Subject	After, if you won't be driving it over the Winter.
Posted by	Dustin on November 01, 2011 at 7:47 PM
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In Reply To	do you guys recommend an oil change before winter, or posted by Rogy on October 31, 2011 at 10:45 PM
Message	If you change the oil before driving in the Spring then changing the oil in the Winter won't make a difference. The oil will be in the pan anyway. Plus, even if the oil has contaminants, the 4 or 5 or 6 months of touching the metal parts will make no difference whatsoever. Dustin "I've contributed alot of good tech help to this site that no one here could have figured out" - JuniorTT 02/15/06
Follow Ups	do you guys recommend an oil change before winter, or - Rogy 22:45:05 10/31/11 yes, change the oil before storage (n/m) - Ahmed (Chicago) 08:24:15 11/01/11 Curious, why? - BigTDogg (MA) 09:51:49 11/01/11 you shouldn't store the car with dirty oil - Ahmed (Chicago) 10:13:51 11/01/11 But is fresh oil sitting on the bottom of the pan for 5 - BigTDogg (MA) 10:43:40 11/01/11 hoping someone else with a better explanation chimes in (n/m) - Ahmed (Chicago) 10:50:16 11/01/11 How dirty is considered dirty.. say an oil with less than 1K - Cap927(Boston) 11:18:47 11/01/11 Mine is the same oil used on dyno day. I should change it - BigTDogg (MA) 11:29:50 11/01/11 I did change mine after Dyno day, but I've never changed it - Cap927(Boston) 11:43:44 11/01/11 Don't start it, no need, more harm than good. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 12:58:42 11/01/11 "don't start it" why?... just curious (n/m) - Cap927(Boston) 13:21:50 11/01/11 Most of your wear happens at start up, starting it to - BigTDogg (MA) 13:32:18 11/01/11 OK, I'll take your word for it, thanks for the enlightening - Cap927(Boston) 13:41:16 11/01/11 I read that as "actually drive it" - BlackholeZ 13:53:56 11/01/11 Carlos barely drives it when it's 70°F here, when it's 30°F - BigTDogg (MA) 14:04:54 11/01/11 It's my first fall with a TT - BlackholeZ 14:10:48 11/01/11 2nd. I always hear to change it before storage, but - dogpile 10:41:12 11/01/11 Oil becomes acidic from blowby gas (To a certain degree)... - Zinn2win 11:02:00 11/01/11 Haha, my roommate uses Rotella in his Volvo (not a diesel) - BlackholeZ 12:03:07 11/01/11 Tracked mine, 1/4 Mile'd, etc on Rotella, love the stuff. - Zinn2win 12:16:45 11/01/11 I have yet to make the switch, but from the bit of research - dogpile 12:18:39 11/01/11 Wow,Think I'll be making the switch, thanks guys. - BlackholeZ 12:30:15 11/01/11 Make sure you buy T6 (blue jug) - The synthetic one, 5w40 - Zinn2win 12:39:16 11/01/11 haha, yeah, got several of those around the garage already. (n/m) - BlackholeZ 12:45:55 11/01/11 I use it on my Legacy GT and so far so good - BigTDogg (MA) 13:03:58 11/01/11 Here's one of the Blackstone reports I mentioned - dogpile 13:17:13 11/01/11 Wow, that's super fast - BigTDogg (MA) 13:23:59 11/01/11 Rotella 5w40 FTW, I run that in all my vehicles, - zboost(tx) 17:55:59 11/01/11 After, if you won't be driving it over the Winter. - Dustin 19:47:43 11/01/11 jus do an oil analysis befo & after so you know nxt yr.... - quikz 21:35:41 11/01/11
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