Posted by buickanddeere on October 26, 2008 at 11:43:30 from (216.183.158.150):
In Reply to: engine oil posted by mikegpage on October 25, 2008 at 19:39:53:
My 1st car didn't burn oil.....at 1st. Then a couple of oil changes and highway driving instead of it's previous life of traveling 1-3 town blocks per trip. The old swine started to burn oil, blow smoke and oil changes were always interesting as to what what foreign substances would show up in the drain pan or shake out of the filter. Most of the wise old grey beards around figured I had wrecked a perfectly good car by driving the living daylights out of it. I suspect the oil had never been changed in 67,000 miles. After 3-4 oil changes and 10-15,000 more miles. Oil use tapered off to a quart every 2000-3000 miles. It took months of operation at speed and load with good oil to clean the crud out and let the rings seat instead of sludge sealing the cylinders. As previously stated put some decent detergent oil in it and run your tractor. b.t.w. If bush hogging. Get an over running clutch for the pto before your tractor kills you.
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