Diesel vs gas......................
OK folks, there have been a few to many diesel vs gas threads that have shall we say gone to "Hell and a hand basket"! So if all of you would put in you BEST, no flaming reasons for going gas vs diese...
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smcrea wrote:Hannibal wrote:
I say OEM style as meaning OEM or equivelant approved by the manufacturer. I use Motocraft or Purolator on my Fords. Mopar, Purolator or Fleetguard on my Dodges. No howling intake or droning exhaust for me. I change my oil every 5k miles synthetic or not. Easier to remember, within the manufacturer's recommendation and I sleep well with that schedule. I would trust the oil life monitor but I like a schedule to plan around.
It's funny you should say "change oil every 5K" I come from the UK and the 'standard' oil change number used in the UK is change every 5K.
Only when I came to teh US did I ever see change oil every 3K
Is this something that was made up by the oil and filter manufactures or is genuine?
5K seems reasonable to me!.. How about everyone else?
The three thousand mile oil change was thought up by the quick lube oil change places looking to drum up more business....
You can stop all the guessing by having an oil analysis done the next time you change the oil(I use Blackstone Labs), they will give a mileage figure based on science.
Sam
