Oil and Filter Change
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From: C. E. White on 15 Oct 2007 08:18 "Built_Well" <Built_Well_Toyota(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1192449560.780805.155140(a)q5g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > > For about a year, I've never noticed > a change in the coolant level of the > reservoir. Long ago, I marked the level with > a pen, and I've never seen it deviate from that mark. > > But after the dealership replaced the Mobil 1 > with the Pennzoil Platinum, I noticed the next day > that the coolant level had dipped by about 3/4 of an inch. Coolant level? No way changing the brand oil affected the coolant level unless they managed to overheat the engine (unlikely). > > So I marked the new lower level with a pen. > I'm not sure what has caused the change in coolant > level, which used to be constant for the last > year. Maybe it was the change in oil brands, > or maybe it was that the oil tech put > in exactly 4 quarts of Pennzoil Platinum > this time whereas, in the past, he had always > put in at least 4.25 quarts of Mobil 1. The > last time, it was more like 4.4 quarts. > > He always returned the unused oil to me, so > I know how much oil was put in each time. I added an extra 0.25 > quarts of oil to see if that would return the reservoir's coolant > level to the first pen mark, but it didn't. > > I also see that the reservoir's coolant level > also varies now depending on if the engine > is cold or hot. At cold startup, the coolant > level is always lower by about a half-inch than > at hot shutdown. > > But the cold startup level is 3/4-inch lower than > it used to be. And I don't think the level used > to vary with the engine's temperature. The coolant level should have always varied with engine temperature, unless you had air space in the cooling system. Ed
From: EdV on 15 Oct 2007 10:27 On Oct 15, 8:18 am, "C. E. White" <cewhi...(a)removemindspring.com> wrote: > > The coolant level should have always varied with engine temperature, > unless you had air space in the cooling system. > > Ed Maybe that's it. Sometimes mechanics would open the radiator cap and inspect the fluid instead of looking at the reservoir. Air was probably released upon opening the cap.
From: Steve on 15 Oct 2007 11:20 > > > From the NIH (National Institute of Health): > > "Warning: continuous contact with used motor oil has caused skin cancer in > laboratory animal tests. Avoid prolonged contact. Wash skin with soap and > water. Launder or discard soiled clothing." > > Sheesh. Changing your oil once every 6 months doesn't constitute "prolonged contact" even if you're clumsy enough soak your arms up to the elbows in the stuff. Get a freakin' GRIP on reality, folks!
From: Steve on 15 Oct 2007 11:23 > If you are going to use an oil that is better than recommended by the > manufacturer, then you might as well quit fooling around and use a full > synthetic from a reputable brand like Mobil 1 (and some others). If you do > that, you don't have to bother with checking API ratings etc. > Dumb, dumb, dumb, if you own anything older than 5 years. Learn what the ratings mean and what specific additives your engine needs (which might not be present in oils with the latest ratings).
From: clifto on 15 Oct 2007 11:59
Bruce L. Bergman wrote: > <JustAskl(a)verizon.net> wrote: >>It is too bad, really. I like Target...but damend if I will give them >>one red cent till they relent on the Salvation Army. > > Psst! They did. Amazing what happens after a publicly traded > corporation gets a bunch of bad publicity... You coulda fooled me. Last I heard about it, they were steadfastly sticking to their original excuse and still refusing to allow the SA access. -- One phrase that explains 99% of all idiot driving: "You can't block traffic if you're not in the way." |