How hard are you on your Terminator?
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Can I have your old oil?
Yes I have a bunch of the entire process...I just need to load them and host them once I get a chance. I also painted the place and added some led recessed lighting. I'll post them in another thread at some point as to not muddle this one up.
I totally understand where you're coming from. And I totally understand that it's your car and you can do what you want. And I totally understand that motor oil obviously doesn't have a significant cost associated with it to you due to your job. And I understand that changing your oil often guarantees you little carbon buildup in your oil, low particulates, high additives, and consistent viscousity.
However, and that's a big HOWEVER, like all things in life the answer lies not in the black and white but in the grey area in between. While there are advantages to shorting OCI (oil change interval), there are also MAJOR ADVANTAGES to extending it. Not to mention the fact that the environment gives you a giant middle finger for being ignorantly and needlessly wasteful.
Here's science that I recommend you read:
http://papers.sae.org/2007-01-4133/
Feel free to not read it and continue to cause increased wear to your engine, increased waste, and a waste to your time. I love my car just the same as I'm sure you do, but science is simply science. Facts are facts, and there is no need to be stubborn and wasteful. Make a change. Nobody is going to judge you if you admit your wrong and change your ways.
True strength is the strength to be honest.
I have heard of the disadvantages of changing your oil that early and that was interesting to read. I guess I just got used to changing my oil extremely often when I had my GT500 because It was on E85 full time. I'll probably cut back on how often I change it. But odds are I'm selling the car in May so It probably wont get another oil change again by me as I only drive maybe once a week. But thanks for sharing, it's always good reading new things like that.
Respect to you, sir. I appreciate your thoughtful response. That study does NOT account for age of the oil, infrequently driven vehicles, or E85, so those could all affect the intervals relative to your specific needs, too. I didn't even consider how E85 comes into play.
If you have the glorious (jealous!) option of nearly free oil changes, I would still do them frequently. Possibly you could spend a little money on Blackstone oil analyses at 1-2k mile intervals or something like that and determine when to change your oil that way. Oil use decreases detergents and increases particulates/acidity but also promotes the buildup of the complicated films that protect our low-tolerance engines. So basically, run your oil (reasonably) as long as you can, but definitely replace it as soon as particulate/contaminants/otherlevels get unacceptable. I'd be interested to see how long those levels stay acceptable in a standard Terminator engine that is driven hard.
Sorry to derail the thread.......
I'm changing my oil once a year. Maybe in the 1000-1500 mile range. I run E85 full time. I have never sent a sample off....but even if I did, I wouldn't go past 12 months regardless of what the lab tech told me about the oil condition. One full year is long enough for me.
Selling the car.....Steve WHAT
I want to buy a 2015 or newer 5th gen Viper. They have finally come down enough in price I can afford one.
DO IT .....YOU WON'T
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It won't happen over night but hopefully buy the end of the year. In the meantime I'm going to try and enjoy my terminator a little.
I can't blame you. But you will be back they always come back lol.
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I hear yeah, nothing is written in stone yet.
^^AMEN!^^
I am not a burn out type a guy on the streets but I do like to let her lose, but when its time for maintenance she gets nothing but the best. These cars where designed to be run, and with all the upgraded terminators on here why wouldn't you run it? Isn't that the point of upgrading?
Then again there are a bunch of trailer queens out their, but to each there own!
113k miles and started racing it. Doing a compression test. Next month then seeing if it's good enough for a new whipple. I haven't seen a reason to park one yet. Just rebuild it and hammer down
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