castrol edge is the only one that garunteed protection for 15000 if there is a better oil please let me know my car has 115,000 on it and i just want it to last long enough for me to hand it down to my daughter when she is ready to love a lara she is only 8 now so i think its going to be a while are you saying castrol is making false claims? I know that synthetic is far superior to conventional

I fear for the Solara if you give it to your daughter when time comes. Even 15k oil changes go right past the feeble minds of some women. Oops, I forgot daddy!

I say that Castrol EDGE is a checkbook slasher/pocket picker. They lost respect from me after they went with the whole non-synthetic synthetic BS...even thought Castrol is highly recommended.

Either way, even 15k protection doesn't guarantee anything:

"We don’t think oil type plays much of a part in wear, but we bring this up to illustrate the point that buying expensive oil doesn’t necessarily mean you can run your oil longer."

Source: BlackStone Labs

by **D-money** » Sun May 17, 2009 4:26 pm

LOL!!! you have a good point thanks for your input

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