More on Oil Changes and Filtration

[Mint Q45A]

Some interesting reading on oils, oil changes and filtration:

http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html

[Kiven422]

Thanks, great information. Cleared up some questions I had.

[Q45tech]

Fortunately all these problems go away with when you adopt 90 day and 3750 mile changes.

[maxnix]

Fortunately all these problems go away with when you adopt 90 day and 3750 mile changes.

"You can never change your engine oil too frequently. The more you do it, the longer the engine will last."

"Because it (the oil filter) sits in-line, it has to be designed not to restrict the flow of oil around the circuit, and thus can only really be effective at stopping the larger particles. Large, in this case, is around the 20micron size. So here's the catch. The smallest contaminants are in the 10-20micron size range. Not only is that "extremely small", but it means that they pass right through the oil filter and back out into circulation. This is why regular oil changes are a necessity, because these tiny little things can be the most damaging."

"A CHEAP ENGINE OIL MAY SAVE YOU MONEY IN THE SHORT TERM, BUT IT WILL COST YOU IN THE LONG TERM! DON'T SKIMP!"

Everything in this article is already known by members who have read the oil posts in this forum. For those who haven't, this is a good summary. Additonally, there are posts with links to articles on air and oil filters posted previously in this forum.