Automakers Lengthen Oil Change Intervals
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From: Roy on 27 Mar 2007 12:33 "C. E. White" <cewhite3(a)removemindspring.com> wrote in message news:46091844$1(a)kcnews01... > Most major automakers agree: The adage that you should change your car's > oil every 3,000 miles is outdated, and even 5,000 miles may be too often, > The Associated Press reported. > > Ford Motor Co. became the latest manufacturer to extend its oil life > guidelines, making public that it is raising the recommended oil change > interval from 5,000 miles to 7,500 miles on its newly redesigned 2007 > models and all subsequent redesigned or new models, AP said. > > The company, like many other manufacturers, said last week that higher oil > quality standards and new engine designs were responsible for the change, > which affects vehicles driven under normal conditions. L&MT I'm going to date myself, but before there were speedy oil changes and syn oil the interval was 5,000+.
From: Steve Barker on 27 Mar 2007 12:54 No it wasn't. -- Steve Barker YOU should be the one controlling YOUR car. Check out: www.lightsout.org "Roy" <Roy(a)home.net> wrote in message news:l86dnavja-jG2pTbnZ2dnUVZ_g-dnZ2d(a)comcast.com... >> > I'm going to date myself, but before there were speedy oil changes and syn > oil the interval was 5,000+. >
From: Rick on 27 Mar 2007 13:19 "Steve Barker" <ichasetrains(a)some.yahoo.com> wrote in message news:iPydnXuF9Nuu0ZTbnZ2dnUVZ_q2pnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > No it wasn't. From my 1971 Cougar owners manual and shop manual, every 6 months or 6000 miles From my 1983 Mustang owners manual and shop manual, every 12 months or 7500 miles... > > > "Roy" <Roy(a)home.net> wrote in message > news:l86dnavja-jG2pTbnZ2dnUVZ_g-dnZ2d(a)comcast.com... > >> > > I'm going to date myself, but before there were speedy oil changes and syn > > oil the interval was 5,000+. > > > >
From: clifto on 27 Mar 2007 13:25 samstone(a)aol.com wrote: > The change industry are the ones suggesting the 3000 mile > interval. Through commercials they've gained believers. I was taught 3,000 mile intervals long before there were companies that specialized in oil changes. I have a friend who changes his oil every 2,000 miles. I would rather buy one of his used cars than any new car, for quality reasons (though the price wouldn't hurt either). -- "This, then, is the essence of Gore's complaint: there are too many humans and they are too well off." -- Robert Tracinski
From: clifto on 27 Mar 2007 13:26
Roy wrote: > I'm going to date myself, but before there were speedy oil changes and syn > oil the interval was 5,000+. The official automakers' figure, anyway. Good mechanics I knew were pushing 3K. -- "This, then, is the essence of Gore's complaint: there are too many humans and they are too well off." -- Robert Tracinski |