

| Subject: | Re: oil: time or miles? |
| From: | developtrust |
| Date: | Sat, 4 May 2002 12:15:58 -0700 |
Even though it is "good insurance" and by the seat of the pants logic -- IT WOULD STILL be nice to know the facts about this issue. Is oil sitting for a long time still good to go? William > I don't have quite 4K on my Syn oil from last change and changed that today > as I'm taking a long, hot trip (Arizona/mountain climbs) and would rather > have the new oil for protection despite the $30.00 or so expense. As has > been said, it's just good insurance. As a matter of fact, doing it led to > noticing some wires that were rubbing on the engine bay moulding so I > retaped them and zip-tied them up out of harms way. My point being that the > one thing led to another, preventive measure. These are old vehicles and > deserve all the tlc they can get...it comes back. > Bob > '91 Westy > > Happy is he who bears a god within. > -- Louis Pasteur > http://communities.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare > > Okay, other than around the block warm ups, my van has been sitting for two > >years... oil was changed to Mobil 1 (100% synthetic) two years ago. I'm > >about to head off on a big trip. The miles don't justify changing the > >oil... but I seem to remember something about changing the oil after a > >certain period of time regardless of miles. Should I change the oil before > >heading off on my big trip??? > > > >Thanks, Bill > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
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