I know people who have vehicles that see very little mileage yet they change their oil nonetheless.
For instance, they own a new SUV and keep it parked in a heated underground indoor parking area. The vehicle had it's initial 500 mile oil change then was parked for months with very little use. Possibly 250 miles on it. Their vehicle maintenance schedule has the usual "mileage or time period, whichever comes first" language in it. So, due to the time requirement, they bring the vehicle in for an oil change with only 250 miles on the oil.
Another example is the guy puts Amsoil in his TC88 engine and components. He had less than 800 miles on the oil and dumped it due to sitting in the same garage all winter.
I run the oil in my machines to OCI intervals of 3000 miles (bikes/vehicles - Rotella T) regardless of how long it's been in the engine. Been doing it for well over 35 years with absolutely no problems.
Dumping lightly used expensive oil simply due to the time it's been in the engine doesn't seem right to me. Personally, I think it's very wasteful and environmentally unsound.
Does this make sense to anyone? If so, would you please explain why?
For instance, they own a new SUV and keep it parked in a heated underground indoor parking area. The vehicle had it's initial 500 mile oil change then was parked for months with very little use. Possibly 250 miles on it. Their vehicle maintenance schedule has the usual "mileage or time period, whichever comes first" language in it. So, due to the time requirement, they bring the vehicle in for an oil change with only 250 miles on the oil.
Another example is the guy puts Amsoil in his TC88 engine and components. He had less than 800 miles on the oil and dumped it due to sitting in the same garage all winter.
I run the oil in my machines to OCI intervals of 3000 miles (bikes/vehicles - Rotella T) regardless of how long it's been in the engine. Been doing it for well over 35 years with absolutely no problems.
Dumping lightly used expensive oil simply due to the time it's been in the engine doesn't seem right to me. Personally, I think it's very wasteful and environmentally unsound.
Does this make sense to anyone? If so, would you please explain why?