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While I totally agree with most of the article, it made me grind my teeth at the frequency the author changes the oil in their car... That poor valvetrain will be full of gummy carbon deposits. RIP whoever buys the car second-hand.
While I totally agree with most of the article, it made me grind my teeth at the frequency the author changes the oil in their car... That poor valvetrain will be full of gummy carbon deposits. RIP whoever buys the car second-hand.
How would changing oil every 2 000 km be a problem? Modern oil should last 10x that long without any problem. I am used to having recommendations for changing oil once a year or every 15k km depending on what comes first. I remember recommendations to change 2 times a year 15-20 years ago because it back then was more normal to have different viscosity in summer and winter
The author's vehicle is a prime sludge candidate, although not as bad as people who go years w/o changes.
Loss of viscosity is a wholly separate form of degradation which along with accumulated Ph changes is responsible for the "every N miles" recommendation.
While I totally agree with most of the article, it made me grind my teeth at the frequency the author changes the oil in their car... That poor valvetrain will be full of gummy carbon deposits. RIP whoever buys the car second-hand.
It's funny how attitudes towards oil change are different in different countries. In Germany, I would never go to the garage just for an oil change. We do an oil change either at the scheduled inspection, or when we're at the garage anyway (for winter tires) and the mechanic says it's time :-) which is about once a year. My last car was a bit of a beater, and we did the oil change more frequently. Reason was that it…
But the oil of a manual transmission (and as well that of an automatic one) is normally separated from the engine oil, do I read it correctly that you had a car with those in common?
All cars have one or more magnets (for ferrous shavings)it is perfectly normal, but of course they are pretty much ineffective for other metals, and more generally other possible contaminants.
While I totally agree with most of the article, it made me grind my teeth at the frequency the author changes the oil in their car... That poor valvetrain will be full of gummy carbon deposits. RIP whoever buys the car second-hand.
If he changed every 6 months, he'd be changing every 1000km. That's insane! I don't even refuel every 1000km!
Example oil change schedule for a modern car (Taken from Audi Q7 '09 service manual): 8.000km, 25.000km, 40.000km, 55.000km...
So ~15.000km between changes - or 7.5 years if you drive 2.000km per year. Now - obviously you wouldn't go 7 years without an oil and filter change but you should be completely fine changing every 1-2 years on a car that is driven so little (It's the aging of the oil that's the problem, not the distance driven)
While I totally agree with most of the article, it made me grind my teeth at the frequency the author changes the oil in their car... That poor valvetrain will be full of gummy carbon deposits. RIP whoever buys the car second-hand.
I always wondered how this oil-change scam still continues in the US. Modern cars with synthetic oils don't need an oil change every 3-4 months or 3000 miles. I always changed the oil according to the (European or Japanese) manufacturer's schedule (once a year / every 10-15000km) and had no issues with the cars (even >10 years old cars).
Is it a difference between european and US made cars?
While I totally agree with most of the article, it made me grind my teeth at the frequency the author changes the oil in their car... That poor valvetrain will be full of gummy carbon deposits. RIP whoever buys the car second-hand.
Or actually, the car will be perfectly fine. Nobody changes their cars every 3-4 months in this here parts, and the sky hasn't fallen.
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I always wondered how this oil-change scam still continues in the US. Modern cars with synthetic oils don't need an oil change every 3-4 months or 3000 miles. I always changed the oil according to the (European or Japanese) manufacturer's schedule (once a year / every 10-15000km) and had no issues with the cars (even >10 years old cars).
Is there a difference though? If you see my other reply to the parent, I posted the US oil change schedule for a european car. It seems to be in line with what I experience in europe . Is it a difference between european and US made cars?
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While I totally agree with most of the article, it made me grind my teeth at the frequency the author changes the oil in their car... That poor valvetrain will be full of gummy carbon deposits. RIP whoever buys the car second-hand.
I always wondered how this oil-change scam still continues in the US. Modern cars with synthetic oils don't need an oil change every 3-4 months or 3000 miles. I always changed the oil according to the (European or Japanese) manufacturer's schedule (once a year / every 10-15000km) and had no issues with the cars (even >10 years old cars).
In my case, it's cheaper to use non-synthetic oil and change it quarterly, which generally aligns with other maintenance activity. (Tire rotation, filters, lights, etc)
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I always wondered how this oil-change scam still continues in the US. Modern cars with synthetic oils don't need an oil change every 3-4 months or 3000 miles. I always changed the oil according to the (European or Japanese) manufacturer's schedule (once a year / every 10-15000km) and had no issues with the cars (even >10 years old cars).
Is there a difference though? If you see my other reply to the parent, I posted the US oil change schedule for a european car. It seems to be in line with what I experience in europe . Is it a difference between european and US made cars?
The standards for oil are tightly regulated in the EU.