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11-26-2009, 10:37 PM
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I might be pushing my luck but on my 325i e-30 I go about 7500 on synthetic. No reason to regret it so far - been doing it from when I got it (214K) to the present, 303K.
Also, I dropped down to mid range gas (89 octane) a few years after I had it, and about a year ago, went down to regular (87 around here) on the advice of another MS shop member. No pinging, so sign that it was a mistake . . . so far.
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11-26-2009, 11:29 PM
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87' 300D, Currently undergoing an OM606 swap/build!  SUPERTURBO!!!03' 2500HD Dmax + goodies! 82' 300SD, parting out! 93' 300TE 4matic, parting out! 83' 240D Project Cheap Drive 89' 300E, parting out! 74' Datsun 510 wagon  88' RX7 10thAE, 13B track car build soon Skippy~ As for perception: Drive what you like and can afford. Those who don't like it can supply vacuum to one of your components. LOL  If you need parts, I have some!
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11-27-2009, 12:26 PM
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Funny thing, oil. I have known a fellow with an '83 Chrysler 4 with 280.000 miles, said his nephew, a mechanic advised him to use Mobil 1 synthetic, not change it, mind, but just add as needed. The goddamn car seemed as good as new. My Gramps Stearns-Knight was another vehicle that suffered {benefitted} from infrequent lube changes...Approx, 350 thousand mile later, it seems to have borne fruit as I drive it weekly.
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11-27-2009, 01:03 PM
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When I had the FIAT 128 Wagon, I'd drive 60 miles a day, highway. After a fresh LOF (with Castol GTX 10W40 during the warm month(s), 10W30 during the winter), I'd get 33 MPG.
Around 2.5K-3.0K, my mileage would start to drop off...by the time 3K was clocked on odo, I was down to 24-25 MPG... I'd head off and do a LOF...the MsPG would jump right back up to 33 MPG. Coincidence? I don't think so. You could stick your index finger and thumb in the old stuff...you could "feel" the "sticktion" between the digits...still somewhat slippery, but not like out of the can. Stayed with that routine ever since 'til... 'Til the MOBIL 1 phase, I changed the oil and filter at 3K tops...and I felt like a criminal going anywhere over that...now, anything MOBIL 1 gets changed at 6K and I'm still running, trouble-free, on the same engine...that S-10 has 317K on the odo and I made the switch back about mid-150K.
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11-27-2009, 04:44 PM
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11-27-2009, 09:07 PM
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"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."
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11-27-2009, 03:46 PM
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T-belts, I done got religion on that one. A new one every 50K. I once saw a 325 motor splayed out awaiting a re-build after a T-belt broke. A third to half of the valves bent to hell. I'll be doing a third one in about 10K.
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