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Fluids: Oil, ATF, Coolant, etc.
What justifies this change?
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<blockquote data-quote="Richard L" data-source="post: 868321" data-attributes="member: 52972"><p>Bill Barber is correct. People do it because that's the way it was back in the day.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Even when manufacturers started to extend the oil change interval to 5K-6K miles, it was only for normal usage. If you looked at their description of "harsh conditions" would fit nearly 90% of the so-called normal driving conditions. Even early cars with turbos required the more frequent oil changes.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Then along came synthetic oils and high performance additives that make the oil last longer. Your father probably thought it was snake-oil and marketing hype, and so did many mechanics that way, and sum still do.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>My 2008 Mercedes came from the factory with 9 quarts of Mobil-1 in the v6 engine and a requirement to only change the oil once per year or 13K miles, whichever came first. My dealer recommended that the initial oil change be done at 10K miles or one year, and then to follow the Mercedes recommended change intervals</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The strange thing about oil is that it never really wears out...Only the additives become depleated and of course oil can become contaminated with dirt and acids. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>...Rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard L, post: 868321, member: 52972"] Bill Barber is correct. People do it because that's the way it was back in the day. Even when manufacturers started to extend the oil change interval to 5K-6K miles, it was only for normal usage. If you looked at their description of "harsh conditions" would fit nearly 90% of the so-called normal driving conditions. Even early cars with turbos required the more frequent oil changes. Then along came synthetic oils and high performance additives that make the oil last longer. Your father probably thought it was snake-oil and marketing hype, and so did many mechanics that way, and sum still do. My 2008 Mercedes came from the factory with 9 quarts of Mobil-1 in the v6 engine and a requirement to only change the oil once per year or 13K miles, whichever came first. My dealer recommended that the initial oil change be done at 10K miles or one year, and then to follow the Mercedes recommended change intervals The strange thing about oil is that it never really wears out...Only the additives become depleated and of course oil can become contaminated with dirt and acids. ...Rich [/QUOTE]
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Fluids: Oil, ATF, Coolant, etc.
What justifies this change?
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