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Old 07-11-2012, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by madmaxx View Post
More useless feel good maintenance. The only way oil gets contaminants is through use. Complete waste of money and time to change anything before 3k miles or 3 years. You get the oil to 212f for 10 minutes and all moisture residual fuel flashes off. BMW interval is 15k miles regardless of time
I agree completely. I do send an oil sample out for analysis in the spring when I pull her out of the bag (where she's been sitting for five months). Mostly to check for metals and the presence of antifreeze in the oil, and because I enjoy doing it....
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