Originally Posted by demarpaint
Originally Posted by dave1251
Originally Posted by demarpaint
Originally Posted by Triple_Se7en
I prefer getting the full life out of the vehicle's engine, versus full life out of the oil.
Same here.
Haha the oil is not even close to using up it's full life.
Great. The OP should stretch it out as long as he possibly can, "if" that's what "he" wants to do. At least he had the good sense to get a UOA and not follow blanket statements.
I'm confident and comfortable with my OCIs based on UOA data and expert analysis of them. I suggest others do the same. My concern would have been fuel dilution, and the impact it might have pushing that oil longer, [long term] but hey B_S said it was fine.
Actually my goal is to find an oil and filter combination that will allow for a safe and effective six month OCI on this vehicle. This latest UOA seems to show that we've found the ticket on that. There is M1 0w-20EP in the sump now, but I think this will be a 5w-30 car going forward. I think I will dump that oil when the weather gets warm, switch back to 5w-30, and never think about it again.