

| Subject: | Re: Oil Change. Zetec |
| From: | Alistair Bell |
| Date: | Fri, 7 Dec 2012 08:05:00 -0800 |
So you send out you van out for testing on a schedule? And that is more economical than changing your oil? Alistair On 2012-12-07, at 4:16 AM, phishman068@gmail.com wrote: > Hmm.... > I guess you guys don't believe in or have experience with oil testing? > Perhaps you didn't notice that piece of info where I said I have had the oil tested and its been passing? > > I no longer believe in service intervals assigned to the masses when testing and good science can prove the exact conditions on an individual basis. > > One of the marine Diesel engines on a boat I run has 26gallons of expensive and specialized oil. We do not change it because "it's time", we change it because tests tell us it's time. The same can apply to a vehicle, an oil change just doesn't cost thousands of dollars in the case of the Zetec. > > I'm not throwing away good oil, and so far I've proven in my application the service interval is infact a great deal higher than what's "suggested". > > -craig
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