First oil change to synthetic-non Corvette

[Michael J.]

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...especially if his son decides to go to USC instead of UCLA. (He has been accepted by both.)
Duke

Fight On!!! Choose the best, choose USC!

[Kenneth B.]

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Duke,
I hope my 30-somethign daughter, Zoe, decides to go to Convention. If she does, perhaps you could find the time to have a fatherly talk with her -- so she knows that I am not the only mean ogre who wants her to take responsibility for her own life.

TERRY
I have 2 daughters that are getting close to 40 & I think she will realize that the old man was not as mean & a whole lot smarter than they thought when they were in there teens & twenty's. I have been hearing Thanks Dad I didn't realize what you were saying & what you did for me till I was in 30"s. What they said made it all worth the fights, crying and collage costs ETC
I not only made them help change oil but Libby helped me change the clutch in her 79 Trans Am they also had to know how to change a tire before I let them drive.
KEN

[Terry M.]

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TERRY
I have 2 daughters that are getting close to 40 & I think she will realize that the old man was not as mean & a whole lot smarter than they thought when they were in there teens & twenty's. I have been hearing Thanks Dad I didn't realize what you were saying & what you did for me till I was in 30"s. What they said made it all worth the fights, crying and collage costs ETC
I not only made them help change oil but Libby helped me change the clutch in her 79 Trans Am they also had to know how to change a tire before I let them drive.
KEN

Change a tire? You have to be kidding. When my kid got a flat Mama insisted on "rescuing" her. I won't bore you with the details. I don't think we will ever get to the point that Zoe thinks Mom & Dad are smart. She has a wall full of degrees from some very prestegious (and expensive) schools to prove how smart she is, and of course the cololary of that is how dumb Mom & Dad are. Oh, and you can guess who paid for those degrees. No Ken, I don't even think Duke can save this case, but I would welcome his or anyone's help even if I believe it will do no good.

[Terry M.]

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Like everything in life, you get what you pay for.
Fight On!

Not always Jamie. Remember also you can't cure stupid.

[Dick W.]

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Not always Jamie. Remember also you can't cure stupid.

You can't cure it, even with 200 mph tape and bailing wire, but a 2X4 will sure numb it.

[Duke W.]

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I tell all my friends with offspring from teenage to young adult who are dealing with all the issues that: your kids won't appreciate you until they're about 40! At that point they are beginning to experience what you did as you approached that age with establishing a home, a career, having children, planning for their education and your retirement...

I think that's about the time I really appreciated my parents for making me WORK for what I wanted in life rather than handing everything to me on a silver platter.

I think most of us were brought up the same way. I just don't understand why we make it so easy on our kids. Sure, all parents want their kids to have a better life, but there's a limit on how much we should give them beyond good moral values, a strong work ethic and sense of personal responsiblity, and helping out with a good education. Make it too easy on them and they'll go through life with a sense of entitlement, which is what I keep hearing about the teenage to thirty-something groupl

That's not what made American great, but it could surely be her downfall.

Duke

[Brian K.]

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You shouldn't make the assumption that I haven't instilled a work ethic, moral values & a sense of responsibility in my children because I help them with oil changes. I guess my mistake was adding irrelevent information to the original question resulting in irrelevent answers.

[Michael W.]

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You shouldn't make the assumption that I haven't instilled a work ethic, moral values & a sense of responsibility in my children because I help them with oil changes. I guess my mistake was adding irrelevent information to the original question resulting in irrelevent answers.

Possibly so, but you didn't answer the on-topic question I asked yesterday. I'm trying to understand why the initial change interval would be decreased, what interval you're changing it at now and what interval you are aiming for- and how it all relates to what the OEM recommends.

I belong to a discussion board for my daily beater car where 'oil change interval' and 'what's the best oil' threads are almost non-stop. The OEM of that car specifies a 10,000 mile interval with no requirement for synthetics for a standard driving profile. Nonetheless, many owners insist that a 3-5K mile interval even when using synthetics is mandatory to avoid Armageddon. The fact that there is NO history of engine wear or failure when following the OEM recommendations seems irrelevant to them.

[Duke W.]

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You shouldn't make the assumption that I haven't instilled a work ethic, moral values & a sense of responsibility in my children because I help them with oil changes. I guess my mistake was adding irrelevent information to the original question resulting in irrelevent answers.

My comment was my opinion on what I think parents should do. It was not my intent to direct it at you or anyone else in particular.

This thread has gotten somewhat off topic, so I will refrain from further comments.

Duke

[Clem Z.]

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Possibly so, but you didn't answer the on-topic question I asked yesterday. I'm trying to understand why the initial change interval would be decreased, what interval you're changing it at now and what interval you are aiming for- and how it all relates to what the OEM recommends.

I belong to a discussion board for my daily beater car where 'oil change interval' and 'what's the best oil' threads are almost non-stop. The OEM of that car specifies a 10,000 mile interval with no requirement for synthetics for a standard driving profile. Nonetheless, many owners insist that a 3-5K mile interval even when using synthetics is mandatory to avoid Armageddon. The fact that there is NO history of engine wear or failure when following the OEM recommendations seems irrelevant to them.

starting in 2011 most all GM cars come from the factory with their brand of synthetic type oil "DEXOS" so there is no problems with the extended drain period you have to use equivalent oil like mobil 1.

[Terry M.]

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You shouldn't make the assumption that I haven't instilled a work ethic, moral values & a sense of responsibility in my children because I help them with oil changes. I guess my mistake was adding irrelevent information to the original question resulting in irrelevent answers.

My appoligies for my part in drawing this thread off topic. Your point is well taken.

[Clem Z.]

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when i filled my new 1988 silverado with mobil 1 at 4000 miles i could not get over how black the oil got in just several days so i called mobil. they said that was normal because there is a lot more detergent in mobil 1 than in the factory fill from GM and the mobil 1 was doing its job cleaning the internals of the engine. i asked if i should change it at 1000 miles and they said no just change the filter at 4000/5000 miles and leave the oil in. after that i changed oil once a year about 12000/15000 miles and changed the filter every 4000 miles and the engine is quieter at close to 200,000 miles and 24 years old than my 2008 corvette.

[Brian K.]

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My appoligies for my part in drawing this thread off topic. Your point is well taken.

Thank you for that Terry. One is an 06 Mazda 3 & the other a 08 Fusion. As someone stated before, I have to look up the OEM recomended interval but i don't recall it being 10k. I just thought there may be some merit to doing the change a bit earlier the first time around since there still would be a small amount of regular oil in it.

[Terry M.]

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I converted all three of my former police cars to synthetic oil when I got the cars. No short change interval, but I did run an engine cleaner in the oil on the Caprice Gen II LT1s. I wish I could remember the name of the product but it was a favorite over on BITOG.com a decade ago. Have been using Castrol Syntec (the green German formula) ever since. I just put the Syntec int he Camaro when I changed the oil the first time.