J.D., it seems to me you didn't read Ron's original post. You'd responded to my message thanking him for it, which snipped his message after a paragraph or two. He'd explained everything very well, including what vehicle he drives.
Please read the whole message first, it's here: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/33666/ Best Keith > > I would respectfully disagree with your assessment. > > Well, >Maybe I don't know what I'm talking about. I just know that with my >truck, in 3000 miles, its time for a change. that's with Shell rotellaT >15W-40 dino oil in a 6.9 International. What are you driving? >J.D. > > You say: " I would not recommend those kind of intervals for those of us > > burning fossil fuels much of teh time and/or using mineral based oil in > > an older diesel. Its asking for trouble." > > > > I have ONLY used fossil fuels in this automobile. The dozens of > > professional lab results indicate the oil as new, even after 100 plus > > thousand miles, with the use of bypass filtration, and still well within > > acceptable limits after 10,000 miles without bypass filtration. My > > results are over the course of several years, 200,000 plus miles. > > > > Unless having as new oil lubricating my engine at all times is asking > > for trouble, I find your statement questionable, but, these are MY > > results, substantiated by professional lab analysis, yours may indeed > > differ. > > > > In any event, I think we will agree that oil analysis is imperative if > > one is considering extended drain intervals, as no two engines are > > identical. > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> >>I purchased a Mercedes Benz 1995 E300 diesel with slightly over > >> >>100,000 miles on the odometer. Mercedes dealer impeccably maintained > >> it > >> >>prior to my purchase as it was under a Starmark warrantee. I'm not > >> sure > >> >>if it used synthetic oil prior to my purchase, but I immediately > >> changed > >> >>it to Mobil 1 15W-50. I then performed professional oil analysis at > >> >>several change intervals, including 4,000, 6,000, 8,000 and 10,000 > >> >>miles, numerous times. My lab reports suggested this motor was well > >> >>protected even at the 10,000-mile change intervals using Mobil 1. > >> Soot > >> >>levels were under 2%, all other data within expected values. > >> > > >> > <snip> > >> > > >> > Yep, > >> That is a common figure for synthetic, but you must do oil analysis to > >> make sure you still ahev good protection as the oil ages. For those > >> interested in conservation, it may be a good, if small measure. If you > >> are not running fossil fuels in there, soot will be lower, and > >> therefore, > >> the oil viscocity will stay more like it should. I would not recommend > >> those kind of intervals for those of us burning fossil fuels much of teh > >> time and/or using mineral based oil in an older diesel. Its asking for > >> trouble. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
