"im never changing my oil" thread discussion

[Cervan]

that guy didnt make any sence to me i saw what he was doing and his punch line was "never change your oil and save the earth maybie your childrens limbs or life" now how does oil happen to take ones limbs or life? and to tell yo uthe truth the earth aint goin nowhere folks WE are. from the ground it came to the ground it will go back. and to tell yo uthe truth either way sometime something is going to clog and cause your engine to use oil and when that happens your destroying the earth even more rapidly because now your burning oil too. smart move.

[justinperkins]

Whoa.

I don't think he (or should I say she ) quite said it like that, but he's gone anyway. Moved on to other diesel forums...as this topic should have.

Please let the misguided "never change your oil" idea die.

Most farmers wouldn't dream of not changing fluids on the diesel machinery they have. Then again, when a used John Deere with air conditioning costs $35,000 easy, you tend to take care of it.

[tangofox007]

Originally Posted by justinperkins

Whoa.

I don't think he (or should I say she ) quite said it like that.

That's exactly what 240Joe said!!!

Quote:
"Never change your oil, and save the EARTH and possibly your children's limbs or life!"

[patbob]

Originally Posted by Cervan

his punch line was "never change your oil and save the earth maybie your childrens limbs or life" now how does oil happen to take ones limbs or life?

I thought the reference was to the (US) kids over in oil-rich places (like Iraq right now), helping our governement secure the lifeblood of our economy, oil.

Break the dependence on oil, save the need for securing those interests, keep the kids from being killed and maimed. Not changing your motor oil is about the most counterproductive way to do that though since it only works if you don't replace the car when it dies.

However, that said, there was a recent article where Ford was considering extending their oil change interval to somthing like 12,000 miles for new vehicles designs using new oil formulations. And industry people were quoted as saying the intervals could be extended far further than that given the way most people drive and that sensors were available to tell people when the oil actually needed to be changed well in advance of when any damage would result.

[dauber]

I am not in agreement with the theory of old Joe either but, I will say this.

I recently found out that some long haul trucking companies are using the "never change you oil theory" in thei big rigs. They are running high grade synthetic, changing the filters and just toping off when needed.
For what its worth.

[Knightrider966]

Originally Posted by dauber

I am not in agreement with the theory of old Joe either but, I will say this.

I recently found out that some long haul trucking companies are using the "never change you oil theory" in thei big rigs. They are running high grade synthetic, changing the filters and just toping off when needed.
For what its worth.

Whoa there hoss! I work for a long haul trucking comany and we DO change our oil! However with the recent technology advances in motor oils, we can leave it in for 20,000 miles but that's maxed out! Full synthetics have better shear strength properties, but it's not indestructible!

[arew264]

Yes, there is a middle ground, as we are seeing.

the 10,000 mile oil change interval was just a standard because it was a safe interval where you were assured that no matter what happened, your engine would be safe from damage. Fairly sure, anyway.

The oil probably doesn't need changed at 10,000 miles the majority of the time, but it's not the ones that don't need changed to worry about, it's the ones that do need changed and would ruin their engines if the interval was larger that matter in this case.

I do believe in the above, but i continue to change my oil at that interval even if it doesn't need it. Why? Mostly because I don't want to find out when it does need changed. No one wants to risk engine damage. No one sane, anyway.


As sensors for this sort of thing come out, the interval will get longer because you can change your oil when it is needed, not just when you guesstimate that it might need it. We don't have that luxury, so keep changing it out.

[Mark in NJ]

ten thousand, I thought jiffy lube said it was 3000,.... and why is it my mercedes benz oil is black in 2 minutes, while the oil in my toyota dosn't get black, even after 2 months?

Mark

[redbaronph123]

this was stated on another thread, but i think this is the key to that reasoning..

if your car eats up a lot of oil, then this could just very well "hold water", but if you have a healthy engine that doesnt consume oil, i think you'd still be better off with a regular change oil.

[benzforlife]

honestly, if your that cheap to the point where u dont wnat to change your oil... U PROBABLY SHOULD NOT DRIVE A 25 YEAR OLD BENZ!

[P.E.Haiges]

Cervan,

Didn't your English teacher ever tell U that U are supposed to start a new sentence with a capital letter?

P E H

[Cervan]

Originally Posted by P.E.Haiges

Cervan,

Didn't your English teacher ever tell U that U are supposed to start a new sentence with a capital letter?

P E H

If you can't remember to do it, then why should you? actually i was very tired when i wrote this.

[P.E.Haiges]

Cervan,

U should start sentences with capital letters because it is the correct thing to do and it makes U look smarter.

P E H