View Poll Results: What will the condition of my oil be after 10,000 miles?
Your oil will be just fine, you could probably go even more than 10,000 miles
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Your oil will be sludge, and you've ruined your engine
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oil change ? (Merged with previous thread)
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Wouldn't it be ironic if Terry sends the sample to Blackstone for processing and does his own report on the results?
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Technique, whatever you do, PLEASE don't go 15k between oil changes without at LEAST monitoring the oil level. You could be looking at very serious engine damage should the oil level drop for any reason.
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OK, changed the oil today... 10,305 miles to be exact... My mechanic was like "Oh, your oil is pretty dirty!" lol... The filter was pretty black as well... Here are a few pictures... Oh, one more thing, I took the oil sample from where the filter drained out because the oil pan stream was too forceful, I don't think this will make a difference will it?
1st pic is the old and new filter:
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2nd pic is the stream from oil pan:
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1st pic is the old and new filter:
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2nd pic is the stream from oil pan:
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Sent the oil to blackstone today. They should have it Wednesday or Thursday, so the results should be in by this Friday at the latest... Anyone want to speculate now that you've seen pics of the filter and oil?
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Your engine is fine... a car engine is stronger than most people think it is... its the other stuff that fails first. Gaskets... Wires deteriorating... and all the other good stuff...
But with all that said... Another reason why i dont like to buy used cars... I dont want to buy one from someone like you.
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You can probably take it in now and they'll still honor the free oil change. ![Big Grin](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Your engine is fine... a car engine is stronger than most people think it is... its the other stuff that fails first. Gaskets... Wires deteriorating... and all the other good stuff...
But with all that said... Another reason why i dont like to buy used cars... I dont want to buy one from someone like you.![Stick Out Tongue](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
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Your engine is fine... a car engine is stronger than most people think it is... its the other stuff that fails first. Gaskets... Wires deteriorating... and all the other good stuff...
But with all that said... Another reason why i dont like to buy used cars... I dont want to buy one from someone like you.
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My friend and I had a Toyota Camry 4cly. I changed my oil at 3k miles. He changed his oil every 7-9k miles. When his engine hit 110k miles I put his car on the lift and oil EVERYWHERE. We had to change the valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket, and main engine seal near the crankshaft.
My Camry was perfectly fine, not a drop of oil anywhere. I strongly believe that changing your oil sooner is better for your engine in the long run. No oil analysis in the world would make me change my mind.
But you are leasing so none of this applys to you.
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Changing your oil has nothing to do with how long the gaskets last. How hard you run the engine has everything to do with how long the gaskets last. Besides, this comparison is barely anecdotal. It is very common for Camrys with the same maintenance to which you subscribe to have oil leaks, carboned up intake ports, failed EGR VSVs, and other serious issues by 150k miles.
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You are correct in that this doesn't apply to me, but not because of the lease, but because I've never kept a car past 100k miles... ... I do this with ALL of the cars I own as well, not just the ones I lease...
Agreed on OCI not affecting gasket life... But, I run my engine probably harder than 95% of IS350 owners (just a guess) and I predict my gaskets will last just fine even with extended oil changes...
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