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Posted by T_Bone on January 03, 2005 at 01:10:49 from (4.240.42.53):
In Reply to: o/t-first oil change posted by larryinwa on January 02, 2005 at 14:12:48:
Hi Larry, I bought a new Chevy 2000 4cyl gasser and change the oil once per year usually around 6k miles, once at 7.5k and once at 6.5k. Mileage is not so important to me as once per year change. I now have 36k miles on and expect 150k miles from the car. I usually get 250k miles from my cars but this one is a cheap throw away model when I'm done. What I have noticed is I've used Penzoil and QuakerState for the past 40yrs and both of those oil have failed me in the past 5yrs. My first 6k mile change with QuakerState and Fram was extreamly black with a strong odor of gas. I switched over too Chevron Supreme/OEM filters and my oil now looks like the factory oil upon first change, dark amber with a lite gas odor at 6k mile changes. A side benefit to the CS oil was I picked up 4mpg oveall, 2mpg the first change and another 2mpg there after. Fluke? Nope my son tried CS in his Ranger and got 2mpg overall increase. I also found brand of gas makes a huge difference in fuel mileage. Texaco gets 4mpg less, Mobil 2mg less, Arco 2mpg less, when compared to Union 76 fuel (Circle K). I think Circle K has switched to Phillips 66 as they don't support the Union 76 signage any longer but other "K's" have the "66" signs, in any event my mileage stayed the same. T_Bone
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