ml>RN> Like the '55 Chevy, the 3,000-Mile Oil Change Is Pretty Much
ml>RN> History
 
ml> :LOL: i never heard that 3000 mile "rule" until in the last 15 or so
ml> years... maybe 20... but still... our older vehicles we had? we never
ml> followed that rule... we changed it when it was really dirty and black
ml> and sometimes we even tasted it to determine if it needed changing...
 
Even funnier, I thought it was 4,000 miles, but the proper way to eyeball
the status of your oil is to swipe your finger across the dipstick.  The
drawback to this is you really can't tell whether or not the oil has
maintained its viscosity.
 
ml> my '79 toyota celica has gone a LOT more than 3000 miles before changing
ml> the oil... i remember at one time it was more like 12000 or maybe even
ml> 15000 and that was with a lot of long road miles on it... sure, i'd
ml> change the filter and add a quart every few months or so but geez...
 
I'm not too particular about the gas, although I have to use 93 octane, but
the oil is of utmost importance.  I use Castrol GTX 10W-30 in my Lincoln
(It should be 5W-30) and it runs like a clock.  Every few tank fulls, I add
a container of STP fuel injection cleaner to the gas.
 
ml> marketing has really made folk do some really silly things ;)
 
Like what?  (-:
 
ml> and that celica? it is sitting out here under the shelter gathering dust,
ml> right now but waiting for a good rebuild to take place... no, not because
ml> of the "lack of oil changes" but because it has been
sitting for some 10+
ml> years... it is an antique, ya know? ;)
 
My 1995 Lincoln Mark VIII is getting there.  My ex-woman friend says it
sits too low to the ground for her, as if that was ever a concern, since I
helped her in and out of the car.  She drives a Honda CR-V and it's kind of
nice, but I won't buy a Japanese car product.
 
 
Regards,
 
Roger

... My ego's bigger than your ego......
--- D'Bridge 3.54