Synthetic oil Now and Always???
04-12-2010, 10:37 PM
#81
Senior Moderator
Run it longer and get a sample kit and send it to be analyzed to see where and how long you can run.
04-13-2010, 01:14 AM
#82
short trips are the death of oil- moisture doesnt get dried out and breakdown occurs faster
My car often faces that type of trip, so change at 5000 miles or so is being extra cautious
Best to take the car on a 45 minute freeway cruise once a month to fully dry exhaust and engine oil-hydraulic systems of moisture absorbed by hygroscopic action- if mostly short drives-per book
Modern oils beat the oils of 10-15 years ago-- when acura wrote the book.
Unless your oil says `5000 miles` in its name, a quality oil to 7500 miles is standard
jdj- you are not ~normal~ you are a Ziner!
we know the radio code or have written down somewhere~
nav code is funner to retrieve
What I meant was those who are on a 7500 oil program would do well with a 30 minute seafoam'd oil drive- then change oil and filter.
Seafoam tech support says that 30 minutes minimum drive gives sufficient time to liquify glaze and crud so it can be drained.
Other cars with less care and bad looking oil on dipstick, may want to install a new filter and drive a week or two to get all the gunk loose and into the filter
Use new filter in anticipation of huge amounts of crud headed its way for that method
My car often faces that type of trip, so change at 5000 miles or so is being extra cautious
Best to take the car on a 45 minute freeway cruise once a month to fully dry exhaust and engine oil-hydraulic systems of moisture absorbed by hygroscopic action- if mostly short drives-per book
Modern oils beat the oils of 10-15 years ago-- when acura wrote the book.
Unless your oil says `5000 miles` in its name, a quality oil to 7500 miles is standard
jdj- you are not ~normal~ you are a Ziner!
we know the radio code or have written down somewhere~
nav code is funner to retrieve
What I meant was those who are on a 7500 oil program would do well with a 30 minute seafoam'd oil drive- then change oil and filter.
Seafoam tech support says that 30 minutes minimum drive gives sufficient time to liquify glaze and crud so it can be drained.
Other cars with less care and bad looking oil on dipstick, may want to install a new filter and drive a week or two to get all the gunk loose and into the filter
Use new filter in anticipation of huge amounts of crud headed its way for that method
04-13-2010, 06:45 AM
#83
Drifting
My car idles ALL day for the most part. I went by 8k intervals with regular oil, and 10-15k+ with syn. I wouldnt consider yourself severe to necessitate anything less than 7500.
Run it longer and get a sample kit and send it to be analyzed to see where and how long you can run.
Run it longer and get a sample kit and send it to be analyzed to see where and how long you can run.
04-13-2010, 10:27 AM
#84
he likes the ac to run so its always cool~
or he drives to many jobsites and completes paperwork sitting in the car.
easier to leave it running than start and stop every 10 minutes, wearing out starter etc
or he drives to many jobsites and completes paperwork sitting in the car.
easier to leave it running than start and stop every 10 minutes, wearing out starter etc
04-13-2010, 12:41 PM
#85
Senior Moderator
04-13-2010, 06:03 PM
#87
Suzuka Master
if you are truly in severe service schedule, then yeah, 3750 or 6 month sounds right if you use regular oil. If user the same service you use synthetic you can go longer than that.
04-13-2010, 07:10 PM
#88
I think if you saw Kris get out of the TL- you would not try to steal his ride
There is a story/legend of someone went road rage on him and got out of their car in a parking lot-
fsttyms steps out,, and out,, and out,, of the car- 6 foot several inches tall he were~ if it were a day!
other driver got back in their car and left
There is a story/legend of someone went road rage on him and got out of their car in a parking lot-
fsttyms steps out,, and out,, and out,, of the car- 6 foot several inches tall he were~ if it were a day!
other driver got back in their car and left
04-13-2010, 09:39 PM
#91
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