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expired Posted by Vinner210210 • Mar 28, 2024
Mar 28, 2024 3:30 PM
3-Pack 5-Qt Mobil 1 FS European Car Formula Full Synthetic Motor Oil (5W-40)
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My old BMW is the exception to my rule. I don't always give it something that holds the official BMW LL-01 certification, but I do give it Euro-spec oil, whether Mobil, Castrol, Valvoline, or whatever. Probably not necessary, but neither is owning a BMW. For my Honda, Subaru, Mazda, and box truck with a Chevy V8, I'm not picky. Filters are another story - I strongly prefer Wix, Oreilly's Microguard Select (rebranded Wix), or Bosch for most vehicles (or original Subaru), and a Mann, Hengst, or other German OEM brand for the BMW. Fram and other cheap filters scare the bejesus out of me, because I've seen them fail.
I changed my oil at 8k then at 9k which is 2k and 1k earlier than that the engineers said. I send both samples off to get tested. The oil itself was still alright and had detergents HOWEVER, there was significant amounts of metal in the oil vs what is expected. So flushing the old oil with the crap damaging the engine is significantly more beneficial than saving $50 in oil. My engine would be $10-15k to replace. Now you can argue that something is failing, and I would agree but I would then say it's failing due to excessive lengths between oil changes. Since doing a engine flush(liquid molly) and doing a drain and fill with a few hundred miles, I no longer get the metals in the motor with oil changes at 5k miles.
The manufactures use to recommend you change the oil in the first 500 miles of a new car. But that is a pain in the ass for most people. I would argue that if you plan to keep a car for 10 years, or want 200k miles+, do an oil change at 500 miles.
If you are Mr Yuppy who just spent $85k on a new Mercedes and are told in a month you have to go to the dealer to have it serviced, you are significantly less likely to buy that car. Cars can and should last 200-300k miles but not with the maintenance schedule the manufacturer provides. Toyota and Lexus can hit 400k-500k if taken care of.
Fluid changes are cheap, engines and transmission are NOT. The wife's mom is replacing her transmission right now for $5,500 because she doesn't maintain her cars, it has 48k on it. Some people are dumb, don't be one of them. This woman has been driving on her rotors for two years, metal on metal and will not take the car to get it fixed. It's not a matter of money, she has it, she simply doesn't fix anything until it's inoperable.
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5k is terrible. 3k is better
I changed my oil at 8k then at 9k which is 2k and 1k earlier than that the engineers said. I send both samples off to get tested. The oil itself was still alright and had detergents HOWEVER, there was significant amounts of metal in the oil vs what is expected. So flushing the old oil with the crap damaging the engine is significantly more beneficial than saving $50 in oil. My engine would be $10-15k to replace. Now you can argue that something is failing, and I would agree but I would then say it's failing due to excessive lengths between oil changes. Since doing a engine flush(liquid molly) and doing a drain and fill with a few hundred miles, I no longer get the metals in the motor with oil changes at 5k miles.
The manufactures use to recommend you change the oil in the first 500 miles of a new car. But that is a pain in the ass for most people. I would argue that if you plan to keep a car for 10 years, or want 200k miles+, do an oil change at 500 miles.
If you are Mr Yuppy who just spent $85k on a new Mercedes and are told in a month you have to go to the dealer to have it serviced, you are significantly less likely to buy that car. Cars can and should last 200-300k miles but not with the maintenance schedule the manufacturer provides. Toyota and Lexus can hit 400k-500k if taken care of.
Fluid changes are cheap, engines and transmission are NOT. The wife's mom is replacing her transmission right now for $5,500 because she doesn't maintain her cars, it has 48k on it. Some people are dumb, don't be one of them. This woman has been driving on her rotors for two years, metal on metal and will not take the car to get it fixed. It's not a matter of money, she has it, she simply doesn't fix anything until it's inoperable.
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