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2013-14 Shelby GT500
To Oil Change Or Not
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<blockquote data-quote="GSPsnFORDs" data-source="post: 13603429" data-attributes="member: 67462"><p>Can you point me to the thread discussing this or the article or link some of you are talking about?</p><p></p><p>I'm not a Shelby guy and I know "oil change before storage" has been discussed a lot but I don't recall hearing/reading about the "acid effect"...maybe I just haven't searched enough or read into it enough?</p><p></p><p>So what's the premise behind the fresh oil change? Is it that the fresh oil essentially "flushes" or displaces the old oil/contaminants rather than letting the old oil drip down or off the components, allowing the acid to etch the components? I'm curious here and wanting to learn more so I'm asking questions! :rolling:</p><p></p><p>Edit: I'm also asking b/c I put 1-1.5k miles on each year and fresh oil change every spring before starting it up. Oil is usually fresh looking and "smells" good when put up for winter storage. I understand the $40 oil change vs. $$ engine rebuild logic. I was always under the impression that old or new oil sitting over winter might have the possibility of getting condensation build-up in it so change it before spring, which I why I never put fresh oil in before storage and then running that oil in the spring. Just throwing that all out there...again, I'm curious...always looking to expand my knowledge base. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GSPsnFORDs, post: 13603429, member: 67462"] Can you point me to the thread discussing this or the article or link some of you are talking about? I'm not a Shelby guy and I know "oil change before storage" has been discussed a lot but I don't recall hearing/reading about the "acid effect"...maybe I just haven't searched enough or read into it enough? So what's the premise behind the fresh oil change? Is it that the fresh oil essentially "flushes" or displaces the old oil/contaminants rather than letting the old oil drip down or off the components, allowing the acid to etch the components? I'm curious here and wanting to learn more so I'm asking questions! :rolling: Edit: I'm also asking b/c I put 1-1.5k miles on each year and fresh oil change every spring before starting it up. Oil is usually fresh looking and "smells" good when put up for winter storage. I understand the $40 oil change vs. $$ engine rebuild logic. I was always under the impression that old or new oil sitting over winter might have the possibility of getting condensation build-up in it so change it before spring, which I why I never put fresh oil in before storage and then running that oil in the spring. Just throwing that all out there...again, I'm curious...always looking to expand my knowledge base. :) [/QUOTE]
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