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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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.
An analysis can reveal more than dirty oil. I agree that for most private use the cost, hassle and other reasons it doesn't make sense in most cases. For example, in a car if the analysis shows rapid engine wear are you going to have the engine rebuilt as a preventative measure or just run it til it dies anyway. For commercial applications with large sumps or where reliability is demanded it makes a lot of sense. I would say that consumer diesels could go either way depending on how easy it is for you to get analysis done. Of course, if it makes you feel better to have an analysis and you can afford it go for it! No harm is being done.
