03-17-2010, 05:35 PM
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Info on motor oil...
I found this while looking for info about when to change the oil...
http://www.trustmymechanic.com/change_oil.html
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03-17-2010, 05:54 PM
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Gone
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i've heard it time and time again.
I know when my "oil change" light comes on... its time to start considering, finding time and a sale. Its not a OMFG CHANGE OIL NAO! light
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03-17-2010, 07:07 PM
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03-17-2010, 08:23 PM
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Yeah, i got a little worried because I remember one thread where sooo many people said "I change my oil every 3000 miles," which unfortunately, I did too. Now I feel like an ass for doing frequent oil changes, and hopefully some of the newer people on aleromod will see this thread or others like it, and they wont be suckers like meeee.
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03-17-2010, 08:26 PM
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Holy crap! It's been over 6 years since I've joined aleromod, and I have a ground breaking 71 posts! Look out cherrington, I'm right on ur tail...
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03-17-2010, 08:45 PM
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Gone
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mach1
Holy crap! It's been over 6 years since I've joined aleromod, and I have a ground breaking 71 posts! Look out cherrington, I'm right on ur tail...
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 geeze, i've been catching flak for that lately...
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Originally Posted by [ion] C2
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neat! 22.50 for an oil analysis |
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03-17-2010, 08:48 PM
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Nah! Aint nothing wrong with lovin a forum dedicated to ur own car. I just suk at having things to talk about.
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03-19-2010, 11:43 AM
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i speed up for corners
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well I change my oil every 3500 miles.
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Alero is gone but not forgotten
1999 black gls coupe R.I.P 130k
1999 auburn mist metallic gls sedan R.I.P
2005 Subaru legacy 2.5i 190k. New rims and tires for summer.
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03-19-2010, 11:47 AM
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 HAHAHA I got suckered into the "change oil light" a week after I bought her. I ran to the nearest oil change place.  Oh well next time Im looking for a sale or doing it myself. |
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03-20-2010, 05:53 PM
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JL - nooooz, don't do it!
Tx - good deal man.
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03-20-2010, 09:27 PM
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i changed the oil in the alero every 4-5,000 miles and the oil in my integra right now has ~7,000 on it. i haven't changed oil in my integra since december, but it's overdue for one now, i planned on doing it every 3,000 miles but gave up on that since i have been putting ~100 miles a day on my car driving to and from school.
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03-21-2010, 12:02 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mach1
Holy crap! It's been over 6 years since I've joined aleromod, and I have a ground breaking 71 posts! Look out cherrington, I'm right on ur tail...
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I only saw your avatar for a second, and thought you were jayson_waltz 
and I had like 8k on the oil on the ho when I killed it...It must have hated me
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03-21-2010, 11:45 AM
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i speed up for corners
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mach1
JL - nooooz, don't do it!
Tx - good deal man.
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ya from now i will not do it use fully synthetic so it will last me longer than i thought.
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Alero is gone but not forgotten
1999 black gls coupe R.I.P 130k
1999 auburn mist metallic gls sedan R.I.P
2005 Subaru legacy 2.5i 190k. New rims and tires for summer.
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03-21-2010, 03:39 PM
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Ttop - Maybe I am jayson... lol, I'm all mysterious like that. #<:]
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03-23-2010, 02:03 AM
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I've always done it every 4,500 - 5,500 miles. Also, who goes by the absolutely useless oil change light? I suppose it's good for the fact that it counts idle time, but does anyone remember to reset it every time they do their oil? Maybe I'm just too absent minded
Last edited by Weazel : 03-23-2010 at 02:06 AM.
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03-23-2010, 07:34 PM
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I do. Of course tho, that's for every time it randomly came on since I used to change my oil at 3000 miles lmao...
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03-23-2010, 08:43 PM
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i change my oil with mobil 1 full synthetic around 5000km (or about 3100 miles)
i know. might be excessive. but if it keeps my motor happy, i'm ok with that
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03-23-2010, 09:14 PM
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Lol, that's honorable, but I'm sure ur engine will be happy with non-synthetic oil being changed in 7500 mile intervals. I guess, maybe if anything, u could use a high-mileage oil after 100k miles. I don't wanna see u waste ur money. Or for that matter, throw anymore at companies in any type of business dealing with oil...
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03-23-2010, 09:33 PM
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So when I had my heads off I put gas threw the block to clean out all the crap, needless to say the gas came out black when I pulled the plug out. So I should be good on a oil change for the next 10k miles right .
Oil really doesn't brake down, it just gets full of crap, Sooooo how about you just keep an eye on your oil (you should be checking the level every week anyway  ) and when it looks, smells, feels and or tastes like it needs changed change it. |
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03-23-2010, 09:44 PM
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Idk mein freund. I figure that we should just follow the manufacturers recommendations. I mean, they are the guys who built the engine.
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