oops .... forgot to change the oil
I've never been overly concerned about oil changes although I am pretty good about changing the oil in my F350 with full synthetic every 25k km. However, some of our other vehicles can get a little ne...
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ghostrider421 wrote:You have a problem with reading comprehension.mike-s wrote:ghostrider421 wrote:Blackstone charges $28 for an analysis. I can do an oil change for that. Who's the one wasting money?mike-s wrote:ghostrider421 wrote:Analysis may make sense when there's that big a crankcase. My comment about analysis was with regard to the more common 5-6 qt oil change - it's cheaper and easier to just change it at a lower interval.
I'm doing three 15km filter changes and one 45km oil change unless the analysis comes back to change my mind. ... (18/ltrs)
It's your money - a waste of it to dump perfectly good oil when the package has barely been used. Most synthetics don't break down till 60km.
$28 just covers the cost of two filters. 18 ltrs of syn oil here is over $130. Two water/fuel filters is another $30 - so I've got $188 invested. The $28 analysis is worth it. When I was driving Cat 3116, the oil change was $300 at a Petro or TA stop.
