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<blockquote data-quote="cas" data-source="post: 430489" data-attributes="member: 19210"><p>Always wanted to do the same thing on all my vehicles and never did. Always wondered the same thing. (what do these numbers mean to me and how do I use them?)</p><p></p><p>I went to synthetic oil about the same time I got a second vehicle. For years my routine was forget the miles, I just changed the oil twice a year, usually in late April and early November. (prior to two annual slightly longer drives) According to common wisdom for both synthetic and conventional oil, I was changing it way too often. But I looked it like this, it costs me less than a tank of gas, why not do it? Now days I'm driving three vehicles and fewer miles than ever, I'm down to changing it once a year and pay no attention to the miles. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Though on one that's probably not long for the world, I think I'm going do what I did for a car I had years ago. I would change the filter maybe two, or three times a year. Because I added oil weekly, it burned and leaked so much, it was always like new. I never "changed it". I did that for a number of years. One day it was so low nothing showed on the stick, I thought now's the time to drain the pan, get the sludge and nasty stuff out. But there really wasn't any.</p><p> (a 1986 Olds Delta 88 that had 120k miles on it when I paid $400 for it. I put another 90K basically trouble free miles on it. Other than the time I manage to overheat it so bad that it was hot enough to melt the spark plug boots and most of the vacuum hoses. (I didn't know that was even possible). It killed the valve guide seals and started it on it heavy thirst for oil. At least the cylinder walls were well lubricated! lol But even with that, I drove it for several more years.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cas, post: 430489, member: 19210"] Always wanted to do the same thing on all my vehicles and never did. Always wondered the same thing. (what do these numbers mean to me and how do I use them?) I went to synthetic oil about the same time I got a second vehicle. For years my routine was forget the miles, I just changed the oil twice a year, usually in late April and early November. (prior to two annual slightly longer drives) According to common wisdom for both synthetic and conventional oil, I was changing it way too often. But I looked it like this, it costs me less than a tank of gas, why not do it? Now days I'm driving three vehicles and fewer miles than ever, I'm down to changing it once a year and pay no attention to the miles. Though on one that's probably not long for the world, I think I'm going do what I did for a car I had years ago. I would change the filter maybe two, or three times a year. Because I added oil weekly, it burned and leaked so much, it was always like new. I never "changed it". I did that for a number of years. One day it was so low nothing showed on the stick, I thought now's the time to drain the pan, get the sludge and nasty stuff out. But there really wasn't any. (a 1986 Olds Delta 88 that had 120k miles on it when I paid $400 for it. I put another 90K basically trouble free miles on it. Other than the time I manage to overheat it so bad that it was hot enough to melt the spark plug boots and most of the vacuum hoses. (I didn't know that was even possible). It killed the valve guide seals and started it on it heavy thirst for oil. At least the cylinder walls were well lubricated! lol But even with that, I drove it for several more years.) [/QUOTE]
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