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From: FatterDumber& Happier Moe on 2 Apr 2010 15:42 jim beam wrote: > On 04/01/2010 04:38 AM, Observer wrote: >> On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:41:36 -0700, jim beam<me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >> >>> http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/TechnologyDevelopment/OPPTD_FLY_High-Efficiency-Oil-Filters.cfm >>> >>> >>> shock, horror, they used oil analysis to arrive at these >>> recommendations! >> >> >> I'm one of those guys who believes in 3000 mile intervals because it >> has always worked for me. > > i keep garlic in my refrigerator because it stops elephants from > standing in the butter. because it has always worked for me. > > >> Do I care if no one agrees with me, NO. Do >> I care if I can extend it to 5000 or more miles, NO. Do I claim my >> way is the only correct way, NO. In other words, you do what works >> for you and I'll do the same. > > superstitious nonsense - you have absolutely zero basis in fact. > > I hate finding the butter with elephant tracks. Any special kind of garlic.
From: clare on 2 Apr 2010 17:23 On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:04:21 -0400, Bill Putney <bptn(a)kinez.net> wrote: >clare(a)snyder.on.ca wrote: > >> The Mystique is 14 years old now,... > >I used to have one of those. 14 years old, eh? Did you get one of the >ones in which the engine wiring harness supplier used wire with the >wrong type of insulation, and the insulation literally turned to dust >after about 5 or 6 years? No, the i sulation on the wiring has not been a problem (yet) but the wiring connectors all seem to be a size or two too small. Almost the only problems with the car so far have been electrical connection failures.
From: ACAR on 2 Apr 2010 17:29 On Apr 2, 12:52 pm, Bill Putney <b...(a)kinez.net> wrote: > ACAR wrote: > > Toyota's oil related sludge/gelling issues were pretty well > > publicized. However, I think it is true that not one problem was cited > > by anyone who changed their own oil. > > Which may hark back to what I was saying about oil change places and > some dealers charging for an oil/filter change and not really doing it. > > -- > Bill Putney > (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my > address with the letter 'x') or that a manufacturer's oil change interval has to account for the MANY owners who think nothing of missing an oil change every now and then.
From: Tony Harding on 2 Apr 2010 18:36 On 04/02/10 15:42, FatterDumber& Happier Moe wrote: > jim beam wrote: >> On 04/01/2010 04:38 AM, Observer wrote: >>> On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:41:36 -0700, jim beam<me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >>> >>>> http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/TechnologyDevelopment/OPPTD_FLY_High-Efficiency-Oil-Filters.cfm >>>> >>>> >>>> shock, horror, they used oil analysis to arrive at these >>>> recommendations! >>> >>> >>> I'm one of those guys who believes in 3000 mile intervals because it >>> has always worked for me. >> >> i keep garlic in my refrigerator because it stops elephants from >> standing in the butter. because it has always worked for me. >> >> >>> Do I care if no one agrees with me, NO. Do >>> I care if I can extend it to 5000 or more miles, NO. Do I claim my >>> way is the only correct way, NO. In other words, you do what works >>> for you and I'll do the same. >> >> superstitious nonsense - you have absolutely zero basis in fact. >> >> > I hate finding the butter with elephant tracks. Any special kind of garlic. Elephant garlic?
From: Bob Jones on 2 Apr 2010 18:57
"Elle" <honda.lioness(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:41c3a5b0-0e56-45e9-8076-201a04b582ee(a)u31g2000yqb.googlegroups.com... On Apr 1, 5:51 pm, "Bob Jones" <em...(a)me.not> wrote: > "Elle" <honda.lion...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > On Mar 31, 6:33 pm, "Bob Jones" <em...(a)me.not> wrote: > > >> Severe conditions are defined as follows: > >> I believe they apply to most drivers in this country. Are you saying > >> no? > > I am saying "no," though it is conjecture like everyone else's. Honda > > itself says the normal schedule "is fine for most drivers." > > I do not see this phrase in Honda's manual. > > > From my > > 2003 Civic's manual: > > The "normal" schedule is fine for most drivers, even if they > > occasionally drive in severe conditions. > > That's a big difference from just saying "is fine for most drivers." Pardon? The manual is pointing out that one must drive "most of the time" in the severe conditions listed to warrant following the severe schedule. Only occasionally driving in severe conditions warrants the normal schedule. --------------------------------------------------------------------- What about somewhere in between? Mine only use the word "occasionally". |