The only restriction at my local recycling center is to not spend so much
time dumping your oil that the guy behind you in line starts to go postal...
gk
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Richard A
> Pyburn
> Sent: Thursday, July 23, 1998 2:04 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML:Oil change frequency was:More Comment on K&N Filters
>
>
> Thanks for clearing that up; you really had me wondering how the engine
> lasted that long without a change.
>
> What's up with these recyclers? My understanding is that mineral oil can
> be recycled forever, only the additives wear out. So, they should be
> happy as hell to get as much FREE oil as they possibly can. It's sure
> gotta beat going out in some frigid ocean or blast furnace desert,
> drilling for the stuff, transporting it to a refiner, refining it, etc.
> I don't understand any limit on the acceptance of recycled oil. I usually
> drive over to the nearest Liffy Jube after they've closed and leave them
> the oil. The barrels are there waiting and I know they get paid for all
> of the oil that they turn over to these recyclers so they don't care how
> much they get or where it comes from.
>
> Richard in SA
>
> On Thu, 23 Jul 1998 10:36:50 -0700 Bruce Bridges <bbridges@alarismed.com>
> writes:
> >Damnnnnnn,
> >Errata: 12,000 miles between changes, musta had a stuck
> >key......spell
> >check wouldnta helped...
> >Hey Ive got 7 cars and I change the oil every 3000 miles and Im
> >swimming in
> >the black stuff. The recylclers only take it in 5 qt increments and
> >unfortunately Ive let about 25 gallons of the stuff build up. Im not
> >a real
> >green guy, but the environment would be a better place with less
> >frequent
> >oil changes, at least MY environment would be...
> >Bruce
> >At 01:21 PM 7/23/98 -0400, you wrote:
> >>At 09:36 AM 7/23/1998 -0700, you wrote:
> >>>DML,
> >>>To pre-defend myself, I change my oil per the Bschedule (3000miles)
> >but...
> >>>My dads new 65 barracuda (273 v8) had its oil changed religiously
> >every
> >>>120000 miles with 30 weight single viscosity. The car gave flawless
> >service
> >>>for 275,000 miles before the transmission gave it up.
> >>
> >>Damn !
> >>
> >>120,000 miles between changes !?!
> >>
> >>That musta been super oil !
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Jack Hilton
> >>
> >>Black '98 R/T Club Cab
> >>
> >>http://www.mindspring.com/~hemi/jbd1.html
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
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