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Re: Never change your oil? You get what you deserve
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Re: Never change your oil? You get what you deserve -
05-03-2009
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jim beam <me (AT) privacy (DOT) net> wrote in news:JqqdnSr5u9qEzWHUnZ2dnUVZ_t2dnZ2d (AT) speakeasy (DOT) net: Tegger wrote: "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop (AT) nastydesigns (DOT) com> wrote in news:elmop-9B04BE.10441201052009 (AT) mara100-84 (DOT) onlink.net: like this Saturn rental: http://jalopnik.com/5235675/saturn-rental-car-never-gets-oil-change-e ngin e-carnage-ensues-after-30000-miles Let's fix that link up a bit... http://jalopnik.com/5235675/saturn-rental-car-never-gets-oil-change-e ngine-carnage-ensues-after-30000-miles My own site has a few interesting pics: http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/sludge/index.html and http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/sludge/cleaning_sludge.html the funny thing is though, neither of those two engines show signs of extraordinary wear. sludge, yes. [typical of short trip stuff where the motor doesn't warm up properly.] should they have changed their oil, yes. but those cams are not distressed so no mechanical harm done. I was told (by more than one mechanic) that so long as the oil pickup screen isn't plugged, engines can survive a lot of sludge. What ultimately kills them is blockage of the oil pickup screen. |
bearing, which ...
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- dillon I am not invalid
The RMS Titanic sank on April 15th. US income taxes
are due on April 15th. Coincidence? I think not.
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In article <wv2dne7lMa_TAGDUnZ2dnUVZ_vSdnZ2d (AT) speakeasy (DOT) net>, jim beam <me (AT) privacy (DOT) net> wrote: conclusion: 3k on synthetic is crazy. well, he DID say it was recreational. I think fishing is crazy, but... |
Ahhhh, but fishing usually is therapy... For henpecked husbands!
Uddah din dat, I kompleatley agree.
<G>
JT
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"L Alpert" <alpertl (AT) xxgmail (DOT) com> wrote in news:syhLl.17728$D32.10787 @flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com: "Tegger" <invalid (AT) invalid (DOT) inv> wrote in message news:Xns9C005663F6B06tegger (AT) 208 (DOT) 90.168.18... People who let their oil go that long are not the sort to pay much attention to how well the engine is running. Or else they studiously ignore any evident problems, perhaps in the hopes that they will go away on their own. When I was a kid, I had an old Rambler that leaked/burned so much oil, it was in a state of perpetual change..... My old '76 Coronet burned a quart between gas fillups. I don't think I ever "changed the oil" in the traditional way the whole time I had the car. |
Worse car for oil consumption for me was a $50 Torino that achieved a
whoppin' 50 miles per quart. Then came a '76 Civic that average between
1-2K per quart. Of course, that car cost me $500!
JT
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| Tegger wrote: "L Alpert" <alpertl (AT) xxgmail (DOT) com> wrote in news:syhLl.17728$D32.10787 @flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com: When I was a kid, I had an old Rambler that leaked/burned so much oil, it was in a state of perpetual change..... My old '76 Coronet burned a quart between gas fillups. I don't think I ever "changed the oil" in the traditional way the whole time I had the car. Worse car for oil consumption for me was a $50 Torino that achieved a whoppin' 50 miles per quart. Then came a '76 Civic that average between 1-2K per quart. Of course, that car cost me $500! |
Well, you get what you pay for, as the saying goes...
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Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
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| Tegger wrote: "L Alpert" <alpertl (AT) xxgmail (DOT) com> wrote in news:syhLl.17728$D32.10787 @flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com: "Tegger" <invalid (AT) invalid (DOT) inv> wrote in message news:Xns9C005663F6B06tegger (AT) 208 (DOT) 90.168.18... People who let their oil go that long are not the sort to pay much attention to how well the engine is running. Or else they studiously ignore any evident problems, perhaps in the hopes that they will go away on their own. When I was a kid, I had an old Rambler that leaked/burned so much oil, it was in a state of perpetual change..... My old '76 Coronet burned a quart between gas fillups. I don't think I ever "changed the oil" in the traditional way the whole time I had the car. Worse car for oil consumption for me was a $50 Torino that achieved a whoppin' 50 miles per quart. Then came a '76 Civic that average between 1-2K per quart. Of course, that car cost me $500! |
green and primer.
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Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy (AT) ExtraGrumpyville (DOT) com> wrote in news:bhtLl.193104$4m1.95595 (AT) bgtnsc05-news (DOT) ops.worldnet.att.net: Tegger wrote: "L Alpert" <alpertl (AT) xxgmail (DOT) com> wrote in news:syhLl.17728$D32.10787 @flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com: When I was a kid, I had an old Rambler that leaked/burned so much oil, it was in a state of perpetual change..... My old '76 Coronet burned a quart between gas fillups. I don't think I ever "changed the oil" in the traditional way the whole time I had the car. Worse car for oil consumption for me was a $50 Torino that achieved a whoppin' 50 miles per quart. Then came a '76 Civic that average between 1-2K per quart. Of course, that car cost me $500! Well, you get what you pay for, as the saying goes... |
....and the saga continues; One day I decided to manipulate the vacuum
lines and confident that I had improved things set off for work. On the
way, I noticed a nice plume of smoke in the rear view mirror.
Later that night, I fired it up for the return trip home and I had gone
no farther than a half mile or so when the oil light came on. I managed
to drive that turd all the way home with no apparant ill effect(s).
The next day, dipstick showed nothing/nada/zilch. Put some pit oil (from
changes in my Studebakers) in and brought it up to level and got another
month out of it when I sent it up to the local wrecking yard.
I only wish that I had tapped into my ample supply of pit oil much
earlier...
JT
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"Grumpy AuContraire" <Grumpy (AT) ExtraGrumpyville (DOT) com> wrote in message news:bhtLl.193104$4m1.95595 (AT) bgtnsc05-news (DOT) ops.worldnet.att.net... Tegger wrote: "L Alpert" <alpertl (AT) xxgmail (DOT) com> wrote in news:syhLl.17728$D32.10787 @flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com: "Tegger" <invalid (AT) invalid (DOT) inv> wrote in message news:Xns9C005663F6B06tegger (AT) 208 (DOT) 90.168.18... People who let their oil go that long are not the sort to pay much attention to how well the engine is running. Or else they studiously ignore any evident problems, perhaps in the hopes that they will go away on their own. When I was a kid, I had an old Rambler that leaked/burned so much oil, it was in a state of perpetual change..... My old '76 Coronet burned a quart between gas fillups. I don't think I ever "changed the oil" in the traditional way the whole time I had the car. Worse car for oil consumption for me was a $50 Torino that achieved a whoppin' 50 miles per quart. Then came a '76 Civic that average between 1-2K per quart. Of course, that car cost me $500! The old Rambler I had I got for $75. It was a combination of puke green and primer. |
I replaced the turdbox Torino with a $300 Gremlin which actually wasn't
a bad car. Had the 258 six cylinder with two barrel and it went down
the road nicely. Rest was the main issue with that car..
JT
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"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop (AT) nastydesigns (DOT) com> wrote in news:elmop- 24A819.11363403052009 (AT) mara100-84 (DOT) onlink.net: In article <wv2dne7lMa_TAGDUnZ2dnUVZ_vSdnZ2d (AT) speakeasy (DOT) net>, jim beam <me (AT) privacy (DOT) net> wrote: conclusion: 3k on synthetic is crazy. well, he DID say it was recreational. I think fishing is crazy, So is skydiving. |
When you suddenly run out of air, the fun stops.
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- dillon I am not invalid
The RMS Titanic sank on April 15th. US income taxes
are due on April 15th. Coincidence? I think not.
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Thus spake Tegger <invalid (AT) invalid (DOT) inv> : "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop (AT) nastydesigns (DOT) com> wrote in news:elmop- 24A819.11363403052009 (AT) mara100-84 (DOT) onlink.net: In article <wv2dne7lMa_TAGDUnZ2dnUVZ_vSdnZ2d (AT) speakeasy (DOT) net>, jim beam <me (AT) privacy (DOT) net> wrote: conclusion: 3k on synthetic is crazy. well, he DID say it was recreational. I think fishing is crazy, So is skydiving. Sky diving and scuba diving have something very important in common. When you suddenly run out of air, the fun stops. |
Yeah, but a well trained SCUBA diver has options...
JT
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| L Alpert wrote: "Grumpy AuContraire" <Grumpy (AT) ExtraGrumpyville (DOT) com> wrote in message news:bhtLl.193104$4m1.95595 (AT) bgtnsc05-news (DOT) ops.worldnet.att.net... Tegger wrote: "L Alpert" <alpertl (AT) xxgmail (DOT) com> wrote in news:syhLl.17728$D32.10787 @flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com: "Tegger" <invalid (AT) invalid (DOT) inv> wrote in message news:Xns9C005663F6B06tegger (AT) 208 (DOT) 90.168.18... People who let their oil go that long are not the sort to pay much attention to how well the engine is running. Or else they studiously ignore any evident problems, perhaps in the hopes that they will go away on their own. When I was a kid, I had an old Rambler that leaked/burned so much oil, it was in a state of perpetual change..... My old '76 Coronet burned a quart between gas fillups. I don't think I ever "changed the oil" in the traditional way the whole time I had the car. Worse car for oil consumption for me was a $50 Torino that achieved a whoppin' 50 miles per quart. Then came a '76 Civic that average between 1-2K per quart. Of course, that car cost me $500! The old Rambler I had I got for $75. It was a combination of puke green and primer. I replaced the turdbox Torino with a $300 Gremlin which actually wasn't a bad car. Had the 258 six cylinder with two barrel and it went down the road nicely. Rest was the main issue with that car.. JT |
be cooler than the AMC Hornet.
My brother has a cache of older cars. Last I recall, he has a '60
Rambler (flat head 6) American, 65 Marlin, 73 Ambassador (327 ragtop)
an American Eagle 4 wheel drive wagon of early 70's vintage and 2
Subaru 360cc 2 cycle mini's from I believe a late 60's or early 70's
vintage. All of them are well kept......
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