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   Message 15 of 2,177   
   mark lewis to Richard Webb   
   The 3,000 mile oil change   
   16 Sep 10 16:15:18   
   
   ml> marketing has really made folk do some really silly things ;)   
    RN>     
    RN> Like what?  (-:   
      
   ml> like throwing out perfectly decent oil after 3000 miles when it   
   ml> still has another 3000+ left in it ;)   
      
    RW>    
      
   :) :) :) :) :)   
      
    RW> Most vehicles I can afford to run use enough oil that I'm   
    RW> rotating fresh oil through there anyway .  YEah change the   
    RW> filter at about double that, but otherwise, there's   
    RW> enough fresh oil in the crankcase.  tHe GMC van Kathy just   
    RW> rolled seemed to need a quart about every 3-4 runs to   
    RW> MEmphis and back, figure round tripper on those 100 miles,   
    RW> so by the time 3k miles rolled around between last oil   
    RW> change  oil was changed out just in natural course of   
    RW> events.   
      
   yup... BTDT as well... in fact, that celica i spoke of earlier used to do that   
   until i dropped the pan and replaced the seals in it ;)   
      
   )\/(ark   
      
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