6 Car Myths That Cost You Money Every Year

[lewd lude lover]

^^^^^^yes.

[NafemanNathan]

or 4th gens

You can't hurt us!

... We're crazy!

[lewd lude lover]

^^^well aware of that one.

great emoticon. its just missing a BB4 under the club......

[JayJay]

That doesn't mean you need to change it as soon as it goes dark.

It goes dark because it's collecting carbon, and synthetic oils (even semi-synth) can carry quite a bit before they're full (basically). Hence sending a bit of oil off to be tested is the only way to really know if the oil cannot do its job properly anymore.

There are other reasons the oil degrades, but changing it as soon as it changes colour is just madness. Once a year at the most should be more than enough for modern oils. Stick to a good schedule, use quality oil and filters and she'll be more than fine. Spend the money on other maintenance rather than so many oil changes.

[BMCC]

Oil and filter get changed every 6 months, if I am doing the daily commute, if not then every year. but I always use a good quality fully synthetic oil (ester based) every time.

[lewd lude lover]

I totally agree jay. I guess i also like the idea of all the bits swimming about in the kind of oil you see on the adverts

if im honest the derve 2.5 gets new oil every 7k and the lude will get done at the start of the summer and then maybe twice more. this will include a visit to the nurburgring though. thats one before you go and one when you get back imho....then into the garage come october.

the derve oil never gets black. you can always see it clear to some extent

[stk prelude]

Id Rather have a peace of mind.. I've had a oil problem before and it cost me a engine... yes it wasn't to do with the oil it self.. but i rather change the oil and filter to help...

Another thing.. look at main amount of people stripping down there engines to do work on them recently.. (rocker covers off) see how dark/brown it is inside and how its dried/stuck to the engine.... that's not normal.. mine is like new inside... i rather change the oil and keep my engine clean inside ( as clean as possible anyway.. ) to me a clean engine will always be better than a dirty engine

[JayJay]

Aw crap, accidently changed the page before submitting my post

LLL - Track driving and long periods of sitting doing nothing will require the oil to be changed more often, so that makes sense

STK - yeah it's down to everyone what they spend their money on, I'm just saying it's really not required to change your oil as soon as it goes dark I don't change mine that often (once a year) and it's perfectly clean inside. I think thats more down to the oil used and how the engine has been used (sitting idle for a few months?).

[lewd lude lover]

^^^thats it! when the rocker comes off it should look like new. thats what marks out an enthusiast

[JayJay]

As long as it's not as bad as this one

http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=1778520

Found that while trying to find out how to replace the cam end seal.