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From: Mike Hunter on 14 Jun 2010 10:59 Not a good idea. Ask any collector and they will tell you to change the oil TWICE a year, even if you drive only 3,000 miles a year. The reason is the products of combustion are acidic and the bearings will become acid pitted sitting in that acidic oil, over time. Simply starting the engine can wipe a pitted bearing. "dr_jeff" <utz(a)msu.edu> wrote in message news:UMOdnQdlrZL5lIvRnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > marco polo wrote: >> hi all, >> >> I have a 2003 Avalon, that I don't drive very much >> [about 28,000+ miles]. >> One year, I looked at my calendar, >> and I hadn't changed the oil in 2 years! >> >> I use Mobil 1 synthetic oil, which is a little pricey >> [about $50 for an oil change]. >> >> I wonder how big a mistake this is. >> The car runs fine [well, with 28,000 miles it should!] >> And I see I'm past the one year mark again. >> I guess I'm looking for a good reason to take it in... >> >> marc > > You apparently drive about 4000 mi a year. That's about 8000 mi. Your car > will be just fine. Just change the oil now.
From: Mike Hunter on 14 Jun 2010 11:00 Twice a year, WBMS. A few quarts of oil are a cheap investment in a $4,000 engine "FatterDumber& Happier Moe" <"WheresMyCheck"@UncleSamLoves.Mee> wrote in message news:4c161039$0$11827$bbae4d71(a)news.suddenlink.net... > dr_jeff wrote: >> marco polo wrote: >>> hi all, >>> >>> I have a 2003 Avalon, that I don't drive very much >>> [about 28,000+ miles]. >>> One year, I looked at my calendar, >>> and I hadn't changed the oil in 2 years! >>> >>> I use Mobil 1 synthetic oil, which is a little pricey >>> [about $50 for an oil change]. >>> >>> I wonder how big a mistake this is. >>> The car runs fine [well, with 28,000 miles it should!] >>> And I see I'm past the one year mark again. >>> I guess I'm looking for a good reason to take it in... >>> >>> marc >> >> You apparently drive about 4000 mi a year. That's about 8000 mi. Your car >> will be just fine. Just change the oil now. > > I've got an old pickup and it only gets 2500 miles/year how often do you > recommend I change the oil in it?
From: Mike Hunter on 14 Jun 2010 11:05 That's fine, if you do not expect to keep it long. My oldest car is a 1941 that is currently not driven more than 1,000 miles annually. The car is far too valuable, well over 100K, to take it on the highway much any more. At 54,000 miles, had I followed that advice, I would have needed to do some engine work by now ;) "dr_jeff" <utz(a)msu.edu> wrote in message news:_tqdnaa5TMgZi4vRnZ2dnUVZ_hSdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > FatterDumber& Happier Moe wrote: >> dr_jeff wrote: >>> marco polo wrote: >>>> hi all, >>>> >>>> I have a 2003 Avalon, that I don't drive very much >>>> [about 28,000+ miles]. >>>> One year, I looked at my calendar, >>>> and I hadn't changed the oil in 2 years! >>>> >>>> I use Mobil 1 synthetic oil, which is a little pricey >>>> [about $50 for an oil change]. >>>> >>>> I wonder how big a mistake this is. >>>> The car runs fine [well, with 28,000 miles it should!] >>>> And I see I'm past the one year mark again. >>>> I guess I'm looking for a good reason to take it in... >>>> >>>> marc >>> >>> You apparently drive about 4000 mi a year. That's about 8000 mi. Your >>> car will be just fine. Just change the oil now. >> >> I've got an old pickup and it only gets 2500 miles/year how often do >> you recommend I change the oil in it? > > Depends on how often you drive the truck and how you drive it. I would > change the oil once a year. I would change the oil once a year on the > Avalon, too. > > Jeff
From: marco polo on 14 Jun 2010 14:57 thanks all, that Acidic thing is enough to scare me. i certainly don't want engine problems. i believe the manual, or a friend said 1 year max. i must hesitate somewhat because of the $50 oil change. i splurge on some things, and then get stingy with others... oh well marc
From: dr_jeff on 14 Jun 2010 15:44 Mike Hunter wrote: > That's fine, if you do not expect to keep it long. My oldest car is a 1941 > that is currently not driven more than 1,000 miles annually. The car is > far too valuable, well over 100K, to take it on the highway much any more. > At 54,000 miles, had I followed that advice, I would have needed to do some > engine work by now ;) They have improved oils, metals and machining a lot since 1941. Jeff > "dr_jeff" <utz(a)msu.edu> wrote in message > news:_tqdnaa5TMgZi4vRnZ2dnUVZ_hSdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... >> FatterDumber& Happier Moe wrote: >>> dr_jeff wrote: >>>> marco polo wrote: >>>>> hi all, >>>>> >>>>> I have a 2003 Avalon, that I don't drive very much >>>>> [about 28,000+ miles]. >>>>> One year, I looked at my calendar, >>>>> and I hadn't changed the oil in 2 years! >>>>> >>>>> I use Mobil 1 synthetic oil, which is a little pricey >>>>> [about $50 for an oil change]. >>>>> >>>>> I wonder how big a mistake this is. >>>>> The car runs fine [well, with 28,000 miles it should!] >>>>> And I see I'm past the one year mark again. >>>>> I guess I'm looking for a good reason to take it in... >>>>> >>>>> marc >>>> You apparently drive about 4000 mi a year. That's about 8000 mi. Your >>>> car will be just fine. Just change the oil now. >>> I've got an old pickup and it only gets 2500 miles/year how often do >>> you recommend I change the oil in it? >> Depends on how often you drive the truck and how you drive it. I would >> change the oil once a year. I would change the oil once a year on the >> Avalon, too. >> >> Jeff > >
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