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New Engine . . . Change the Oil ? How Soon ?
Original Message Jan 6, 2011 9:43 am |
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For every new engine I ever purchase, whether in a new car or a lawnmower I change the oil after just a few hours of use. I learned to do this because a new engine wears in and creates small metal particles that cause excess wear if they are not removed from the engine, and even in new cars with oil filters the filter is limited in how small the particles it can trap. In the case of my New Honda GX 270 engine that powers my Honda Snowblower, I ran the machine for about 2 hours, then drained and refilled the engine with 100% synthetic oil. When the oil was visible in the drain pan it was grey in color from the large quantity of metal wear particles suspended in the oil. I will probably wait another 4 to 6 hours of operation before doing another oil change. Considering that the expensive new engine only requires a little more than 1 quart of oil, and it has no oil filter, it seems a prudent investment to add these very early oil changes to the maintenance regimen of a new engine. Incidentally, Honda suggests the first change after 20 hours. Based on the evidence of the metal in the oil, I would suggest that is far too long to wait for that initial oil change. I'm curious how others feel about this.
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Re: New Engine . . . Change the Oil ? How Soon ?
Reply #21 Jan 6, 2011 9:28 pm |
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Synthetic Oil has many advantages over petroleum, not thinkening is but one. Dino oil breaks down from heat and creates sludge in an engine. I have cars in the family with 300K on them and oil that is clear, you can't do that for 10,000 miles with the Dino oil. Toyota had a problem a few years back with sludge clogging up their engines, not one case was seen in engines that used 100% sythetic oil. The first jet aircraft engines the nazi's built in WW2 had to be torn down and rebuilt after something like 9 hours because the oil would solidify from the heat. Amsoil, the first automotive oil to be sold that was 100% synthetic was begun by a man who was a pilot, and understood that advantage. The advantages are easily worth the extra few bucks, especially when the engine only holds about 1 quart. I always keep the machines I buy for a long time. If I leased cars, then OK maybe it'd make sense to do whatever is cheap, and minimum and let the next victim deal with the problems, but that's never been me.
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Re: New Engine . . . Change the Oil ? How Soon ?
Reply #24 Jan 6, 2011 9:52 pm |
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who r u to suggest??ur just another yahoo from suffolk county.Guys dont listen to him .follow the manual..............sounds familiar???? Yes Guys, Always Follow The Owners Manual !
Sorry mikiwest, But Oil Changes are recommended by Honda to NOT EXCEED 20 hours initially, nothing in the Honda Owners Manual suggests the oil may not be changed more frequently if one is enlightened enough to do so. Oh, and don't take My word for the metal wear particles in the engines oil, just look at the oil and see them for yourself. mikiwest may think this to be as complex as Rocket Science, but it's actually all pretty simple stuff.
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