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Old 03-07-2017, 08:59 AM
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Im an engine machinist so i dont change oil, i change engines. If i changed every 5000 mi with synthetic id have spent over $400 which is my cost on a rebuild kit. Not putting $$$ into an engine w/ 270k miles.

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And the time to do that is worth less than $400? Plus the cost of parts?

I was gonna let sleeping dogs lie, but that's dumb.


EDIT: Also running synthetics through a 270k truck is an awful idea given that it probably has been run with conventional for at least half it's life. Be leakin like it's rainin down there.
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Im an engine machinist so i dont change oil, i change engines. If i changed every 5000 mi with synthetic id have spent over $400 which is my cost on a rebuild kit. Not putting $$$ into an engine w/ 270k miles.

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Old 03-07-2017, 09:24 AM
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Old 03-07-2017, 09:25 AM
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Im an engine machinist so i dont change oil, i change engines. If i changed every 5000 mi with synthetic id have spent over $400 which is my cost on a rebuild kit. Not putting $$$ into an engine w/ 270k miles.

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There is no way you made it off the short bus let alone became a machinist with that kind of attitude/mentality.
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Old 03-07-2017, 10:10 AM
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There is no way you made it off the short bus let alone became a machinist with that kind of attitude/mentality.
Combining those last 2 posts in this thread with other posts of his make me agree 100%
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Old 03-07-2017, 10:19 AM
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What size? I'm running mastercraft courser AT2's in 235/75/15. I want to go to a 31x10.5x15 but gotta get some gears first. And while I'm at it why not go for true 2wd
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Im an engine machinist so i dont change oil, i change engines. If i changed every 5000 mi with synthetic id have spent over $400 which is my cost on a rebuild kit. Not putting $$$ into an engine w/ 270k miles.

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That doesn't make sense at all, high mileage synthetic oil changes got me $25 for cheapo on sale out at autozone, advance, Napa or whatever, I did one this last weekend in 15 mins... at that mileage and clear abuse a rebuilt isn't worth it no matter how often it's done...

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Old 03-07-2017, 11:23 AM
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That doesn't make sense at all, high mileage synthetic oil changes got me $25 for cheapo on sale out at autozone, advance, Napa or whatever, I did one this last weekend in 15 mins... at that mileage and clear abuse a rebuilt isn't worth it no matter how often it's done...

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Its been over 70k miles since last changed. divided by 5k miles for an oil change gets me 14 oil changes. Multiply that by a very cheap $25 synthetic oil change gets me $350. This mofo is a time bomb anyway at 270k miles. My engine kit to rebuild it is $400 and some time. Why would i do an oil change? Yall are dumb for wasting money on some worn out junk. Ill ride it to the ground, then rebuild it and after that ill do regular oil changes.

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Old 03-07-2017, 11:41 AM
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The only reason it's worn out junk is because you've gone 70k miles without changing the oil.
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Old 03-07-2017, 11:43 AM
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The only reason it's worn out junk is because you've gone 70k miles without changing the oil.
Its junk because its nearing 300k miles. It runs fine. No smoke or ticking or anything

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Old 03-07-2017, 11:44 AM
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Then I would have kept changing the oil and kept it going
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Old 03-07-2017, 11:45 AM
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Then I would have kept changing the oil and kept it going
That fine you should do that. Id charge 2200 for a rebuild when you need it.

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Old 03-07-2017, 11:47 AM
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That fine you should do that. Id charge 2200 for a rebuild when you need it.

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Old 03-07-2017, 12:01 PM
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I wouldn't give you one red cent to touch my motor
I DUNT CHANGE OIL TO SAVE PENNIES. Wonder what corners you cut during a rebuild.

Edit: Hell Id pay you to NOT touch my motor
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That fine you should do that. Id charge 2200 for a rebuild when you need it.

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You think we would go to you for a rebuild?
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Old 03-07-2017, 12:22 PM
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Its junk because its nearing 300k miles. It runs fine. No smoke or ticking or anything

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Bull shit. Seriously. You're winning the internet idiot award this week. No engine is doing 70k miles without an oil change. Like you actually think a single person here believes that?

Go make a vid of you pulling the dipstick in the next 15minutes or so. I bet there's oil on the dip stick and that right there means it has in one way or another been changed. The oil would have broken down and evaporated long ago. So even if you haven't done a standard oil change you have topped it up, more then once and that is still changing the oil.



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