From: this@address.is.invalid   
      
   On 25-03-2021 22:17 Frank  wrote:   
      
   >> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 10:50:25 -0400, Frank posted for all of us to digest...   
   >>   
   >>>   
   >>> On 3/23/2021 10:42 AM, TimR wrote:   
   >>>> On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 8:08:50 AM UTC-4, trader_4 wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Then there are the fanatics that change synthetic oil every 5K miles or   
   less,   
   >>>>> that change the tranny, differential fluid and antifreeze every 20K   
   miles and   
   >>>>> only use the official dealer fluid.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I have a friend who drives older vehicles.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Every time he changes his oil, he also pulls the plug on the coolant   
   >>>> and the transmission fluid.  He doesn't drop the pan or make an effort to   
   >>>> get all the fluids out, but he replaces the amount that did drain, and   
   >>>> figures about every third times he's replaced it.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> It seems to work for him, he gets a lot out of older vehicles.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Scotty Kilmer is fond of saying, "Oil is cheap, engines are expensive.   
   >>> Change your oil frequently."   
   >>   
   >> Sorry Frank, I don't consider him a reliable source. He has a point there   
   but   
   >> his comments on other issues leave a lot to be desired. If he were the   
   "Ruler   
   >> of the Cars" one would only be allowed to have a Toyota.   
   >>   
   >   
   > I cannot fault him for the comment on oil and learn a lot from him and   
   > he is entertaining.  He does make good points that make sense like a   
   > turbocharged small engine is bound to wear out faster.   
   >   
   > He is a Toyota fan but points out some of their bad years.  He expects a   
   > good car to last for hundreds of thousands of miles.  I never had a car   
   > with much over one hundred thousand miles on it that was not dying of   
   > old age.   
   >   
   > He has a huge fan base and makes all his money off You Tube videos and   
   > no car or car part sponsors.   
      
   Scotty Kilmer's automotive repair & maintenance advice is good for young   
   kids (IMHO) but maybe not for wizened old farts like we are (& like he is).   
      
   The reason is that his advice is overly simplified (IMHO) such that Scotty   
   leaves out important detail we old farts know (& I'm sure he knows it too).   
      
   Mostly Scotty is in the right direction but he doesn't go into enough detail   
   to tell us much we didn't long ago learn way back in the sixties (IMHO).   
      
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