oil change schedule
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From: Grants Pass, Oregon
Along with the oil changes, id suggest watching the charge state of the vehicles batteries, and add a fuel stabilizer..........deteriorating gasoline could be just as big a problem as oil, and couple mile drive may not keep your battery properly charged, especially if a sitting vehicle doesnt start right away after sitting
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I worked for a Texaco oil distributor for ten years, that's been nearly twenty years ago, but here's my opinion:
I put only about 3000 miles a year on my pick ups. I change the oil at around 3000 miles in them. My driving consists of a lot of very slow driving on the ranch, a few trips into town a month, and a bit of towing heavy loads on the highway. It gets a lot hotter in central Texas than it does in Tennessee, so I run 20W50 in my dentsides. Anything else gets as thin as water in the summer time. In Tennessee, you would probably be fine with 10W30 or 10W40. I personally use Havoline, but Shell, Exxon, or Chevron Delo would all be good choices. I will not use Quaker State or Pennzoil. I have seen engines with tons of sludge in engines that did use those.
For an oil filter I run NAPA Gold 1515 oil filters. They are the same as the Wix filters, but cost less.
My '79 had around 86,000 miles on it when I bought it, and the previous owner had run Havoline oil in it. I put a long-block in at 187,000 miles. I'm at nearly 250k now, so what I'm doing must work, at least for me.
I put only about 3000 miles a year on my pick ups. I change the oil at around 3000 miles in them. My driving consists of a lot of very slow driving on the ranch, a few trips into town a month, and a bit of towing heavy loads on the highway. It gets a lot hotter in central Texas than it does in Tennessee, so I run 20W50 in my dentsides. Anything else gets as thin as water in the summer time. In Tennessee, you would probably be fine with 10W30 or 10W40. I personally use Havoline, but Shell, Exxon, or Chevron Delo would all be good choices. I will not use Quaker State or Pennzoil. I have seen engines with tons of sludge in engines that did use those.
For an oil filter I run NAPA Gold 1515 oil filters. They are the same as the Wix filters, but cost less.
My '79 had around 86,000 miles on it when I bought it, and the previous owner had run Havoline oil in it. I put a long-block in at 187,000 miles. I'm at nearly 250k now, so what I'm doing must work, at least for me.
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