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BERTHA

06-04-2011 @ 5:13 PM

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This is what I have been using...ZDDP for flat tappet engines!!

http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/zrt.aspx

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06-01-2011 @ 12:48 PM

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Check the owners' manual in your modern car. The less you drive it, the more often you should change the oil. When you drive short distances, the oil doesn't get hot enough to "burn off" some of the contaminants such as water, which contributes to acid build-up and gasoline which dilutes the oil. You should be changing your oil more often, not less.

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06-01-2011 @ 10:05 AM

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Oil is cheap. Rebuilds aren't. I change every season regadless of the miles.

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05-12-2011 @ 7:44 AM

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MG, yes.

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05-11-2011 @ 10:42 PM

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Makes me want to go out and buy a Jiffy Lube Franchise so I can change my oil on a weekly basis.

Do all of these nasty contaminants apply to synthetic oils as well?

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05-11-2011 @ 8:14 PM

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The filter contains one quart, or twenty percent of the total fill. Why change oil if you are going to remove only eighty percent? Oil doesn't wear out, but the " package" of additives does. Seldom driven cars are in the class of severe service due to high concentrations of contaminant from lack of running at temps high enough to burn off the moisture and unburned fuel.

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05-11-2011 @ 6:50 PM

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I try to change mine every 6 months regardless of how few miles I have on it. I've never heard of a part failing from changing the oil too much.

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05-11-2011 @ 4:47 PM

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Oil seldom actually "wears out". The biggest problem with oil is contamination which is a bi-product of combustion. Your 1K usage per annum would suggest that you are not driving long distances. Oil benefits from running for period that are long enough that will allow for the temperatures to get high enough to promote boil-out,which will (vaporize)contaminates. 1K usage would suggest that you aren't running your vehicle long or hard enough to really cook-out the combustion bi-products. These contaminates contain such lovely ingredients as sulfuric acid. Leaving this cocktail in the engine simply because the odometer reads 1000 miles since the last oil change is not prudent.

05-11-2011 @ 4:44 PM

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How about the filter? Change it as well? I'm thinking the filter could be changed every other oil change.

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05-11-2011 @ 4:35 PM

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MG, as I understand it, there is an acid buildup in the oil over time, whether or not the car is driven. Not being a chemical engineer, for all I know that was a rumor started by the oil companies to sell more oil.

Still, being able to sleep better at night knowing that you didn't cheapie down on the upkeep of your toys is a pretty good investment just all by it's lonesome.

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