When to do the first oil change?
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From: Waddington, NY (waaaay up north)
Originally posted by nbk13nw@May 26, 2005, 5:21 PM
If you think about it a little... the "break-in" that will cause shavings in would most likely occur pretty rapidly as the rings clear the burrs in the cylinders. During this time I assume that the burrs would be removed and the rings / cylinder walls would mate up fairly well. I ran mine like I stole it as soon as I left the dealer. It had less than 5 miles on it when I left, and add to that the 30 miles to my home. I dropped the oil when I got home and put another synth blend in. At 500 I then chaged again but to a full synth. Another change at 2K, 5K and one coming at 8K. I guess I am sticking to the 3K schedule out of habit.
If you think about it a little... the "break-in" that will cause shavings in would most likely occur pretty rapidly as the rings clear the burrs in the cylinders. During this time I assume that the burrs would be removed and the rings / cylinder walls would mate up fairly well. I ran mine like I stole it as soon as I left the dealer. It had less than 5 miles on it when I left, and add to that the 30 miles to my home. I dropped the oil when I got home and put another synth blend in. At 500 I then chaged again but to a full synth. Another change at 2K, 5K and one coming at 8K. I guess I am sticking to the 3K schedule out of habit.
I agree with your thought process here. I didn't change it quite as early (200 miles) but figured it certainly couldn't hurt anything, so why not do it? With today's machining capability, there is no where near the amount of metal shavings as in the past, but I'm sure there are still small amounts.
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