DIY Oil Change Tutorial
Pit Crew
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Driver
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Bottom line is only 1 free oil change.
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Doing it yourself because you love doing it means you also know what you are doing and probably are OCD enough to send the old oil to the lab at 1k miles to see how much material was used in the break in and send the second sample at 5k to make sure deposits are clear potentially as well. I understand in those cases, but most are not in that camp ... most likely including the OP.
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So according to my local dealer's service department, the LC500 gets 2 free complimentary maintenance at 1k and at 5k miles. We all know that the 1k is mostly inspection. I could have the oil change done at 1k but they would have to use up my 5k eligibility or pay out of pocket ($160).
Bottom line is only 1 free oil change.
Bottom line is only 1 free oil change.
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Doing it yourself because you love doing it means you also know what you are doing and probably are OCD enough to send the old oil to the lab at 1k miles to see how much material was used in the break in and send the second sample at 5k to make sure deposits are clear potentially as well. I understand in those cases, but most are not in that camp ... most likely including the OP.
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I’ve been reading about people sending their oil to a lab for analysis for years and never understood why. I think it’s the biggest waste of time and money. Have the results from a lab test ever made a difference in one’s car ownership experience? I never read about it. I guess if one built their own engine and wanted to know, yes, but on a mass produced engine?
10th Gear
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I’ve been reading about people sending their oil to a lab for analysis for years and never understood why. I think it’s the biggest waste of time and money. Have the results from a lab test ever made a difference in one’s car ownership experience? I never read about it. I guess if one built their own engine and wanted to know, yes, but on a mass produced engine?
For my LC, I’ll probably have 70-80k miles when the CPO warranty expires. May test the oil before then assuming I’m going to keep it longer.
Probably not necessary but peace of mind has some value.
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I’ve been reading about people sending their oil to a lab for analysis for years and never understood why. I think it’s the biggest waste of time and money. Have the results from a lab test ever made a difference in one’s car ownership experience? I never read about it. I guess if one built their own engine and wanted to know, yes, but on a mass produced engine?
See the thread here:
https://www.vwvortex.com/threads/oil...anges.9557416/
I know its not LC, but what he did makes a lot of sense to me for breaking in his GTI. By his 4th oil change (this seems excessive even to me) his metal particulates were down to below "average" levels and thus showed a properly broken-in engine with the POTENTIAL for a long life. POTENTIAL being the key word here.
For me, I just did it at 1000, and again at 7000kms. Now ill go and do another oil change at 14,000kms or 6-8 months whatever comes first.
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But there were also things like Just 8" of air seperating the fuel lines to the electric fuel pump from the hot exhaust pipe directly under them.
The original Tiger was made in a garage in Cali by Ken Miles. He made the necessary firewall modifications to the Alpine with a sledgehammer.
NO A/C. No comparison. The Tiger was the hottest and coldest car I ever drove. I had a pair of flops melt to the floor once. I wore my Dad's USAF artic parka in the Tiger on long winter
drives in Georgia. I looked like a Mercury astronaut all bundled up inside the Tiger capsule.
Natural rubber windshield seals work fine in the cloudy UK, not so fine in the sun blazing SE USA.
The good old days often really weren't so good.
Bruce in Fl.
The original Tiger was made in a garage in Cali by Ken Miles. He made the necessary firewall modifications to the Alpine with a sledgehammer.
NO A/C. No comparison. The Tiger was the hottest and coldest car I ever drove. I had a pair of flops melt to the floor once. I wore my Dad's USAF artic parka in the Tiger on long winter
drives in Georgia. I looked like a Mercury astronaut all bundled up inside the Tiger capsule.
Natural rubber windshield seals work fine in the cloudy UK, not so fine in the sun blazing SE USA.
The good old days often really weren't so good.
Bruce in Fl.
