paulfarber
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Couple of important points:
MODERN engines have 5000-7000mile oil change interval. 3000 miles changes was a Jiffy lube jingle. The *only* time a manufacturer specifies less and 5k is forr 'extreme duty' use. No, that ain't your car.
TO the mechanic that says the oil is dirty.... um, its not the color that matters, but the amount of esters and additives left in the oil. Color? Really?
Bypass filters are GREAT at what they do. Most cars with full flow filters will open the bypass valve at about 3kPRM and above... that means NO FILTERING from your full flow filter becuase the bypass valve is open and bypassing the entire filter. That's good how???
Non-Detergent oil is still misunderstood. Do people really thing that as soon as the oil hits the pan the dirt immediately falls out of suspension and sticks to the pan? No. It still happily circulating in your oil. When your engine STOPS is when it falls out of suspension. A bypass filter will still filter all your oil every 8-10 minutes. Thats much better than NO filtering.
MODERN engines have 5000-7000mile oil change interval. 3000 miles changes was a Jiffy lube jingle. The *only* time a manufacturer specifies less and 5k is forr 'extreme duty' use. No, that ain't your car.
TO the mechanic that says the oil is dirty.... um, its not the color that matters, but the amount of esters and additives left in the oil. Color? Really?
Bypass filters are GREAT at what they do. Most cars with full flow filters will open the bypass valve at about 3kPRM and above... that means NO FILTERING from your full flow filter becuase the bypass valve is open and bypassing the entire filter. That's good how???
Non-Detergent oil is still misunderstood. Do people really thing that as soon as the oil hits the pan the dirt immediately falls out of suspension and sticks to the pan? No. It still happily circulating in your oil. When your engine STOPS is when it falls out of suspension. A bypass filter will still filter all your oil every 8-10 minutes. Thats much better than NO filtering.