stupid ass mechanic...
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(A useful FYI from BobIsTheOilGuy forums). "It takes some amount of heat & pressure cycles to activate the anti-wear additives in the oil. The amount of wear has been quantified via radionuclide testing (RNT) while an engine is running. Until activation has taken place the wear rates go up. After the additives become active, wear rates decrease until the additives become depleted, as in this graph from an SAE paper on additive activation:
Prove it yourself: take an oil sample immediately after an oil change and every 500 miles afterwards. Dollars to doughnuts the UOAs will show wear rates (ppm/k mile) go up, then down & level off.
Changing your oil too frequently is a waste of money, resources, contributes to premature engine wear and is bad for the environment."
Prove it yourself: take an oil sample immediately after an oil change and every 500 miles afterwards. Dollars to doughnuts the UOAs will show wear rates (ppm/k mile) go up, then down & level off.
Changing your oil too frequently is a waste of money, resources, contributes to premature engine wear and is bad for the environment."
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(A useful FYI from BITOG). "It takes some amount of heat & pressure cycles to activate the anti-wear additives in the oil. The amount of wear has been quantified via radionuclide testing (RNT) while an engine is running. Until activation has taken place the wear rates go up. After the additives become active, wear rates decrease until the additives become depleted, as in this graph from an SAE paper on additive activation:
Prove it yourself: take an oil sample immediately after an oil change and every 500 miles afterwards. Dollars to doughnuts the UOAs will show wear rates (ppm/k mile) go up, then down & level off.
Changing your oil too frequently is a waste of money, resources, contributes to premature engine wear and is bad for the environment."
Prove it yourself: take an oil sample immediately after an oil change and every 500 miles afterwards. Dollars to doughnuts the UOAs will show wear rates (ppm/k mile) go up, then down & level off.
Changing your oil too frequently is a waste of money, resources, contributes to premature engine wear and is bad for the environment."
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I change my oil all the time and leave the filter. I do 5000km new oil and filter every second oil change. These filters are good for 15000km intervals. What is trapped in the filter is exactly that, trapped, you're not contaminating the oil.
I change it to keep fresh oil in because I am tuned rich.
I change it to keep fresh oil in because I am tuned rich.
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Originally Posted by Merc63
You understand oil expands when hot? Check your oil when its cold, it will be below that mark.
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I change my oil all the time and leave the filter. I do 5000km new oil and filter every second oil change. These filters are good for 15000km intervals. What is trapped in the filter is exactly that, trapped, you're not contaminating the oil.
I change it to keep fresh oil in because I am tuned rich.
I change it to keep fresh oil in because I am tuned rich.
you may be right and I may be wrong, but for pete's sake....for under $20 i dont know what the fuss is about, you all driving AMGs yeah?
