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I can see it being very useful on a used car, especially one you don't know the history on. One of

Posted by: mpwolf on 2004-06-09 06:30:35
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In Reply to: O.W., a few questions for you: posted by n_r_child on 2004-06-09 06:04:10

the things the oil analysis checks for is the lower engine metals, copper for instance which is used on rod bearings. If there's a lot of copper in the oil, you could change the rod bearings before they fail and cause other engine problems (which would likely require a rebuild).

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In case anyone's wondering how long Mobil 1 0W-40 lasts... - O.W. Kenobi 2004-06-08 18:37:28 (6556 views)

will do..... - Donovan 2004-11-05 15:15:06 (408 views)

Very cool. Thank you. - TwinTurboTerror 2004-06-09 19:47:48 (409 views)

Good post! M1 every 7kmi sounds like a plan. :) - RobYSo no more Audi 2004-06-09 06:50:30 (396 views)

Would a quality oil filter have anything to do with the results? - Another Drew 2004-06-09 06:38:28 (478 views)

Are you being facetious? - O.W. Kenobi 2004-06-09 07:08:05 (469 views)

What's facetious? I no good at SAT words. - Another Drew 2004-06-09 07:53:03 (427 views)

Oh, I thought you were making a rhetorical statement that OEM = quality. - O.W. Kenobi 2004-06-09 08:05:25 (449 views)

O.W., a few questions for you: - n_r_child 2004-06-09 06:04:10 (458 views)

I can see it being very useful on a used car, especially one you don't know the history on. One of - mpwolf 2004-06-09 06:30:35 (431 views)

Oh. That makes sense. I guess I wasn't sure what wear would actually be in evidence, and which - n_r_child 2004-06-09 10:23:23 (331 views)

I started doing it at 35k, and this is my second one. I do it mainly for peace of mind, - O.W. Kenobi 2004-06-09 06:24:41 (414 views)

Oh, resale value is a very good point. I hadn't thought of that. Thanks for the info, btw. - n_r_child 2004-06-09 10:25:04 (304 views)

A sincere thanks for taking the time and effort to post this information, SIR! - S4_Cinci 2004-06-09 05:47:07 (309 views)

Now I don't feel guilty for having changed it at 5k. Danke! - Yossarian 2004-06-09 00:23:27 (327 views)

nice i normally go about 8k on M1 0w-40 - EkSiPd 2004-06-08 21:35:09 (417 views)

Great job man! Very good info. - IndyS4me 2004-06-08 21:28:59 (312 views)

Change interval on the LS1/LS6's is 15,000 miles! - C5Brett 2004-06-08 20:59:45 (414 views)

Good info...... - The R 2004-06-08 19:44:43 (314 views)

Nice to hear. Did you add any make-up oil during that time? - PaJohn 2004-06-08 19:13:03 (408 views)

3/4 of a quart of make-up oil, all at the track. I reported that to Blackstone. - O.W. Kenobi 2004-06-08 21:49:57 (383 views)

OK I'm convinced. I've been running M1 0w-40 for the last 15,000 miles - chairman 2004-06-08 18:54:00 (664 views)

Heh, mine went the other way... plus my mileage suffered with 0W-40 weight. - Hal_S4shizzle 2004-06-08 20:38:02 (527 views)

You should have an analysis done to see whether you can extend that interval. - O.W. Kenobi 2004-06-08 21:54:03 (355 views)

nicely done...i could have used that a little while back ... ;-) - ed@4induktion.com 2004-06-08 18:52:01 (381 views)

Pretty well. Work is great so far. Traffic is nonexistent. The new neighborhood - O.W. Kenobi 2004-06-08 19:01:18 (336 views)

sounds good...talk to you soon - ed@4induktion.com 2004-06-08 19:34:08 (264 views)

Awesome, thanks Matt. - mpwolf 2004-06-08 18:49:19 (299 views)

Good post, much better then the slamming your d*ck in the door post. - DanosS4 : BTA 2004-06-08 18:47:17 (405 views)

Or putting it in a blender. - S4mig@PEB tuning 2004-06-08 19:07:05 (313 views)

I figure that I need to balance out the nonsense somehow. ;-) - O.W. Kenobi 2004-06-08 18:59:43 (326 views)

That post was hilarious:) - dscottjr@PEBtuning 2004-06-08 18:47:51 (300 views)

Nice, thanks for the update. Make me feel better about letting it slide to 5000. - dscottjr@PEBtuning 2004-06-08 18:46:22 (318 views)

Yup. Good stuff! - Mat@4induktion 2004-06-08 18:41:18 (301 views)

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