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Replying to: chetj (Jan 01, 2008 6:47 pm) In winter especially, change the oil sooner, according to the instructions in your manual for severe driving conditions. Consider using synthetic oil and make sure your car is driven at highways speeds for at least 30 minutes every week. |
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Replying to: chetj (Jan 01, 2008 6:47 pm) |
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Replying to: shipo (Dec 28, 2007 1:48 pm) I read your common on message 6266 about the low mileage on a VW, I have very simular driving condition about my camry except it is not a turbo. You mentioned need to bring the car to exercise at least once a week, does that also apply to 90F in summer and average above 40 in winter of Alabama weather? My commute to the campus is 100% city stop and go city driving and less than 2 miles, just barely enough to bring the car to normal operating temperature. I just changed my oil to M1 5w-30 which is recommand by Toyota, do I also need to bring my puppy out exercising all year round, and how do I make sure there is no water in my oil? Is it possible to know this just by looking at the exhaust (smoke due to water vapor)? If the answer is yes, can your describe how to do the exercise, is interstate the only way or just drive long enough when there is no smoke coming out from the exhaust? I will change the oil once a year since I drive less than 10000 miles a year,is it a good idea. Thank you in advance for suggestions
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Replying to: dchen2003 (Jan 02, 2008 4:06 pm) As for how to tell if the water has boiled off, there is no indicator per-se (unless your car has an oil temperature gauge, something that very few cars have these days), so it's more of a time/distance guesstimate thing. FWIW, just because the engine is "up to normal operating temperature" doesn't mean that your oil is. Your coolant temperature gauge can easily be showing normal while your oil is barely above 100 degrees. Were I in your shoes, every weekend I'd do at least one ten mile drive so that you effectively purge your oil of water weekly. Best Regards, Shipo |
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i think the oil companies add something to gas in winter that seems to hurt our mileage...i live in new england...am i right?
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Replying to: chetj (Jan 04, 2008 3:01 pm) |
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Replying to: chetj (Jan 04, 2008 3:01 pm) The good news (errr, sort of) is that we get the same fuel here year-round. The bad news is that E10 is generally considered to reduce fuel economy from three to five percent. Keep in mind that due to the temperature of the intake charge in the winter time, fuel doesn't atomize as well and your mileage will suffer as a result. Said another way, here in New England, we get a double whammy in the winter time with both cold air and E10 fuel. 
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Replying to: shipo (Jan 04, 2008 7:20 pm) |
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Replying to: ruking1 (Dec 28, 2007 4:12 pm) Thanks for any suggestions in advance
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Replying to: dchen2003 (Jan 05, 2008 11:28 am) However if you have 3 years/36,000 mile warranty concerns, you can either ask for warranty fulfillment at the 33,000 to 36,000 miles period or just proceed as you had planned.
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