[DMCForum] Re: Oil Change Intervals

["cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ha! Man that's cool. I'm not going to do it, but cool nonetheless.

I say it was time to change the oil because it was dirty, and it was 
the wrong type for the cold weather. When I'd start, I could hear 
things rattle dry for about 1.5 seconds while pressure built up, also 
evidenced by my gauge.

I started up this morning in 30 degree weax and could not obeserve a 
measurable time period where I could hear the engine rattle, plus the 
gauge pressure rose during cranking, not just when the engine became 
self-sustaining.

Walt: I was wondering why this thing had such a large sump. Now I 
know. Thanks for that knowledge.

Also, people were wondering if I wrecked or already had blown rings 
when I finished my head gasket replacement job. I was pleased to 
notice that the oil level never went down due to burning past worn 
rings. There's no blue smoke from the exhaust either.


--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Andrei Cular" <acular@xxxx> wrote:
> OK let me end this oil change debate.  For $20 you can have an oil 
analysis
> performed and a change interval tailored to fit your engine and 
driving
> habits.  Blackstone labs www.blackstone-labs.com does it and 
provides a very
> nice report and recommendation.
> 
> 
> 
> Andrei
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxx>
> To: <DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 1:49 AM
> Subject: [DMCForum] Re: Oil Change Intervals
> 
> 
> > Question isn't "why change oil frequently?", is "why not?"
> 
> Okay, I'll take a stab at answering the "why not".  The
> DeLorean's PRV is a 6 cylinder version of an engine that was
> originally designed to be an 8 cylinder diesel.  As such,
> the oil passage ways and the blah blah and the blah are all
> heavy duty and hold nearly 7 quarts of oil vs other engines
> that hold only 5 quarts, the 7 quarts don't get dirty as
> fast; blah, and the owners manual specifies 7500 mile
> intervals, so doing it at 2500 is a waste unless you have
> short spiked hair and wear an ear ring and do unusual (major
> blah!) things with your tools.  I should have a curfew so I
> don't do these weird posts this late.
> 
> blah = I don't feel like explaining it, I really don't know
> it that well, and you wouldn't agree with me anyway, so
> blah!
> 
> Walt
> 
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