tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post5123645326805996498..comments2023-11-05T04:36:14.223-08:00Comments on The Mess That Greenspan Made: Stop wasting oilTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530974968126497397noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-9908858467396887922008-06-18T18:46:00.000-07:002008-06-18T18:46:00.000-07:00It IS important however, to check the oil LEVEL. ...It IS important however, to check the oil LEVEL. Low oil is really the most important thing. When exxon first marketed syntec in 1976, they claimed: "25k miles or 12 Months."<BR/><BR/>They quickly backed off that and said, "follow the manufacturers recommendations." I guess they feared lawsuits. But as far as I can tell, from everything i've read, sythetic oil should last 20k miles, so long as you keep the oil filter fresh, and top off when needed. <BR/><BR/>changing you break, radiator, transmission, and power stearing fluid is more important. I am a firm believer in doing fluids every 2 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-34176050521330760982008-06-18T02:52:00.000-07:002008-06-18T02:52:00.000-07:00Correction:+/- 200.000 miles ....EricCorrection:<BR/><BR/>+/- 200.000 miles ....<BR/>EricAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-13407472671086338982008-06-18T02:45:00.000-07:002008-06-18T02:45:00.000-07:00Hi,Henk de Groot, former director of Castrol Oil,...Hi,<BR/>Henk de Groot, former director of Castrol Oil, The Nederlands, wrote an interesting article in "De Telegraaf" about changing oil:<BR/> olie verversen onnodig<BR/> changing oil: unnecessary ....<BR/><BR/>Mr. de Groot himself is already driving with the same oil in his car for +/- 20.000 miles. He just checked the amount and added some.<BR/>Regards.<BR/>Eric<BR/>Antwerp, Belgium<BR/><BR/>http://www.telegraaf.nl/autotelegraaf/3713703/_Oliemiljonair__olie_verversen_onnodig___.html?p=14,1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-41354830846964356762008-06-18T00:30:00.000-07:002008-06-18T00:30:00.000-07:00Totally OT, but my personal observation from LA is...Totally OT, but my personal observation from LA is that the traffic lights seem to be often timed to about 10mph over the posted speed limit. This makes sense to me logically, since it's about at the amount over where cops will write you a ticket if you're going fast enough to not stop at every light. I'm sure that makes for good quota numbers, although it also makes for a lot of stop and go traffic and wasted fuel.<BR/><BR/>I usually go about 10mph over and cruise through most of the lights just as they are turning... but I also commute during off-peak hours, when there are less cops filling quotas on the road. So it works out well for me so far too. :)Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05587036619182019599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-15569058443548493042008-06-17T17:45:00.000-07:002008-06-17T17:45:00.000-07:00Consumer Reports did a study a few years ago and c...Consumer Reports did a study a few years ago and concluded that 7500 miles was the correct number...I'd guess that using complete synthetic would extend that somewhat.Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511045883879753073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-53538525836114672492008-06-17T15:23:00.000-07:002008-06-17T15:23:00.000-07:00wouldn't we also want traffic lights timed to allo...wouldn't we also want traffic lights timed to allow traffic to flow at 35 mph and reduce the amount of idle time? There seems to be traffic signals every 30 yards - I think they cause more traffic than they control which creates tremendous waste in the guise of safety.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-76224905272819655062008-06-17T14:45:00.000-07:002008-06-17T14:45:00.000-07:00Anything less than 10,000 miles is a criminal wast...Anything less than 10,000 miles is a criminal waste foisted on us by the oil companies and the government should stop the 3,000 mile BS immediately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-89865444188938302852008-06-17T14:36:00.000-07:002008-06-17T14:36:00.000-07:00BMW puts the oil filter in a place where you can c...BMW puts the oil filter in a place where you can change it without changing the oil. Using synthetic, one charge is good for about 3 filters at 5k intervals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-71011985585898039042008-06-17T12:50:00.000-07:002008-06-17T12:50:00.000-07:00In Japan they pull cars off the road at 50,000km a...In Japan they pull cars off the road at 50,000km and from what I have seen of these cars I think most never change their oil, just buy it smoke in it and then sell it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-5608744117595980572008-06-17T10:53:00.000-07:002008-06-17T10:53:00.000-07:00The 3000 miles advertising line (from the oil chan...The 3000 miles advertising line (from the oil change companies) is one of the very successful mass advertising pitches of our generation (along with, for example, the three-months salary line from the jewelry companies, or "buy now or be priced out forever" in the RE market). Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't, sometimes it's too early to tell (for example, the total scam that is HD radio looks like it might work). Brilliant marketing if you can pull it off.<BR/><BR/>I do every 5k personally, and only because I drive primarily in stop/go city driving, and it's what the owner's manual recommends. Turns out it's really easy to figure out what mileage numbers are divisible by 5k... :)Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05587036619182019599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-3976724442685617772008-06-17T10:13:00.000-07:002008-06-17T10:13:00.000-07:00I don't know about other cars but I drive a bmw an...I don't know about other cars but I drive a bmw and they recommend every 14,000 miles or 2 years, whichever comes first - its got an onboard computer that monitors your driving conditions and adjusts the mileage accordingly. As I typically ride my bike everywhere, I've been meeting the 2 year interval before I've been able to pass the mileage milestone. Maybe this is why bmw used to claim the lowest cost of ownership? I know that for some odd reason, they are actually cheaper to purchase in the US than in Germany.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14611189349119964821noreply@blogger.com