> -----Original Message-----
> From: jon@dakota-truck.net
>
> You do take something of a risk with extended oil change intervals
> unless you do oil testing. <snip>
> Of course, for the average Joe to get
> an oil test is around $20 a pop,
I pay for six in advance and it lowers the price. I have each of our
vehicles tested once a year. It's worth it for the peace of mind
considering how hard they get used during race season.
> As far as the filters go with extended oil change intervals, I
> would imagine that as the filter gets clogged, the bypass will start
> to open and the extra junk is going to start getting picked up on
> an oil test.
Agreed. Just FYI, Blackstone keeps telling me I should go longer intervals
on our oil changes as they've yet to find anything of concern. I usually do
them between 3 and 5K miles. What's funny is, until I told them we were
racing these vehicles, their notes kept saying we must have been driving
them carefully to have such consistently good results! :-)
Ray
http://www.dragtruk.com/ENTRIES/20KM1FD2KWBP.html
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