Quarter Million Mile Club, 402,000Km

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Originally Posted by JCL

Enthusiast, thanks. Reliability is a good topic to discuss. Just wondering why it is being mixed up with durability. Do you think changing your oil twice as often as recommended by the manufacturer improves reliability? Have you experienced random failures caused by oil change intervals?

Your the one that is bringing up reliability and and durability. I think the X is neither reliable or durable. I like fixing mine and driving a nice car that might otherwise be out of my reach since I do much of my own repairs.

Its you that was the first to mention either of these words. I just am angling for those that like their Xs enough to keep em on the road and in the interest of "bragging" who has a lot of miles.

Oil change is cheap insurance. since my engine has run flawlessly except for exploding CCV and Oil Housing Gasket (which have nothing to do with oil life). I'm not recommending that anyone else shorten their OCI. Just me my engine responds to fresh oil in the butt feel area and I like that. Mobil1 0-40 can go 15,000 miles and I must say I have even gone 10 to 12K when I just didn't have the time to change it.
I don't think any engine has failed more from over maintaining.

Back when American engines were toast at 80,000 miles on 3000 OCI my father-in-law always got 150K to 200K out of chevy novas, buicks, oldsmobiles, chevy pick up engines without overhaul. he absolutely stuck to a 2000 mile OCI. when the manny recommended 3000. from what I've read, I do think oil has a peak performance period and it begins to decline at some point before the recommended OCI but, it is still in the range of serviceable. So, I think changing at around 7000 miles makes me feel like it's good insurance. This is just me others do other things that may work just as well.

A thread like this is to discuss what is outside the realm of normal, including abnormal, anal, obsessive compulsive owners. Like me.