I just found out my girlfriend has had her car for about 18k miles and has changed the oil in it once. Is this getting to the point of actually damaging the car? Needless to say it's getting changed immediately, but I'm just wondering what it actually means.
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I would say that 18k without an oil change is very bad. Is the car brand new? It'll be interesting to see what the oil looks like and if there's a lot of debris in it......-------------------------
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Originally posted by pigeonwell if you're a fan of inaccuracy and uncertainty.... then by all means, go set your timing by feel and sound
while you're out there, you might as well adjust your air/fuel ratio by smell... and your tire pressure by ride height
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Not sure, but you might want to flush the engine afterwards if the oil seems very dirty.-------------------------
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'03 Mazdaspeed Protege #235
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Originally posted by pigeonwell if you're a fan of inaccuracy and uncertainty.... then by all means, go set your timing by feel and sound
while you're out there, you might as well adjust your air/fuel ratio by smell... and your tire pressure by ride height
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what year/make/model car is it?
i'd say you should be ok with just a normal change for now
i would probably do a 2nd change in like 2-3000 miles so you can 'flush out' all the whatever remaining oil residues that were in there.
and i'd suggest synthetic (mobil 1) and a high quality oil filter if she doesn't change oil often. extra level of protection
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AC Delco or an OEM replacement is another option.-------------------------
'91 LX
'03 Mazdaspeed Protege #235
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Originally posted by pigeonwell if you're a fan of inaccuracy and uncertainty.... then by all means, go set your timing by feel and sound
while you're out there, you might as well adjust your air/fuel ratio by smell... and your tire pressure by ride height
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Originally posted by daproI am personally a fan of wix, but I haven't seen or heard of Purolator, where would you suggest looking?
DaPro
Sears also carry Purolator IIRC.
'04 Titanium RX-8
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its a 22 ecotec right.....well then shes screwed.
playing dude, its all about how she drives...i do agree with the zoomster, just change it once, and then again after a few days or so.According to my Anger Management Counselor, after 26 weeks of anger management class, I should be an expert when it comes to Anger Management...tell that to the guy who threw a starburst at my car in rush hour traffic...haha
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Rice is great if your really hungry and want to eat 2000 of something.
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Originally posted by fuq_A_vtecits a 22 ecotec right.....well then shes screwed.
playing dude, its all about how she drives...i do agree with the zoomster, just change it once, and then again after a few days or so.
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im just telling him what we did at uhaul...if a truck missed a PM by anywhere from 5-10k miles we would change the oil, run it about 500 miles, = 2 days worth of parts retrieving and then change the oil again and put it on rent. This always cleaned them up pretty good.According to my Anger Management Counselor, after 26 weeks of anger management class, I should be an expert when it comes to Anger Management...tell that to the guy who threw a starburst at my car in rush hour traffic...haha
Todays thought of the day:
Rice is great if your really hungry and want to eat 2000 of something.
Mitch Hedberg
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