Recent content by alwayson

Originally Posted By: 2010_FX4 Who is ignorant here? Again you are. Even BMW does recommend an "early" oil change, but thats not in the manual but instead in service bulletins.

Originally Posted By: chevyboy14 Originally Posted By: alwayson Originally Posted By: chevyboy14 i find it comical that stupid stuff keeps being said a uoa shows that there is metal in the oil and that was admitted then why in the [censored] would you want to keep it in there???? if you saw a...

Originally Posted By: chevyboy14 i find it comical that stupid stuff keeps being said a uoa shows that there is metal in the oil and that was admitted then why in the [censored] would you want to keep it in there???? if you saw a uoa with elevated levels of metal at 100,000miles you would worry...

Originally Posted By: hattaresguy Originally Posted By: alwayson Originally Posted By: hattaresguy On what engineering data are you basing this assumption? Because every manufacture disagrees with it. What were the size and composition of the metal particles seen? At what point do they become...

Originally Posted By: 2010_FX4 Unless you have performed a UOA, then you are merely guessing when you say there are "tons of metal in the oil". You can see the metal filings visually. Why would you need a UOA? I'm really surprised by the ignorance of people here. Originally Posted By...

Originally Posted By: GumbyJarvis Originally Posted By: alwayson So Gumby, what is your recommended OCI on Mobil 1 0w 40 on a car that does 99% driving in the suburbs at low speeds, traffic lights etc.?? My point isn't telling you what your oci should be, but use some common sense. I'm not...

Originally Posted By: Pop_Rivit Originally Posted By: alwayson Originally Posted By: 2010_FX4 Anecdotal information is just that--you should look for FACTS. No I go by personal experience. I've done several cars at 1000 miles. They all had tons of metal in the oil. Again I ask, am I the...

Originally Posted By: jek i have never, and i mean never in my life have visually seen any metal shavings in my new vehicle purchases. believe me there have been many. You've never seen metal shavings when you've done a first oil change yourself? Come on....

Originally Posted By: volk06 Opinions are opinions. In a normal vehicle there is not much of an adavtange of changing the oil out 3 times in 3k. Just comfort and $$ wasted on oil. I just had a great uoa on an engine that is still young and i changed the oil at 2k the first time. Now if this is a...

Originally Posted By: fdcg27 You remind me of another poster. I'm not surprised that others have low opinions of Honda.

Originally Posted By: surfstar Thread title "My Opinion on New Car Oil Changes" My response "my opinion is that yours is not based on facts". Opinions are like ... http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28657

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete If the chunks of metal are in fact floating around the engine, then they will soon enough be trapped by the oil filter. If they are not in the filter, that means they are too heavy to float and therefore are sitting at the bottom of the oil pan and not doing...

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Originally Posted By: alwayson I'm not talking about the manuals Quattro Pete. You've never seen people recommend an oil change at 500 or 1000? I'm really the first one? Sure. I've also seen people recommend changing their oil every 2000 miles or having...

Originally Posted By: 2010_FX4 Anecdotal information is just that--you should look for FACTS. No I go by personal experience. I've done several cars at 1000 miles. They all had tons of metal in the oil. Again I ask, am I the first one to say this stuff??

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Originally Posted By: alwayson You've never seen an early oil change recommended at 500 miles or 1000 miles? What I'm suggesting is merely the mainstream advice my friend. Not on any of the cars I've owned in recent past. Let's see: 1991 Nissan Stanza -...