David,
You've already tempted fate about 2 3/4 years ago and 17,000 or so miles by
NOT changing the oil. By all means change it immediately..your car may run
even better. At the least it'll run longer.
Unless you're running a full synthetic oil you should change it every 3,000
miles or every 3 months whichever comes first. With a full synthetic you
can stretch that out some. I'm sure others here on the list have their own
preferences and theories on how many miles/months to go between oil changes
but you sure won't go wrong doing 3000/3. It's cost effective in the long
run.
Bud Rolofson
71TR6 CC57365 (Good 6)
66TR4A CTC57806 (The Wreck-Almost Parts)
66TR4A CTC57529 (The Project)
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Yip" <puppy_friend@yahoo.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 10:29 AM
Subject: 3 years now, should I change the oil?
> I last changed the oil in my TR6 about 3 years and
> 20000 miles ago. It still runs fine. Just as
> background, the car just ticked over 140,000 miles.
> It's never been rebuilt. The most major engine work
> that has been done to it is that it had eletronic
> ignition installed. It still turns over instantly
> except for the dreaded first start of the day in the
> morning. That takes about 2 seconds of churning.
>
> Should I tempt fate and change the oil or just let
> well enough alone?
>
> David
>
>
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