ml> marketing has really made folk do some really silly things ;)
 RN>  
 RN> Like what?  (-:

ml> like throwing out perfectly decent oil after 3000 miles when it
ml> still has another 3000+ left in it ;)

 RW> 

:) :) :) :) :)

 RW> Most vehicles I can afford to run use enough oil that I'm
 RW> rotating fresh oil through there anyway .  YEah change the
 RW> filter at about double that, but otherwise, there's
 RW> enough fresh oil in the crankcase.  tHe GMC van Kathy just
 RW> rolled seemed to need a quart about every 3-4 runs to
 RW> MEmphis and back, figure round tripper on those 100 miles,
 RW> so by the time 3k miles rolled around between last oil
 RW> change  oil was changed out just in natural course of
 RW> events.

yup... BTDT as well... in fact, that celica i spoke of earlier used to do
that until i dropped the pan and replaced the seals in it ;)

)\/(ark