Extend oil life
BY JOHN BAXTER
Carry extra oil with you, pull the stick daily and keep the crankcase filled to the top. The full volume of oil increases available additives and eases the work done by each quart of oil, thus helping extend the life of an oil change.
yourself and it still costs about $250 for the oil alone. But assume you extend your change
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interval from 15,000 miles to 25,000 miles. That extension over the million miles of an engine's expected lifetime would save a lot. Allowing a modest amount for disposal costs and nothing for downtime or labor, the total savings from adding 10,000 miles to change intervals over 1 million miles would
il might cost more than you realize, especially if you're not getting maximum use of it. Do a typical change
With smart operation, you can save money by providing a greater cushion against lube deterioration and engine wear.
