car engine oil extended change

You can also save money by changing the oil yourself. It's not a difficult job you just need a place to take the old oil. Wal-Mart takes oil here. I suspect garages in the UK would take it.

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Probably not, unless you've got a good relationship with 'em - as they have to pay to have their waste oil tanks emptied.

However, most council tips do have waste oil tanks that are free to use.

Fresh oil every 6 months is very cheap and easy "insurance". There is no reason not to do it.

Oh that's right you get free garbage service in the UK.

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Dunno about "free"... They're paid for out of our local taxes.

My Volvo 740 did 230,000 miles without an oil or filter change. I eventually scrapped it because of rust. It had 120,000 on the clock when I bought it and was 15 years old. I was trying to see if I could kill it but it won. My other Volvos were much better treated, that one was a test bed ;-)

-- Stuart

-- Stuart

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-- Stuart

Yes there is, you're wasting your money. Few if any engines fail due to a lack of frequent enough oil changes.

My Golf has done 30 years with only a couple of oil and filter changes.

The engine is still going fine.

I forgot to add, I also took it to the rev limiter every time I was in

-- Stuart

Heh - ISTR you mentioning that one actually. But had it previously had no oil changes? Surely it had only done 110k without an oil change as far as you were to know?

Welfare boy already claimed you can go years without a change. Of course we take his word over every car manufacturer.

Sheesh, nobody changes oil any more. You just replace your engine every

--scott

I don't see what the implication is here. Are you saying that changing the oil causes sludge to build up?

- Logan

In the US, many auto parts stores will take your used oil for free. I'm not sure if they have to pay to have their waste oil taken away (it seems like it could be recycled and might have value), but I am fairly sure of the reason the stores choose to do it: it's a way of getting you to come visit the store. While you're there, there's a good chance you might decide to buy something. Or if not, at least you have better odds of remembering their store next time you need to buy something.

- Logan

Wal-Mart does oil changes.

Facts? Not exactly. More like assumptions and conjecture with a few "Click and Clack" quotes thrown in.

This site is one man's opinion. Why he had to throw in a reference to U.S. presidential politics into a discussion on gasoline engine lubrication is curious.

Follow your owner's manual and sleep well.

I think the text was meant to read "the previous own had changed the oil."

Anthony

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