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> SoCalMike > wrote:
>
>>recent oil change? drive at highway speeds for about a half hour to get
>>the engine nice and hot?
>
>
> Oil Change? How does that play?

most engines will burn *some* oil, however miniscule, either through
blowby, or the PCV system. its best to make sure the oil that is burned
is new, containing as little diluted gas and crap as possible.

theres a bit of "voodoo" factor in there as well.
>
> A couple of weeks ago, on a dark and stormy night, I chose to drive over a
> rock instead of swerve around it. My Honda Civic isn't as high off the
> ground as I thought. I cracked my aluminum oil pan.
> As I pulled over to check for damage, my Engine light came on, which the
> manual says is associated with emissions controls. The oil pressure light
> never came on, and there isn't any oil level sensor.
>
> $814 later, the car seems to be fine. $262 for the oil pan, seven hours
> labor.
>
>
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> Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8-122.5
>