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Replying to: falmouth (Aug 29, 2007 9:11 am) |
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Replying to: bepick (Aug 28, 2007 8:17 pm)
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| One of my dad's friends can't stop talking about his Honda cars. He is on his 3rd one and he put 500000 miles on his previous two. I have seen other cars reach 250000, but 500000! wow! | |
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Replying to: blufz1 (Aug 29, 2007 5:46 pm)
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Replying to: bepick (Sep 02, 2007 2:35 pm)
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Replying to: bepick (Sep 02, 2007 2:35 pm) You wrote "Engine oil is replaced every month, thus every 4 to 5 weeks. Checking the oil stick at least 3 times each week, when fueling up, if it looks like it's getting darker quicker, then the oil and filter is replaced by the 4th week." Using that homegrown logic, why don't you change your oil once a day and your filter weekly? Any oil or engine authority (the engineers who design and test them) will tell you that it is totally natural for oil to get gradually darker as it is used. That's called oxydation, and it's no reason to throw away perfectly useable oil thousands of miles earlier than recommended by the engine manufacturer. Sorry, but I have to consider such usage an irresponsible waste of a dwindling natural resource. Also, the less oil that we have to import from the Middle East the better.
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Replying to: blufz1 (Sep 02, 2007 5:19 pm) I always try to clean the car every week, for which at least helps to maintain the good looks, particularly important as the miles add up, so that you feel good about still driving it. Unlike most people, when i first start my car up in the morning, i let it warm up, passed that C line. Most people, i observe, just start their cars up and go. In my youth, my first vehicle was a motorcycle, that you "had" to warm up, thus i just got into the habit of always warming up car engines before moving. Some have told me that with these newer engines, it's not necessary, yet it's a habit that i continue to do.
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Replying to: bepick (Sep 03, 2007 8:44 am) The best way to warm up an engine is moderate driving (say - under 3,000 RPM). You don't waste gas idling, and you aren't going to hurt a thing.
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Replying to: blane (Sep 03, 2007 5:02 am) Per oil oxidation. The filter doesn't remove the affect of oxidation, thus possible sludge formation, additive depletion, base oil breakdown, filter plugging, acid number increase, corrosion, thermal oil cracking, all of which can increase fuel consumption. To me, changing the oil isn't difficult, nor takes a lot of time, nor is it expensive, thus well worth doing regularly. Each time that i fuel up, i log the miles per gallon and note what type most of the driving was, thus helping to decide how soon to do an oil change, if miles per gallon is less than other comparable drives. In sales, for tax reasons, it's necessary to keep a log of one's driving, thus it's become a habit. Blane, we get more oil from friendly Canada than we get from the Middle East. And the problems that the U.S. is having with the Middle East is the result of our political leadership, thus once we get a new president who doesn't confront every major oil producing nation in the world with hostility, that situation could improve. Have a nice day.
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Replying to: thegraduate (Sep 03, 2007 8:46 am) |
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