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Gdetrailer
Mar 22, 2014Explorer III
Turtle n Peeps wrote:
For those of you that just change your oil out just for something to do. Have you ever done an oil analysis to see if it really needs changing?
It's a rhetorical question because if you did you would learn that you oil is fine.
But it's your money, your time, do what you want. :)
While you could, I have never done so.. But I will tell you an story that just may change your mind about leaving old used oil in a vehicle or machine..
I have a tractor with hydro stat transmission and hydraulics that "share" the same fluid.
Tractor is 6 yrs old, 120 hrs total time on the clock been kept in an enclosed building. Used outdoors in snow, rain and sunshine..
This winter I started having issues with the plow not lifting or no power to even push the plow down but the hydro stat was still working..
Tractor shop suggested that there was WATER in the hydraulic fluid.. Changed the fluid and filters and no more problems..
Recommended change is 300 CLOCK hrs with NO TIME in years..
Moral of story, with light use it is a WISE investment to change your motor oil every year since it will attract moisture over time.
A sealed bottle of oil has an indefinite shelf life, but once it has been dumped into an open container (your crankcase is not exactly totally sealed) and been run all bets are off..
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