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Oil change interval
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Oil change interval
Was reading an article about engine oil where the conclusion was that oil doesn’t deteriorate by time and only by miles.
Thought that was interesting as I always thought that the annual change of oil on the Golf that might do 300 miles or so, could be excessive so might as well skip every other year.
Will see if I can locate the article
Thought that was interesting as I always thought that the annual change of oil on the Golf that might do 300 miles or so, could be excessive so might as well skip every other year.
Will see if I can locate the article
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I'd like to see that article.
When I was still doing business mileage my BMWs always needed an oil change based on mileage, but now I've stopped working they get done on time so every 2 years which seems to be around 6/7 thousand miles. Any more frequent than that just struck me as overkill so it would be good to see if I may be right!
When I was still doing business mileage my BMWs always needed an oil change based on mileage, but now I've stopped working they get done on time so every 2 years which seems to be around 6/7 thousand miles. Any more frequent than that just struck me as overkill so it would be good to see if I may be right!
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Surely if oil deteriorated over time, each can of oil would have a sell by date. Also if you purchased it towards the end of that date, would that mean an even earlier oil service once you put an oil that's already say 6 months old into your car?
Car booked in for its second service which includes an oil service and plugs, on Thursday with 18K on the clock so will ask.
Car booked in for its second service which includes an oil service and plugs, on Thursday with 18K on the clock so will ask.
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Haven’t found it yet, will check my desktop machine history Monday.
It was showing that an analysis of a 14 year old open oil bottle that nothing had deteriorated.
It was showing that an analysis of a 14 year old open oil bottle that nothing had deteriorated.
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I can see why old fashioned mineral oils might deteriorate over time, but modern oils are synthetic based so I'd hope they wouldn't.
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A bit different to it sitting in a sealed metal 'box' though.
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
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It took millions of years to form, so don't see why TBH.
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
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Always had the BMWs serviced every two years regardless.
Don't BMW say their gearboxes are sealed for life but if you've seen the state of the oil at 60k miles it's not a pretty sight.
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Don't BMW say their gearboxes are sealed for life but if you've seen the state of the oil at 60k miles it's not a pretty sight.
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Yep, thanks Ray - that was the one
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But if it goes into your car and does a bit of work it then sits in the sump and oil ways potentially holding foreign matter and moisture in it.
Not quite the same as leaving the top off a bottle.
Not quite the same as leaving the top off a bottle.
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But isn’t that the case with the 993 example where it hadn’t deteriorated ?
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Yup.
But I was meaning that the oil may stay the same but what is it holding within it?
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Which comes back to how many miles it has done with the oil, the more miles the more pollution
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