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Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
Originally posted by Hdbngr8:
Get an oil analysis - that can tell you with better precision how far you can go.
Excellent advice! I'd personally change it right away on a newly acquired car, just to be on the safe side. Then change it at 3000 miles and send in the oil sample . They'll be able to give you a good idea of how long your motor can go between oil changes.
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Like they said.. blacstong labs. www.blackstone-labs.com.. or.. www.black-stone-labs.com or something like that.. lol Pay for an analysis (indepth or not..) and they send you a container... use it, mail it in.. and get your results back.
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I've been doing my changes every 3-3.5k miles. My driving only slightly spirited and the oil seems to come out too dirty. Mind you the engine has only has 32k on it. I had the change done at a shop last time (its too bloody cold out!!!) and the tech showed me the old oil and again, darker than I would expect. He was telling me to flush the engine, I politely declined.
I seem to have read here that some CSVTs tend to dirty up oil quickly????
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Originally posted by SHOgoFast:
I've been doing my changes every 3-3.5k miles. My driving only slightly spirited and the oil seems to come out too dirty. Mind you the engine has only has 32k on it. I had the change done at a shop last time (its too bloody cold out!!!) and the tech showed me the old oil and again, darker than I would expect. He was telling me to flush the engine, I politely declined.
I seem to have read here that some CSVTs tend to dirty up oil quickly????
wont hurt to spend 2 bucks and get some engine oil flush. they have a 5 or 10 min flush. get it at a autozone. you just pour into your oil and run it for 10 mins then drain your oil.
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I personally will not change my oil before 5000 miles. Usually once I hit 5000, I wait till I am home to do it. I've run it up to 7500 miles before. On that oil change I took a sample for Blackstone, and I plan on sending it in for an analysis and TBN reading once I have an extra $30 lying around.
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I like to keep it clean. I change it every 3000. But if you don't drive it hard you can wait as long as 7000 without doing any harm.
And I imagine that you already know to over-fill the Duratec by .5 to 1.0qt because of starvation on right hand turns.
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For clarification:
overfilling by 1 quart would be 6.8 quarts, and would be starting to push what I would do.
Remember: spec is 5.8qts, not the "standard" 5 qts.
6.5 would be the most (safely) that I would recommend) (which I run at each change).
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I used to do it at 4,000 but after the last analysis I'm going to start going 7,500. (with mobil 1 and K&N filter)
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Using engine flush once a year is a good thing to do to help prevent varnish ad sludge buildup in the engine and like someone said, it only cost a couple of bucks a can - just make sure you follow the instructions on the can. You're NOT supposed to drive around while the flush is in the motor, only idle the car!
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Originally posted by Stazi:
Using engine flush once a year is a good thing to do to help prevent varnish ad sludge buildup in the engine and like someone said, it only cost a couple of bucks a can - just make sure you follow the instructions on the can. You're NOT supposed to drive around while the flush is in the motor, only idle the car!
ya sorry forgot to mention that. if you have it change by a shop or anywhere else maybe you can give the engine flush to them some will some wont depends on where you go. i do my own oil change i cant trust somebody to do mine.
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