Originally posted by bigMoneyRacing:
I'd also say that mileage recommendations are fairly bogus unless an oil test is performed. Between atmospheric conditions, engine types, driving styles, oil type, etc etc telling someone to change every 3000 or 5000 or 7500 or ??? is nothing more than a guess and has no place in a technical discussion that this needs to be.



Good call. I'll expand that "One note:" bit and reccomend people who are serious about maintenance get an analysis to check for additives/silicon/metal.

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