Why do YOU like oil so much??

[bond007]

my girl thinks its weird that i go on this website to discuss motor oil, i never gave it much thought, but she is right, just wondering why you guys enjoy oil so much? i for one just enjoy cars and have a sense of accomplishment when something is running at peak performance, i'm a perfectionist, and i'm like that with everything, the

sound of a smooth running engine is very satisfiying to me.

 

[Squishy]

Because I am a man and it is expected of me.

 

[ThirdeYe]

Being in college it's nice to be able to save money and cut corners whenever I can, and changing my own oil not only saves me money on the actual change, but also gives me the satisfaction of knowing that it's done right as to not encounter other problems from others doing it improperly. Plus i'm also trying to make my Integra last as long as possible, since I can't afford another new car anytime soon, it's nice to make conscious decisions on oils to use, to preserve it's life before the rust consumes it.

 

[1point8T_350AWH]

Because I love my cars and I want them to last. Oil is pretty much #1 thing on that list to make it happen.

I even drive an extra 40 minutes to fill my cars/bike up with 0% ethonol gas from Wisconsin.

 

[Blokey]

I guess I like oil so much because I’ve always liked the idea of a "well oiled machine", the parts running smoothly and quietly in harmony and since the lubricants and fuel are some of things in the car that can affect its operation and some of the few things that I have choice and control over, I always look for the lubes and fuels that work best in my car. I love seeing the results too, like when people post pictures of their engines’ valve trains or other internals, especially after high mileage; to me, a well maintained engine and car, whether old or new, domestic or import, daily driver or exotic is a marvel!

Plus I like cars because I’m fascinated by all their mechanical systems and their design ipso facto I’m fascinated with the engines that power all sorts of vehicles.

When's the next BA (BITOGers Anonymous) meeting?

 

[SargeGTO]

After you lubnch an engine or two and find out you had the wrong oil in it.....you will love oil also>...

 

[cmhj]

Just the old grease monkey in me.

 

[ToyotaNSaturn]

Oil is surely a "guy" thing. I don't see any of us hanging out at Kohls for a new pair of shoes during the Saturday "buy one pair, get a second pair 50% off sale!".

Conversely, when Advance Auto has Pennzoil Synth for "buy one get one free", we're all over it like green on grass!

The other factor is that I often wondered just how does one TRULY know what's going on inside the engine? Used Oil analysis holds the key. Different oils have different effects on an engine. In my case, 0w-20 and 15w-50 *FEEL* different, but the UOA's show next to no difference between the two. And I always thought that "thicker oils protect better"...well, at least in my little Saturn...

Interestingly, most oils perform A-OK for much longer than the 3000 mile mind-set. Usually 5-6000 miles is just fine. So in the end, less oil is used, even if one has 150 quarts in the garage.

 

[Pablo]

I love oil because it doesn't give me khrap for loving it.

 

[LouDawg]

Tell your girlfriend you think it's weird that she smears greasy goo all over her face and eyes every day so people will think she looks good.

Tell your girlfriend you think it's weird that she can see a hair sticking out in your eyebrow from 8 miles away (and wants so bad to pluck it), but she can't see the engine light come on in the car.

Tell her you think it's weird that she can tell you your hair looks bad today but couldn't tell she drove 14 blocks with the parking brake set and couldn't figure out what the strange burning smell was.

Tell her you think it's weird that when you ask her what kind of car that was driving recklessly and almost caused an accident, she says, "A red one."

Tell her you think she's weird because she spends more time worrying about who's going to win American Idol or who's-sleeping-with-who on Grey's Anatomy than what's going to keep her $X thousand vehicle running properly, thus saving her more money to buy shoes.

Tell her that men make the world go around...women just make it prettier.

(I kid, I kid...of course I don't know your gf. Just reading between the lines based on my own experiences.)

 

[Camu Mahubah]

millions of sea creatures died, so our forged slugs could survive...

 

[B00SS]

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Tell your girlfriend you think it's weird that she smears greasy goo all over her face and eyes every day so people will think she looks good.

Tell your girlfriend you think it's weird that she can see a hair sticking out in your eyebrow from 8 miles away (and wants so bad to pluck it), but she can't see the engine light come on in the car.

Tell her you think it's weird that she can tell you your hair looks bad today but couldn't tell she drove 14 blocks with the parking brake set and couldn't figure out what the strange burning smell was.

Tell her you think it's weird that when you ask her what kind of car that was driving recklessly and almost caused an accident, she says, "A red one."

Tell her you think she's weird because she spends more time worrying about who's going to win American Idol or who's-sleeping-with-who on Grey's Anatomy than what's going to keep her $X thousand vehicle running properly, thus saving her more money to buy shoes.

Tell her that men make the world go around...women just make it prettier.

(I kid, I kid...of course I don't know your gf. Just reading between the lines based on my own experiences.)

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Bwahahahahaha! BITOG readers have to be rolling on this one!

 

[PT1]

I save $2500/yr servicing the family fleet and do it all on my schedule instead of spending countless hours in service waiting rooms which for me is torture.

 

[Titan]

Because I have yet to find anyone that could simply change the oil for a reasonable price, actually, for any price, and do it correctly. By correctly, I mean, put the correct oil in, at the correct volume, at the correct torque on the drain plug. Seems simple, but, I've yet to find anyone that does it right. Forget the "free" dealership oil changes...just awful service the times I let them do it.

 

[BrianWC]

AMEN to Grey's Anatomy!!!!!

Throw in Desperate Housewives!

Now, I'm kinda partial to Simon, Randy and Paula, though.....

But yes, my wife thinks I'm kinda weird for it, but so does my father, my co-workers, friends on my saab forum.....

 

[TallPaul]

Oil is fun. I don't know, just grew up around the stuff and it is very useful. Also smells good. It gives us folks who do minimal wrenching on their cars an opportunity to get intimate with the machine by changing the oil.

 

[hominid7]

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Because I have yet to find anyone that could simply change the oil for a reasonable price, actually, for any price, and do it correctly. By correctly, I mean, put the correct oil in, at the correct volume, at the correct torque on the drain plug. Seems simple, but, I've yet to find anyone that does it right. Forget the "free" dealership oil changes...just awful service the times I let them do it.

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I couldnt agree more! I have yet to get the oil changed at the local Mazda dealer when something wasn't right.

Overfill, underfill, oil from the filter removal all over the place, forget even thinking about their changing the crush washer, not to mention grossly over/under inflating tires.

 

[Vilan]

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Tell her you think it's weird that when you ask her what kind of car that was driving recklessly and almost caused an accident, she says, "A red one."

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Reminds me of a story I saw in the paper. True story, from the editor's memoirs.

He gave two interns (one guy, one girl) a photo of a car crash scene and asked them to write a caption for it.

One wrote "Black Trans Am strikes pedestrian".

One wrote "Woman in red dress hit by car".

Any guesses who wrote which?

 

[Jim]

Think about how many things would not work without oil. Something this important is just naturally interesting.

 

[LouDawg]

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Tell her you think it's weird that when you ask her what kind of car that was driving recklessly and almost caused an accident, she says, "A red one."

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Reminds me of a story I saw in the paper. True story, from the editor's memoirs.

He gave two interns (one guy, one girl) a photo of a car crash scene and asked them to write a caption for it.

One wrote "Black Trans Am strikes pedestrian".

One wrote "Woman in red dress hit by car".

Any guesses who wrote which?

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(Off topic LOL...hilarious!

When I bought a used '02 Nissan Frontier pickup, my wife was talking to her mother (in FLA) on the phone and mentioned to her that I'd bought a pickup truck. Her mom's first question, no lie was, "Really? What color is it?!"