From: Steve Barker on
No, 3000 miles from the last oil change. It's right in the book.

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"Brent P" <tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> In article <tfqdnaXhke_ggpbbnZ2dnUVZ_oipnZ2d(a)giganews.com>, Steve Barker
> wrote:
>> Look at your Chevy's manual and see what it says to do if the auto
>> reminder
>> is reset by accident. My GMC's manual say in this event to change the
>> oil
>> at 3,000 miles. Imagine that. Straight from the Big One.
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> 3,000 miles from when the auto reminder is accidently reset. That makes
> sense.... think about it for it momement.... odds are it's not being
> accidently reset at the time it needs to be reset but when there is some
> milage already done. Sounds to me as if this accidental reset rule is
> designed to hit a nominal 6K change.
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From: Steve Barker on
Wrong, just Wrong.

--
Steve Barker

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controlling YOUR car.
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"Brent P" <tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> When your coolant has reached OT and the thermostat is open, the oil has
> reached operating temperature some time before that. It's basic heat
> transfer. If it had not, the coolant and engine block would still be
> warming the oil and the Tstat would remain close.
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From: Brent P on
In article <a_udnUKoFNDo2pbbnZ2dnUVZ_vmqnZ2d(a)giganews.com>, Steve Barker wrote:
> Where are these so called "small" passageways? The smallest clearances
> involved are the cam bearings, and they get the oil first. And the basic
> engine block technology hasn't changed for 50 years or more.

There are rather small passages in the heads of ford 4.6 L 2V V8s. I'll
stick with the 5W30 that's worked thus far instead of running straight
30W because some guy on usenet who doesn't believe in anything that's
been done since 1955 says so.


From: Brent P on
In article <b7udnRdisKEO2pbbnZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d(a)giganews.com>, Steve Barker wrote:
> No, 3000 miles from the last oil change. It's right in the book.

Part of the purpose of the reminder light is so you don't have to remember
when you last changed it. Unless the reminder light comes on after 3K you
don't really have anything there.




From: Brent P on
In article <35mdnf-ezp432pbbnZ2dnUVZWhednZ2d(a)giganews.com>, Steve Barker wrote:
> Wrong, just Wrong.

In which universe? Not in this one.

Here's a hint... oil coolers use the coolant to cool the oil.