Automakers Lengthen Oil Change Intervals
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From: SMS on 28 Mar 2007 11:10 Eeyore wrote: > Do Jiffy Lube even use decent oil ? Yes. The problems with Jiffy Lube go far beyond the oil they use.
From: Steve Barker on 28 Mar 2007 11:12 I'm a regular guy (retired) with 4 vehicles that always have, and always will, get 3k oil changes on straight 30 weight oil. I don't believe in extended oil changes, $ynthetic lube, or multiviscosity oil. Several of the vehicles I have owned have reached 300,000 miles without ever having a valve cover removed. It's all just common sense driving. Oh, and I not only DON'T own a jiffy lube, I don't use them either. I don't need an air filter and new serpentine belt every 3,000 miles either. As an ASE certified master mechanic since '77 , I do my own maintenance. And I burn the used oil on the brush pile. So there. -- Steve Barker YOU should be the one controlling YOUR car. Check out: www.lightsout.org "C. E. White" <cewhite3(a)removemindspring.com> wrote in message news:460a71c4(a)kcnews01... > > "Steve Barker" <ichasetrains(a)some.yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:cMydnZNgR6jlLpTbnZ2dnUVZ_tKjnZ2d(a)giganews.com... >> Doing something wrong for decades, doesn't make it right. >> > How long have you owned a Jiffy Lube Franchise? > > Ed >
From: SnoMan on 28 Mar 2007 11:42 On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:04:36 -0700, SMS <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> wrote: >Nope. Go look at the engine oil analysis done after 3K and 5K. No >difference in viscosity I seriously doubt that because I have seen otherwise. ----------------- TheSnoMan.com
From: nm5k on 28 Mar 2007 11:55 On Mar 28, 7:25 am, <H...(a)nospam.nix> wrote: > > While filtering of smaller particles often does improve as the filter ages > and > the larger openings become blocked, I am not sure whether the loss of flow > is justified by the removal of smaller particles. > Myself, I don't. Thats why I use regular filters, not enhanced types that clog easier in the overall scheme of things. I just changed my oil the other day on the yota.. I used a regular ole STP filter. I don't use the enhanced filtration units.. Those are bad news if you only change your oil say every 10-12k miles.. They could clog, and then you are in the bypass valve mode, and you will never know it. I am a believer in multi weight oil though. It's a good idea in the cold winter. But...I'm a firm believer that if you do use multi weight oil, it must be changed fairly regularly. The VI's wear out. MK
From: Mike Hunter on 28 Mar 2007 15:25
In my former fleet serviced business we did oil analyses. On average vehicles could run between 6,000 to 8,000 miles before there was even a hint of oil deterioration and that was ten or more years ago. After a number of years we stopped wasting time and money doing test and simply changed oil between 6k and 7K and the vehicles were run up to 300K or more in most cases Get smart and save money, WBMA 5K changes are a no brainer. mike "SnoMan" <admin(a)snoman.com> wrote in message news:h53l035imksfd74polftjdc92bhl1dkscn(a)4ax.com... > On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:04:36 -0700, SMS <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> > wrote: > >>Nope. Go look at the engine oil analysis done after 3K and 5K. No >>difference in viscosity > > > I seriously doubt that because I have seen otherwise. > ----------------- > TheSnoMan.com |