Re: Plan on driving a new car on a 3000mile highway trip. Bad idea?

Hachiroku ハチロク wrote:
> On Fri, 16 May 2008 02:03:33 +0000, Jeff wrote:
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>>> You change your oil once a year whether it needs it or not, right?
>> No. I change my oil when it needs it, which is every 5000 mi or so.
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> 
> Good for you.
> 
> The manual says every 7,500 miles. So, why is 5,000 better than 7,500?
Or
> better than 3,000? Let's see what jim moonbeam has to say about this.
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> 

i say that, given that i can't be bothered to do the tribology myself, 
but as someone that has done analysis on engine wear, reading the 
freakin' book is the way to go.  not too hard.  unless you can't read. 
or get past the first paragraph of "blather".