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Old 10-25-2007, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by drgreenthumb View Post

My concern was that if the PO did not care for the car, the M1 would loosen a ton of crud. Going forward I will not be changing the oil this often.


Now that's a very different discussion. I would have have changed at 5k miles, too.

You can run up to 1.0% soot without issues or concerns. This is evidenced by ultra-low wear numbers. What is Terry trying to say is acceptable? I guess we're missing that tidbit.


I've looked at hundreds of diesel automobile UOAs. This one shows a good running car. I see no major concerns.
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