In a message dated 18/08/2005 7:27:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

I  actually heard a different opinion from a vehicle inspector regarding  the
oil change.
He said (and he works in a very poor neighborhood where  he sees a LOT of
older
vehicles failing) that changing the oil before the  inspection is the worst
thing you
can do.  According to him, when  you drain the oil and put fresh in it
"releases" a bunch
of build-up and  such that has been clinging to the side walls and such of the
block  (?)
and for the next few hundred miles (or so) it burns all this gunk out  the
tailpipe causing
a worse reading than if you would have left it  alone.  I don't remember his
words exactly,
but I do remember him  saying that everyone changes their oil before the
inspection and
that  "thats the worst thing you can do."

    Gotta disagree with this one.  Old oil has a  high sulphur content which
fouls the emissions test.

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 Westy, '90 Carat & Lionel  Trains
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