Servicing car late - how many miles over is OK? - Page 2

I had an Astra GTE once that used oil at an alarming rate, probably over a
gallon every 3000 miles, it was totally shagged and I scrapped it, but I did
only change the filter a couple of times, never bothered with the oil as it
always had fresh in it!

jinx

Ah yes, the "constant oil change" principle. My Merc worked on that one
too!
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  'Twas me I think. C reg Volvo 740 2.3. Bought at 100,000 miles and abused
until 340,000 miles when the rust got it. No oil change, no filter change
etc, one breakdown caused by wire to Hall Effect sensor breaking, fixed by
roadside dab of solder from pen gas solderer. This was an experiment on my
part, having owned and cherished Volvo's for most of my life. I wanted to
see how far I could push one, but not literally !

About 15 years ago, a guy working for an engine recon Co next door to my
w/shop, ran an old MM van. In the 6 years I knew him, the van had never had
an oil change. A round trip of about 35 miles, 6 days a week, to and from
work plus weekends, evenings etc.
As I say, no oil changes, and to make things even worse, he topped
up the engine, with old oil from exchange engines. On the dipstick, the oil
was completely black. Nevertheless, AFAIK it never let him down once.
Apart from sounding a bit clattery, like most MM engines, and burning a bit
of oil, It sounded quite healthy.
Typical though, isn't it?. A guy who reconditions engines for a living,
couldn't care less about the state of his own.
Mike.

What's the odds this is a CVH engine with it's 'total loss' lubrication
system? ;-)
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from steve@italiancar.co.uk (SteveH) contains these words:


Odd how in this instance "total" is a synonym for "dead".

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Depends on the terms and conditions of the warranty.   1000 miles is allwoed
in my warranty; if I go over that I have to get the servic completed, pay
for any remedial work required and then I can revalidate the warranty for
£25.

Andy