Oil Analysis #2

MightyBobo

This was right before my HPDE. I should have a sample (assuming my body shop didnt **** up) of right AFTER the HPDE, also, as soon as I get the car back.

I think this is SOLID proof, that an early oil change around ~1K miles is a good idea

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370Zsteve

Thanks, man. This confirms my decision to change my oil at 1000-1200 miles!

I'd +1 you but I'm all repped-out for the day

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MightyBobo

My pleasure. I'd love to take it back to my dealership and show it to the douches who kept saying its pointless to use my free oil change with them so early in the motors life...

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370Zsteve

Do it!

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spearfish25

Guys, have you ever heard of statistical versus practical significance? Even if there was a statistical difference between those values, you'd never be able to show that changing your oil based on those numbers was worth doing every 1000 miles. Don't waste your hard earned money every 1000 miles...there's no evidence that a little extra copper, iron, molybdenum, etc will change your engine's life.

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MightyBobo

You misunderstood....

I feel that changing your oil at the FIRST 1K miles should be done. Not waiting 4500 for the very first oil change.

For the normal driver, after the first 1K, I don't see why waiting 3-4K every change AFTER the first will be fine. My point was simply that doing the very first one should be done sooner than later.

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puckshaw

I changed my oil at 60 miles

Urbanracer

Yeah I did mine at 150 miles and again at 700.

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rench

I changed mine at around 1200-1500 for first one... Now I'm glad I did. + rep for you...

Slynky

I grew up learning that (and I'm REALLY old). The idea wasn't so much that the oil was breaking down or anything but that in the first (let's say) 500 - 1,000 miles is where you will gather the most fine particles of metal "dust", (etc.) as the engine breaks in and the metals smooth themselves into place. Dumping that oil gets rid of foreign minute particles floating around in it.

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MightyBobo

Precisely my feelings, Slynky. No matter how "clean" they get a freshly cast block, its still going to be "dirty", to a point. I think an early initial oil change helps greatly in getting a majority of that gunk out

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370Zsteve

Not to mention the metal shaved from the cylinder wall as the rings seat. I was actually amazed at the color of my oil when I checked the dipstick at 250 miles. It wasn't dark, but it clearly had dark particles floating in it..in fact the dark matter was not mixing with the oil, it was almost like oil and water.

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spearfish25

Gotcha. Then I agree. I changed mine at 1000 mi too. Every 1000 thereafter sounded nuts

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MightyBobo

Haha, it WOULD be nuts, especially using Redline repeatedly...*shudder*.

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PapoZalsa

That's what I'm going to do.

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