3 fl oz of new oil makes the car quiet!

[OilUzer]

You pop the hood, check the hoses, add some washer fluid, touch or check couple other things, remove couple of dead bees, add 3 fl oz of engine oil (not needed unless you are bitog or ocd) ... all under 15 minutes ... and the car suddenly runs so smooth and quiet!

Have you ever experienced this?
I argue that the 3 fl.oz. of the new oil did the magic!

 

[nap]

It's the car's way of saying Thank You! for what you just did

 

[danez_yoda]

I find the car runs smoother and quieter after i wash and wax it. Amazing what a little tlc can do for a cars self esteem.

 

[Imp4]

There is no such beast as magic in an electro-mechanical object.

But there certainly is a thing called confirmation bias in people.

 

[nap]

Originally Posted By: Imp4
There is no such beast as magic in an electro-mechanical object.


I beg to differ, mine behaves like a Tamagotchi, sometimes it texts me saying that it hasn't been driven for a while and feels neglected

 

[LoneRanger]

It's like the old advertising copy for Pennzoil, "4 out of 5 drivers say their car runs smoother after a Pennzoil oil change." Perhaps driver #5 said their car runs smoother after *any* oil change ...

 

[Trav]

 

[Imp4]

Originally Posted By: nap
I beg to differ, mine behaves like a Tamagotchi, sometimes it texts me saying that it hasn't been driven for a while and feels neglected

Ooh, on further consideration, I'd like one of those!
Yes please!!

 

[OilUzer]

Originally Posted By: danez_yoda
I find the car runs smoother and quieter after i wash and wax it. Amazing what a little tlc can do for a cars self esteem.

You sure you didn't add a little oil before the wash?

 

[mx5miata]

Amazing how the mind plays tricks.

 

[Shannow]

Perfectly rational explanation...

 

[Lolvoguy]

Well, of course it'll be quieter. It's simply from the new oil sitting at the top of the engine.
This area usually doesn't get oil immediately at start-up (has to wait to be pumped up).
So the new oil acts as a noise dampener.

 

[Shannow]

Originally Posted By: Lolvoguy
Well, of course it'll be quieter. It's simply from the new oil sitting at the top of the engine.
This area usually doesn't get oil immediately at start-up (has to wait to be pumped up).
So the new oil acts as a noise dampener.


My theory makes more sense

 

[miden851]

totally, its all about mindset

 

[mx5miata]

We agree I see

 

[littleant]

When I wash and wax and drive nice and slow through town and people look at the month it runs so nice. Then it rains and runs like we'll you know

 

[CarbonSteel]

Placebo effect on steroids...

 

[Astro14]

Originally Posted By: OilUzer
You pop the hood, check the hoses, add some washer fluid, touch or check couple other things, remove couple of dead bees, add 3 fl oz of engine oil (not needed unless you are bitog or ocd) ... all under 15 minutes ... and the car suddenly runs so smooth and quiet!

Have you ever experienced this?
I argue that the 3 fl.oz. of the new oil did the magic!


I argue that correlation is not causality.

 

[RyanY]

Originally Posted By: Imp4
There is no such beast as magic in an electro-mechanical object.


Killjoy!

My car has a ghost that haunts me if I don't wax it every 3 months.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

I've had that experience. Not easily explainable - but NOT always placebo.

I'm critical of ANYTHING I do to the car and I expect the WORST not the best

Very Unbiased.

The PCV system resonance is tunable by oil volume and can make a difference in non metered bypass air ingested into the engine.


Maybe the fresh oil got something moving that wasn't - also bottom of the bottle stuff is wicked loaded with the good stuff that fell out of suspension

Its Super oil!