1500 mile oil change???
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1500 mile oil change???
i just went to the dealer to purchase an oil filter for my coupe. i know the fss says wait until 10,000 miles, but i just can't. well there are a couple of reasons. the first is when i left the dealer at delivery, i leased. three days later i decided to buy my car. so in those first 3 days i wasn't exactly kind to the car. second it is just my opinion, that during breakin, there is a higher chance of metal getting into the oiling system. it isn't totally cheap, i would just feel better doing it this one time. the filter is $8.50, kinda pricey, but i don't know if anyone makes them aftermarket. does anyone know? i know that wal mart doesn't carry them. and does anyone have a recomendation for weight of oil? i know rtfm...
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Doesn't make sense - worrying about metal particles possibly ruining your engine and at the same time trying to save a few $$ on an already cheap filter that is supposed to protect this expensive engine and prolong its life! Could never understand this kind of logic.
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I know you live way down south but MB of Laguna Niguel charges $39 for a oil/filter change, it's in a mailer they sent out last week. I think that's cheaper than the parts to do it yourself. 8 qts. of Mobile 1 at Pep Boys is about $40. Personally I wouldn't do it but it's your car, do what make you feel right. I got my first oil change at 9,500 last week.
I bought an MR2 from a fanatic that not only changed his oil every 2,500 miles but every other oil change included a bottle of Slick 50. I got the car at 50k miles, followed the same oil change schedule until 75k miles when I sold it to a friend who also maintained it well. At 95k miles it spun a bearing. He replaced the bearing and put it back together and it happened again 100 miles later. The reason, clogged oil pasageways. What I got out of that was it didn't matter, the Slick 50 didn't help and changing twice as often didn't help. The reason you would change oil is because of contaminants and oil breakdown, the MB uses Mobil 1 which doesn't break down like natural oils and having 8 qts and a good filter keeps it pretty clean.
I bought an MR2 from a fanatic that not only changed his oil every 2,500 miles but every other oil change included a bottle of Slick 50. I got the car at 50k miles, followed the same oil change schedule until 75k miles when I sold it to a friend who also maintained it well. At 95k miles it spun a bearing. He replaced the bearing and put it back together and it happened again 100 miles later. The reason, clogged oil pasageways. What I got out of that was it didn't matter, the Slick 50 didn't help and changing twice as often didn't help. The reason you would change oil is because of contaminants and oil breakdown, the MB uses Mobil 1 which doesn't break down like natural oils and having 8 qts and a good filter keeps it pretty clean.
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Ha.... Most likely it was Slick 50 that was the reason. Didn't you hear about lawsuits against many such snake oil sellers? They were eventually forced to pull their TV ads, at the very least. I also read numerous stories from credible sources about engines ruined by these additives.
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that is so funny, i have watched so many of those informercials, and i dont' recall any of them ever showing a test that proved it would make the car last longer. i have never used any of these products, but have often been tempted by their advertising.
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Re: 1500 mile oil change???
Originally posted by sdcaclint
... the filter is $8.50, kinda pricey, but i don't know if anyone makes them aftermarket. does anyone know? i know that wal mart doesn't carry them. ...
... the filter is $8.50, kinda pricey, but i don't know if anyone makes them aftermarket. does anyone know? i know that wal mart doesn't carry them. ...
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Check with Hoehn in Carlsbad, they advertise wholesale prices to the public in the back of autoweek. They can probably get you the real filter for a discount. I called them on the CD changer a while back and they wanted $550 vs the $700 or so that list price is.
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i have the genuing mb filter now, i bought it then. it was expensive for a filter, but it still was only $8.50. it wasn't worth shopping and driving to save a buck or two.
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Originally posted by sdcaclint
i guess i missed the punch line, enlighten me.
i guess i missed the punch line, enlighten me.
Add that to stories here of people gladly spending $700 on a muffler...
I honestly thought you were joking!
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Originally posted by Buellwinkle
I know you live way down south but MB of Laguna Niguel charges $39 for a oil/filter change, it's in a mailer they sent out last week. I think that's cheaper than the parts to do it yourself. 8 qts. of Mobile 1 at Pep Boys is about $40. Personally I wouldn't do it but it's your car, do what make you feel right. I got my first oil change at 9,500 last week.
I bought an MR2 from a fanatic that not only changed his oil every 2,500 miles but every other oil change included a bottle of Slick 50. I got the car at 50k miles, followed the same oil change schedule until 75k miles when I sold it to a friend who also maintained it well. At 95k miles it spun a bearing. He replaced the bearing and put it back together and it happened again 100 miles later. The reason, clogged oil pasageways. What I got out of that was it didn't matter, the Slick 50 didn't help and changing twice as often didn't help. The reason you would change oil is because of contaminants and oil breakdown, the MB uses Mobil 1 which doesn't break down like natural oils and having 8 qts and a good filter keeps it pretty clean.
I know you live way down south but MB of Laguna Niguel charges $39 for a oil/filter change, it's in a mailer they sent out last week. I think that's cheaper than the parts to do it yourself. 8 qts. of Mobile 1 at Pep Boys is about $40. Personally I wouldn't do it but it's your car, do what make you feel right. I got my first oil change at 9,500 last week.
I bought an MR2 from a fanatic that not only changed his oil every 2,500 miles but every other oil change included a bottle of Slick 50. I got the car at 50k miles, followed the same oil change schedule until 75k miles when I sold it to a friend who also maintained it well. At 95k miles it spun a bearing. He replaced the bearing and put it back together and it happened again 100 miles later. The reason, clogged oil pasageways. What I got out of that was it didn't matter, the Slick 50 didn't help and changing twice as often didn't help. The reason you would change oil is because of contaminants and oil breakdown, the MB uses Mobil 1 which doesn't break down like natural oils and having 8 qts and a good filter keeps it pretty clean.
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Originally posted by sdcaclint
i guess i missed the punch line, enlighten me.
i guess i missed the punch line, enlighten me.
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ease up socal. it isn't that i am worried about about the 8.50, i was simply saying it was rather expensive for a cartrige filter. dude, why do you need to use that offensive language. i was just posting something i found out, if you don't like it or me, you don't have to respond.
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Originally posted by mdp c230k
If you must use a snake oil then use Zmax.
If you must use a snake oil then use Zmax.
Are all the oils in the car synthetic (rear end, transmission, power steering)?
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that is a great question, i wonder? at $40.00 i may have to take a trip up north every 10,000 miles. it isn't all that far. and it will be an excuse to go for a cruise.
