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Message: Re: Direct Oil Feed Questions
Changed By: MarcW
Change Date: March 15, 2015 10:06PM
Re: Direct Oil Feed Questions
Change Date: March 15, 2015 10:06PM
Re: Direct Oil Feed Questions
[quote=Jasper987S]
Thanks for the info! Those are some pretty big miles! And +1 on the California "winter". 91F yesterday in my neck of the woods.
So besides the 5k oil change intervals, what other reasonable engine treatment do you adhere to? With those kinds of miles, you must be doing a few things right.
BTW, my engine seems to be in good shape so far as I can tell. It consumes very little oil and is pretty quiet (not including the exhaust) when it's idling. Also, upon inspecting the oil and filter during changes, they both always seem to be in good shape. Yeah, hopefully I'm not coming across as paranoid. Apologies if I am.[/quote]
Nothing fancy. Just try to always treat the engine, the entire car, with a bit of mechanical empathy. No high RPMs or big loads until the engine and coolant and oil are thoroughly warmed up. This can take some time even on a mlld day. I let the coolant temp gage get to the "180" hash mark than let it remain there another 5 or more minutes. Even then I don't hit redline until I drive the car longer. It is in some ways hard to relate what I do because it is almost automatic with me, I don't think about it or have a check list.
Take care of services when they are due. This includes plugs, engine air filter, fuel filter (-- though my Boxster doesn't have a serviceable fuel filter -- it is part of the fuel pump that is buried in the fuel tank -- tranny and diff fluids, brake fluid (and for manual transmission cars the clutch fluid too). Tips need fluid services. An older car can become too expensive to put back on the road for say even a tranny failure.
Keep the body water drains free of trash. Keep the radiator ducts free of trash. While the fluid is "lifetime" I like to drain and refill the cooling system with fresh anti-freeze and (distilled) water every 4 to 5 years. This helps prolong the life of the water pump and keeps the radiators and the heater core and the hoses and the oil/water heat exchanger from corroding through.
Keep the entire car inside and out clean and looking good. Makes is easier -- to me anyhow -- to spend money on the car if it still looks good. If one lets the car get to looking like an old clunker the car can become one as the owner puts off taking care of things.
Try to enjoy the car every chance you get and last but not least be careful. As a car ages it becomes more likely to be taken off the road due to an accident. The car becomes worth less and less and yet it still costs plenty to fix the car. And it doesn't take a big accident either.
A fews years back my Boxster was bumped from behind by a driver who was "distracted" (CA speak for on the damn cell phone) and when the left hand turn lane light changed and the traffic in it started moving the driver in the car behind mine thought traffic in her lane was moving too and not bothering to check the light that controlled her lane of traffic, or look for the Porsche ahead of her car, took off and ran into the back of my Boxster. Impact speed about 6 to 8mph. (I had a "data logger" with a "black box" feature in the car at the time and it captured the accident telemetry.)
The impact pushed my car into the car ahead of mine so my car was damaged at both ends. New headlight -- the impact popped the headlight out of the fender and the light broke when it hit the pavement. New front bumper cover and paint. New taillight assembly. The high bumper of her car (Toyota SUV actually) cracked a taillight. And of course the car needed a new rear bumper cover and paint. Over $5K (plus $1500 loss of use of car settlement) to fix.
If that same accident happened today, an otherwise good car could be taken off the road.
And you think lightning can't strike twice? Ha!
Last May in the Boxster again stopped at light and the light changed to green. I started off like I have done a bazillion times before and got slammed from the rear. The driver (this time a guy) was texting like some high school girl (I was watching him through the rear view mirror as I waited for the light -- maybe I had a premonition?) and got caught by surprise by the light and took off and ran right smack into he back of my Boxster. This time just the rear bumper cover was damaged. Was still without the car a month. Damn other driver's insurance company dragged its feet on this repair. Going to have to write a nasty small claims court letter to the insured to get my $1500 loss of use of vehicle money.
Thanks for the info! Those are some pretty big miles! And +1 on the California "winter". 91F yesterday in my neck of the woods.
So besides the 5k oil change intervals, what other reasonable engine treatment do you adhere to? With those kinds of miles, you must be doing a few things right.
BTW, my engine seems to be in good shape so far as I can tell. It consumes very little oil and is pretty quiet (not including the exhaust) when it's idling. Also, upon inspecting the oil and filter during changes, they both always seem to be in good shape. Yeah, hopefully I'm not coming across as paranoid. Apologies if I am.[/quote]
Nothing fancy. Just try to always treat the engine, the entire car, with a bit of mechanical empathy. No high RPMs or big loads until the engine and coolant and oil are thoroughly warmed up. This can take some time even on a mlld day. I let the coolant temp gage get to the "180" hash mark than let it remain there another 5 or more minutes. Even then I don't hit redline until I drive the car longer. It is in some ways hard to relate what I do because it is almost automatic with me, I don't think about it or have a check list.
Take care of services when they are due. This includes plugs, engine air filter, fuel filter (-- though my Boxster doesn't have a serviceable fuel filter -- it is part of the fuel pump that is buried in the fuel tank -- tranny and diff fluids, brake fluid (and for manual transmission cars the clutch fluid too). Tips need fluid services. An older car can become too expensive to put back on the road for say even a tranny failure.
Keep the body water drains free of trash. Keep the radiator ducts free of trash. While the fluid is "lifetime" I like to drain and refill the cooling system with fresh anti-freeze and (distilled) water every 4 to 5 years. This helps prolong the life of the water pump and keeps the radiators and the heater core and the hoses and the oil/water heat exchanger from corroding through.
Keep the entire car inside and out clean and looking good. Makes is easier -- to me anyhow -- to spend money on the car if it still looks good. If one lets the car get to looking like an old clunker the car can become one as the owner puts off taking care of things.
Try to enjoy the car every chance you get and last but not least be careful. As a car ages it becomes more likely to be taken off the road due to an accident. The car becomes worth less and less and yet it still costs plenty to fix the car. And it doesn't take a big accident either.
A fews years back my Boxster was bumped from behind by a driver who was "distracted" (CA speak for on the damn cell phone) and when the left hand turn lane light changed and the traffic in it started moving the driver in the car behind mine thought traffic in her lane was moving too and not bothering to check the light that controlled her lane of traffic, or look for the Porsche ahead of her car, took off and ran into the back of my Boxster. Impact speed about 6 to 8mph. (I had a "data logger" with a "black box" feature in the car at the time and it captured the accident telemetry.)
The impact pushed my car into the car ahead of mine so my car was damaged at both ends. New headlight -- the impact popped the headlight out of the fender and the light broke when it hit the pavement. New front bumper cover and paint. New taillight assembly. The high bumper of her car (Toyota SUV actually) cracked a taillight. And of course the car needed a new rear bumper cover and paint. Over $5K (plus $1500 loss of use of car settlement) to fix.
If that same accident happened today, an otherwise good car could be taken off the road.
And you think lightning can't strike twice? Ha!
Last May in the Boxster again stopped at light and the light changed to green. I started off like I have done a bazillion times before and got slammed from the rear. The driver (this time a guy) was texting like some high school girl (I was watching him through the rear view mirror as I waited for the light -- maybe I had a premonition?) and got caught by surprise by the light and took off and ran right smack into he back of my Boxster. This time just the rear bumper cover was damaged. Was still without the car a month. Damn other driver's insurance company dragged its feet on this repair. Going to have to write a nasty small claims court letter to the insured to get my $1500 loss of use of vehicle money.
Original Message
Author: MarcWDate: March 15, 2015 10:04PM
Re: Direct Oil Feed Questions
[quote=Jasper987S]
Thanks for the info! Those are some pretty big miles! And +1 on the California "winter". 91F yesterday in my neck of the woods.
So besides the 5k oil change intervals, what other reasonable engine treatment do you adhere to? With those kinds of miles, you must be doing a few things right.
BTW, my engine seems to be in good shape so far as I can tell. It consumes very little oil and is pretty quiet (not including the exhaust) when it's idling. Also, upon inspecting the oil and filter during changes, they both always seem to be in good shape. Yeah, hopefully I'm not coming across as paranoid. Apologies if I am.[/quote]
Nothing fancy. Just try to always treat the engine, the entire car, with a bit of mechanical empathy. No high RPMs or big loads until the engine and coolant and oil are thoroughly warmed up. This can take some time even on a mlld day. I let the coolant temp gage get to the "180" hash mark than let it remain there another 5 or more minutes. Even then I don't hit redline until I drive the car longer. It is in some ways hard to relate what I do because it is almost automatic with me, I don't think about it or have a check list.
Take care of services when they are due. This includes plugs, engine air filter, fuel filter (though my Boxster doesn't have a serviceable fuel filter -- it is part of the fuel pump that is buried in the fuel tank -- tranny and diff fluids, brake fluid (and for manual transmission cars the clutch fluid too). Tips need fluid services. An older car can become too expensive to put back on the road for say even a tranny failure.
Keep the body water drains free of trash. Keep the radiator ducts free of trash. While the fluid is "lifetime" I like to drain and refill the cooling system with fresh anti-freeze and (distilled) water every 4 to 5 years. This helps prolong the life of the water pump and keeps the radiators and the heater core and the hoses and the oil/water heat exchanger from corroding through.
Keep the entire car inside and out clean and looking good. Makes is easier -- to me anyhow -- to spend money on the car if it still looks good. If one lets the car get to looking like an old clunker the car can become one as the owner puts off taking care of things.
Try to enjoy the car every chance you get and last but not least be careful. As a car ages it becomes more likely to be taken off the road due to an accident. The car becomes worth less and less and yet it still costs plenty to fix the car. And it doesn't take a big accident either.
A fews years back my Boxster was bumped from behind by a driver who was "distracted" (CA speak for on the damn cell phone) and when the left hand turn lane light changed and the traffic in it started moving the driver in the car behind mine thought traffic in her lane was moving too and not bothering to check the light that controlled her lane of traffic, or look for the Porsche ahead of her car, took off and ran into the back of my Boxster. Impact speed about 6 to 8mph. (I had a "data logger" with a "black box" feature in the car at the time and it captured the accident telemetry.)
The impact pushed my car into the car ahead of mine so my car was damaged at both ends. New headlight -- the impact popped the headlight out of the fender and the light broke when it hit the pavement. New front bumper cover and paint. New taillight assembly. The high bumper of her car (Toyota SUV actually) cracked a taillight. And of course the car needed a new rear bumper cover and paint. Over $5K (plus $1500 loss of use of car settlement) to fix.
If that same accident happened today, an otherwise good car could be taken off the road.
And you think lightning can't strike twice? Ha!
Last May in the Boxster again stopped at light and the light changed to green. I started off like I have done a bazillion times before and got slammed from the rear. The driver (this time a guy) was texting like some high school girl (I was watching him through the rear view mirror as I waited for the light -- maybe I had a premonition?) and got caught by surprise by the light and took off and ran right smack into he back of my Boxster. This time just the rear bumper cover was damaged. Was still without the car a month. Damn other driver's insurance company dragged its feet on this repair. Going to have to write a nasty small claims court letter to the insured to get my $1500 loss of use of vehicle money.
Thanks for the info! Those are some pretty big miles! And +1 on the California "winter". 91F yesterday in my neck of the woods.
So besides the 5k oil change intervals, what other reasonable engine treatment do you adhere to? With those kinds of miles, you must be doing a few things right.
BTW, my engine seems to be in good shape so far as I can tell. It consumes very little oil and is pretty quiet (not including the exhaust) when it's idling. Also, upon inspecting the oil and filter during changes, they both always seem to be in good shape. Yeah, hopefully I'm not coming across as paranoid. Apologies if I am.[/quote]
Nothing fancy. Just try to always treat the engine, the entire car, with a bit of mechanical empathy. No high RPMs or big loads until the engine and coolant and oil are thoroughly warmed up. This can take some time even on a mlld day. I let the coolant temp gage get to the "180" hash mark than let it remain there another 5 or more minutes. Even then I don't hit redline until I drive the car longer. It is in some ways hard to relate what I do because it is almost automatic with me, I don't think about it or have a check list.
Take care of services when they are due. This includes plugs, engine air filter, fuel filter (though my Boxster doesn't have a serviceable fuel filter -- it is part of the fuel pump that is buried in the fuel tank -- tranny and diff fluids, brake fluid (and for manual transmission cars the clutch fluid too). Tips need fluid services. An older car can become too expensive to put back on the road for say even a tranny failure.
Keep the body water drains free of trash. Keep the radiator ducts free of trash. While the fluid is "lifetime" I like to drain and refill the cooling system with fresh anti-freeze and (distilled) water every 4 to 5 years. This helps prolong the life of the water pump and keeps the radiators and the heater core and the hoses and the oil/water heat exchanger from corroding through.
Keep the entire car inside and out clean and looking good. Makes is easier -- to me anyhow -- to spend money on the car if it still looks good. If one lets the car get to looking like an old clunker the car can become one as the owner puts off taking care of things.
Try to enjoy the car every chance you get and last but not least be careful. As a car ages it becomes more likely to be taken off the road due to an accident. The car becomes worth less and less and yet it still costs plenty to fix the car. And it doesn't take a big accident either.
A fews years back my Boxster was bumped from behind by a driver who was "distracted" (CA speak for on the damn cell phone) and when the left hand turn lane light changed and the traffic in it started moving the driver in the car behind mine thought traffic in her lane was moving too and not bothering to check the light that controlled her lane of traffic, or look for the Porsche ahead of her car, took off and ran into the back of my Boxster. Impact speed about 6 to 8mph. (I had a "data logger" with a "black box" feature in the car at the time and it captured the accident telemetry.)
The impact pushed my car into the car ahead of mine so my car was damaged at both ends. New headlight -- the impact popped the headlight out of the fender and the light broke when it hit the pavement. New front bumper cover and paint. New taillight assembly. The high bumper of her car (Toyota SUV actually) cracked a taillight. And of course the car needed a new rear bumper cover and paint. Over $5K (plus $1500 loss of use of car settlement) to fix.
If that same accident happened today, an otherwise good car could be taken off the road.
And you think lightning can't strike twice? Ha!
Last May in the Boxster again stopped at light and the light changed to green. I started off like I have done a bazillion times before and got slammed from the rear. The driver (this time a guy) was texting like some high school girl (I was watching him through the rear view mirror as I waited for the light -- maybe I had a premonition?) and got caught by surprise by the light and took off and ran right smack into he back of my Boxster. This time just the rear bumper cover was damaged. Was still without the car a month. Damn other driver's insurance company dragged its feet on this repair. Going to have to write a nasty small claims court letter to the insured to get my $1500 loss of use of vehicle money.