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From: rik@bunkerb.UUCP (Ray I. Kaville)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: How do you break in a new car?
Message-ID: <215@bunkerb.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 22-Jul-83 10:52:40 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 22 10:52:40 1983
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If you go strictly by the manual you will probably do all-right, providing you
don't plan on keeping your vehicle for a long time.  I drive a 1976 Mercury
Cougar XR-7 and the manual calls for an oil change every 5000 mi.  This is 
fine for the first couple of oil changes since it takes a few thousand miles
to take the burrs off of the metal parts while they seat but I wouldn't recom-
mend this practice if longevity of the engine is a consideration.  Not only is 
engine wear a signifigant factor in the oil change but you have to realize that
oil breakdown from heat causes more friction on the working parts.  Currently 
I have more than 111,000 miles on my car and I don't use ANY oil.  My oil changes
My oil changes are done every 3000 miles on my car and every 1000 miles on my
motorcycle (which has over 20,000 mi.) The filters are changed every other 
time and believe me, the oil is always in need of change.  
Oil is the one absolutely necessary part of your maintenance procedure and
the only one that I would reccomend you do more often than the manual dictates.
(a few cans of oil is a lot cheaper than a rebuild on the engine)



			R.I. Kaville