ml>RN> Like the '55 Chevy, the 3,000-Mile Oil Change Is Pretty Much   
   ml>RN> History   
       
   ml> :LOL: i never heard that 3000 mile "rule" until in the last 15 or so   
   ml> years... maybe 20... but still... our older vehicles we had? we never   
   ml> followed that rule... we changed it when it was really dirty and black   
   ml> and sometimes we even tasted it to determine if it needed changing...   
       
   Even funnier, I thought it was 4,000 miles, but the proper way to eyeball the   
   status of your oil is to swipe your finger across the dipstick.  The drawback   
   to this is you really can't tell whether or not the oil has maintained its   
   viscosity.   
       
   ml> my '79 toyota celica has gone a LOT more than 3000 miles before changing   
   ml> the oil... i remember at one time it was more like 12000 or maybe even   
   ml> 15000 and that was with a lot of long road miles on it... sure, i'd   
   ml> change the filter and add a quart every few months or so but geez...   
       
   I'm not too particular about the gas, although I have to use 93 octane, but   
   the oil is of utmost importance.  I use Castrol GTX 10W-30 in my Lincoln (It   
   should be 5W-30) and it runs like a clock.  Every few tank fulls, I add a   
   container of STP fuel injection cleaner to the gas.   
       
   ml> marketing has really made folk do some really silly things ;)   
       
   Like what?  (-:   
       
   ml> and that celica? it is sitting out here under the shelter gathering dust,   
   ml> right now but waiting for a good rebuild to take place... no, not because   
   ml> of the "lack of oil changes" but because it has been sitting for some 10+   
   ml> years... it is an antique, ya know? ;)   
       
   My 1995 Lincoln Mark VIII is getting there.  My ex-woman friend says it sits   
   too low to the ground for her, as if that was ever a concern, since I helped   
   her in and out of the car.  She drives a Honda CR-V and it's kind of nice, but   
   I won't buy a Japanese car product.   
       
       
   Regards,   
       
   Roger   
      
   ... My ego's bigger than your ego......   
   --- D'Bridge 3.54   
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