I'm sure there's one to some degree, but is it linear? Say you have an engine that takes 5 quarts of oil, and has a manufacturer-specified OCI of 5,000 miles. I think most of us take it for granted that the engine will run just fine on 4 quarts of oil. In concept, should the OCI be reduced to 4,000 miles as well? In other words, if you reduce the oil volume by x%, should you also shorten the OCI by x%?
The same correlation would apply in the opposite direction. If you increased the oil volume by x% (either by a larger pan, huge filter, bypass system, etc), could you conceptually also increase the OCI by x%?
I know there are limited applications in practice here; this is more of a conceptual question.
The same correlation would apply in the opposite direction. If you increased the oil volume by x% (either by a larger pan, huge filter, bypass system, etc), could you conceptually also increase the OCI by x%?
I know there are limited applications in practice here; this is more of a conceptual question.