Hi All, So, Dennis and I were having a interesting chat at Blue Rocks about different power plants and when to change oil. He suggested, and please correct me if I'm wrong Dennis, that oil change should be based on a few different criteria: miles driven, gas consumed, time since last change, and effort needed for the engine to move the vehicle. The last had me thinking about it since our conversation. My oil is always super dirty at the 3k point. I'm running a bostig setup and hadn't really thought about the reasons why until we talked. Since the engine needs to operate at a higher rpm range there's a greater level of heat generate and more "effort" required then say if that zetec was still in a focus. Are other people changing their oil at a earlier interval? Has anyone done a comparison to the amount of money spent on oil (the bostig folks recommend full synthetic) if you are changing it more frequently vs the cost of letting it go longer and replacing the engine? Also, blue rocks was our inaugural campout. The wife, myself, and our two little girls (ages 3 and 1). The rain was a bummer but overall it was very successful. Looking forward to many years of it until they no longer want to hang out with dad, lol. Cheers, Harry |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.