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Subject:Re: Mobil 1 oil change interval
From:John Meeks
Date:Wed, 2 Jun 2004 21:33:17 -0400

Mark Tuovinen wrote:

  I usually change the oil between ten and fifteen thousand miles(the
Audi turbo at ten),
but change the filters every three thousand, topping off what is lost
when the filter
is replaced.

Thanks Mark, that's exactly what I was asking. :)
John

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Meeks <jmeeks@GASLIGHTMEDIA.COM>
> Date: Monday, May 31, 2004 6:55 pm
> Subject: Mobil 1 oil change interval
>
>
>>Hey List,
>>       Today I changed my Castrol GTX 10w-40 (dino) winter oil
>>for Mobil 1
>>15W-50 full synthetic on my 160,000 mi 2.1l Multivan. How long can I
>>expect to run it before the next oil change? I'd like to take a survey
>>on average oil change intervals for people running full synthetic in
>>their WBX engines.
>>Thanks in advance for your input.
>>--
>>John Meeks
>>'91 multivan
>>Top of lower Michigan
>>Vanagon Rescue Squad
>>http://www.vanagonauts.com/?catid=74
>>

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