People can spend their money on stuff that makes them feel better about what they are buying. Champion Labs parent company is Fram, you have heard of them, right? The super tech filters used to be made by Wix who makes NAPA Gold. They were used exclusively bt NASCAR in their $200,000 engines and thats good enough for me.

 

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.

 

I'm the OP and you are wrong, my friend.

 

Thanks - that's what I figured and likely what most dealers will do.

 

Actually, I'm 85

And No, I was not changing oil when I was 10

Lou

 

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?

 

I agree,,,change the oil and ur good to go...when selling car buyers could give a ratsbutt about the results. save ur money and just change the oil whenever it turns ur props.. 5K for me w filter.

 

Porsche calls for 10k oil changes. Many people do them more often. I used testing to convince myself that the oil was fine for 10k oil changes. Repeated the test 40k or so miles later just to check to make sure all seemed well.

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.

 

I'm assuming you followed the 10k interval, correct? Were you happy with the reports?

 

Difference? no, not really but I'm sure it helps give people piece of mind in knowing that their engine is wearing in properly.

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.

 

I figured you could have been.
I helped change the plugs in a Sunbeam Tiger when I was 10. My father greatly appreciated it was my much smaller hands getting bloody doing it.
Bruce in Fl
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I had a 65 Tiger.....there were two angled holes in firewall to get to rear plugs:}

 

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.

 

Ever use one of these?



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I'm 68. So yes, lots of times.
I've also set the points on a VW with a folded match book cover.
Bruce in Fl