Originally Posted by NoMoSno (Post 2327951)

Maybe.
I'll stick to my full synthetic with filter oil change for $30 once a year if I need it or not.

Originally Posted by biker1 (Post 2327952)

No "maybe" about it. Also, I never said I didn't change the oil when I changed the filter. Oil and filter change twice a year.

Originally Posted by NoMoSno (Post 2327953)

I was responding to CoachKandSportsguys post about not changing the oil with filter, which seems silly.
I only put on 5000mls yr so figure once a year is plenty.

Originally Posted by Altavia (Post 2312605)

Can't hurt, low cost insurance.

The way to know for sure is to have a Blackstone oil analysis performed.

Thousands of people who have tested their oil shows data confirms manufactures recommendations are conservative and good enough for most people.

Originally Posted by JoelJohnson (Post 2327962)

I have a 2024 Honda CRV I had Blackstone analyse my oil at 1,000 and 6,000 miles. I tried to copy the results but it didn't work. Anyway it showed there was crap in the oil from the factory.

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2327928)

LOL!

read a very interesting repair mechanic's post about changing oil about 1 particular car: the owner never changed oil once in the greater than 5 years of ownership. Never once!

instead he just changed the filter every 2,000 miles and added oil.

The car was traded into the same dealership, the mechanic went to check inside the engine, and the engine had very little wear.

The most important point is using the best filter you can buy, as that is what keeps the oil clean in the engine and keeps the engine wear to a minimum. For low mileage driving, change the filter every 6 months and add oil.

On the very small coastwise tanker I worked for about 5 years, it had twin GM locomotive 2 stroke diesel engines. The oil was changed every three years in the shipyard. The oil was kept clean with a centrifuge oil cleaner and filters. not sure how often the filters were changed, but we had to be in port for a significant period of time in order to take an engine offline, as ships need to ready to leave the dock at any time. .

So don't go all oil change crazy when regular simple maintenance of the most important part of the lubrication system is required.

YMMV

Originally Posted by biker1 (Post 2327950)

There might be some cars where this is true but I have never seen one. Every car that I have owned has had the filter on the bottom of the engine and could be changed without draining the oil. For convenience, I typically remove the filter first.

Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 2314516)

Porsche has oil refineries?

Originally Posted by MorTech (Post 2328014)

Pennsylvania oil is made from spoiled dinosaurs.

Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston (Post 2327883)

Remember the Slant 6 engine (Dodge/Chrysler)?
So durable and indestructible it would run with no oil....or pancake syrup!

Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston (Post 2327967)

Common. Metal shavings from production can be found early on during break in period. Usually subsides over time

Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2328132)

I had one of those (a '69 Dodge Dart) in my first car. It certainly was indestructible!

Originally Posted by CarlR33 (Post 2314626)

LOL, you might do the math on that one. A $69 oil change once a year x 10 years is $699 minimum. If you do more driving then it will be higher and don’t forget all the other “schedule maintenance” which may put you at that replacement battery cost. I heard for the Prius that is around $2K? I’m sure it’s more for a Tesla but how long do you actually keep your car anyhow?

Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 2328599)

When I was young man I used work in junk (salvage yard) about every Saint six in junk yard had big hole in rear area of block at main bearing, when they did fail from LACK of maintenance they exploded. They along with ford 240/300 and Chevy blue flame was pretty much indestructible IF owners had sense to change/check oil?

Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2328632)

Never said I didn't change the oil...

Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2328632)

Never said I didn't change the oil...

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2328060)

OMG! another uninformed opinion. . .

Crude oil is NOT from dinosaurs. .

Scientifically Crude oil is the earth's lubrication fluid which separates the molten core from the mantle, which allows the earth to spin frictionlessly for days and nights.

once enough oil is pumped out of the subterranean reservoirs, the days and nights will become longer as the earth's rotation begins to slow.

Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 2328654)

Never said you didn’t :boxing2:

Originally Posted by JoelJohnson (Post 2327962)

I have a 2024 Honda CRV I had Blackstone analyse my oil at 1,000 and 6,000 miles. I tried to copy the results but it didn't work. Anyway it showed there was crap in the oil from the factory.