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One think most dont know is all engines have a oil filter bypass valve. So when your filter get dirty and creates sertin presher, this valve opens and pumps your dirt oil from the pan strait back in to the engine. Your oil may not be degraded, however it does get dirty from carbon espouser and what not ,this in unavaidable. The filter can only filter so much before it plugs up.:eek:RTi12's:D
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sucks2beme wrote: »I change it at about 4k or 3 months. Here in Dallas, heat kills everything.
I always thought this was a myth ... with the exception of the paint job and interior.
Engine/tranny/etc parts are meant to run at much higher temps than any ambient temp anywhere in the world. I thought that cold weather (northern regions) was far far harder on a car than hot climates. Actually, I figured a southern climate with mild winters and warm summers is actually the best environment for the average car assuming your car is well built and the cooling system functions (i.e doesn't overheat when it's 110 outside)
Even short trips, it means the oil gets to temperature faster and more readily burns off condensation. ANy car built for the US market will have had summer high temps taken into account when designing, say, a transmission when calculating amount of fluid necessary to effectively not "burn up" on a hot day in Texas.
But, I'm not a mechanic ... or a mechanical engineer, so I admit I could be without a clue on this one. -
I always thought this was a myth ... with the exception of the paint job and interior.
Engine/tranny/etc parts are meant to run at much higher temps than any ambient temp anywhere in the world. I thought that cold weather (northern regions) was far far harder on a car than hot climates. Actually, I figured a southern climate with mild winters and warm summers is actually the best environment for the average car assuming your car is well built and the cooling system functions (i.e doesn't overheat when it's 110 outside)
Even short trips, it means the oil gets to temperature faster and more readily burns off condensation. ANy car built for the US market will have had summer high temps taken into account when designing, say, a transmission when calculating amount of fluid necessary to effectively not "burn up" on a hot day in Texas.
But, I'm not a mechanic ... or a mechanical engineer, so I admit I could be without a clue on this one.
Heat kills stuff. An over 100 degree day in bumper to bumper means
there isn't much airflow. The engine and tranny get hot. The radiator
has trouble doing it's job cooling the engine and tranny. Fluids like ATF and
oil break down. There was a 114 degree day a couple of years ago, and
the next morning my battery was dead. I went down to the parts place
to cash in on the warranty. He said "just put it over there next to the others."
He had a wall of dead batteries.
Warm summers? Try a 100 days of over 100, and tell me that isn't hard on cars. I change all fluids on a regular basis.
And I go through brake pads like crazy."The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson -
sucks2beme wrote: »And I go through brake pads like crazy.
What kind of car do you have? I used to burn up brake pads too until I started buying the replacements from Toyota. Everyone on the Toyota mailing list said the same thing, buy Toyota pads they work way better than anything you get aftermarket ... sure enough, they were absolutely right. -
sucks2beme wrote: »Heat kills stuff. An over 100 degree day in bumper to bumper means
there isn't much airflow. The engine and tranny get hot. The radiator
has trouble doing it's job cooling the engine and tranny. Fluids like ATF and
oil break down. There was a 114 degree day a couple of years ago, and
the next morning my battery was dead. I went down to the parts place
to cash in on the warranty. He said "just put it over there next to the others."
He had a wall of dead batteries.
Warm summers? Try a 100 days of over 100, and tell me that isn't hard on cars. I change all fluids on a regular basis.
And I go through brake pads like crazy.
Well yeah, batteries are the one exception. Cold weather is actually far better for car batteries than hot weather.
Other than that, your car should be designed to easily handle the climate and conditions in which it is sold. -
candyliquor35m wrote: »And I spend the extra couple dollars and buy the bosch oil filter which claims to filter out smaller particles. I know autozone carries it. If I buy my own oil and filter, the going rate around here is $10 for a oil change.
I've been using synthetic in the 97 pathfinder with 160k on it but I'm thinking about switching to regular castrol since a nissan engine is virtually indestructable. The 95 range rover has 150k on it and uses about a quart of oil in 3k.
Wix makes the best oil filter.
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Correct. I've been using Wix for years.Wix makes the best oil filter.
Mobil 1 oil filter is a rebadged wix filter that cost a couple of dollars more."He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche -
Wix makes the best oil filter.
For what??? I use Mahle or Mann filters for my GTi VR6 and those are the best for my application since they are OEM suppliers and are made to VW spec.
There is no best anything for every application.
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Heat is murder on automatic transmissions.
It would rather work room temp than hot.
It's a Ford F150. That's a lot of iron to stop.
I get the lifetime warranty pads. They must
hate to see me coming back over and over."The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson -
sucks2beme wrote: »Heat is murder on automatic transmissions.
It would rather work room temp than hot.
It's a Ford F150. That's a lot of iron to stop.
I get the lifetime warranty pads. They must
hate to see me coming back over and over.
Do they put them on for free, so when you come back the total is $0.00 for you? -
Don't forget to change the halogen gas in your headlights.
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Don't forget to have the blinker fluid and bucket of steam ready too.Don't forget to change the halogen gas in your headlights."He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche -
Do they put them on for free, so when you come back the total is $0.00 for you?
No. I do my own. The parts are lifetime."The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson -
I change my oil every 7-8k in my vehicles, my mazda protege 5 has 137k with no issues and changed transmission fluid at 75k on it. My Pilot recommends 6-8k on oil and my Murano says 6-7k. I dont buy into the whole 3k oil changes.Receiver Yamaha 3070 *Emotiva xpa5 * Behringer iNuke 6000dsp *Monster Cable HTS 3500 -- line conditioner * Panamax 5300 * Apple 4K * Panasonic UB820 * JVC NX5 * Silver Ticket thin bezel 120”
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