100,000 miles since oil change. Dont be like me.

[Mr.Winklebottom]

http://imgur.com/a/i8wtpA1

100,000 miles since last oil change.

I was dumb. Very very dumb. Wont ever do it again. Started to finally get high oil pressure alarm. I deserve the shame. Ill borrow the money for it next time if I have to.

 

[Nevada_TDI]

By chance is that the oil filter? I am surprised you did not get oil pressure alarms long ago.

 

[GlowBugTDI]

Woah!, have you considered removing your oil pan and cleaning it?
I'd also maybe reccomend adding new oil and an additive like seafoam or something then changing it again after a 100-200 miles. Then maybe again at 5k before going back to 10k oil change intervals. Keep changing it until all the sludge is gone at least.

 

[Mr.Winklebottom]

Thats definitely what i plan on doing. I removed as much sludge as possible and im going to follow your suggestions.

 

[Mr.Winklebottom]

Yup. That is indeed the oil filter.

 

[n1das]

Holy deleted expletive!

 

[Mr.Winklebottom]

Holy deleted expletive!

Thats what im sayin.

 

[Tdijarhead]

You’re lucky, I knew a lady a few years ago that bought a brand new Chevy van. At 25k miles the engine locked up, she had it towed to the garage and was asked when she changed the oil last. “What oil, all I do is put gas in it” At least yours still runs.

 

[Mr.Winklebottom]

You’re lucky, I knew a lady a few years ago that bought a brand new Chevy van. At 25k miles the engine locked up, she had it towed to the garage and was asked when she changed the oil last. “What oil, all I do is put gas in it” At least yours still runs.

Oh i know. Im very very lucky for being so stupid in doing that. I cashed in my luck. So cant risk that stupidity again.

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

How happen?

 

[Mr.Winklebottom]

How happen?

Lack of funding and stupidity with a lot of luck.

 

[quartersaw]

Regular filter changes, might've bailed you out, from the worst, anyway. I buy filters in bulk.

 

[Mr.Winklebottom]

Regular filter changes, might've bailed you out, from the worst, anyway. I buy filters in bulk.

Yeah I'm thinking of doing that going forward. Stockpiling overtime as to not end up doing this again. Luckily the car is still running fine and I'm going to take steps to de-sludge it.

 

[turbobrick240]

Damn, that's nasty! How much oil do you think you added over that 100k?

 

[Mr.Winklebottom]

Damn, that's nasty! How much oil do you think you added over that 100k?

I'd say from 3 to 5 quarts. Only took me two-and-a-half years to put a hundred thousand miles on it mostly commuting

 

[quartersaw]

Do a search for Amsoil, if you still might be interested in stretching out your oil change interval.

 

[Mr.Winklebottom]

Do a search for Amsoil, if you still might be interested in stretching out your oil change interval.

I should probably just do the regular oil changes from now on. But thank you

 

[ticaf]

Considering how much you are driving, you can certainly get away with long oil change interval.
At this point, it's more important to change the oil filter. Car is still running and doesn't burn oil, impressive!

 

[Mr.Winklebottom]

Considering how much you are driving, you can certainly get away with long oil change interval.
At this point, it's more important to change the oil filter. Car is still running and doesn't burn oil, impressive!

Impressive indeed but id say more lucky than anything

 

[Andyinchville1]

I'm shooting for a 35K OCI .... you got me !

Maybe do a Blackstone and see what's up inside .

Hmmm .... well probably too late this go around ....here's to the NEXT 100K oil change ! ;-)

Andrew

PS - FWIW oil at my last 30K oil change interval doesn't remotely look that bad ... maybe things get exponentially bad the higher you go up ? On the other hand , I would think adding 3 to 5 quarts is almost like an oil change without actually changing oil .... admittedly I don't have the tools to cut open the filter .... I would love to see the inside of mine.

100K is definately IMPRESSIVE ... even better that there seemingly was nothing bad that happened because of it! cool!

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

100K is definately IMPRESSIVE ... even better that there seemingly was nothing bad that happened because of it! cool!

We don't know this. 5 liters of consumption in 100K miles isn't great, especially if most of it was near the end of that 100K interval. The engine may suffer any number of wear symptoms as miles accumulate from here.

 

[jmodge]

I hope he isn't going to show a picture of his underwear next

 

[UhOh]

100k miles is 10 oil changes. 10 isn't a big number

Figure $25 for oil per change (we're talking oil, no filter- filters were changed, that's my understanding here- note that I have the attention span of a...) and you're saving... $250. Was/is there more than $250 in engine wear and or damage? Kind of thinking it would hard for there not to be: I'd think that $250 in wear is likely for just about any engine over the course of 100k miles. So...

I'd have to vote that 100k mile oil change intervals are NOT a value. BUT, good to know that when we get to Mad Max that we can, ahem, go the extra mile!

 

[turbobrick240]

It's a good PSA. "This is your filter. This is your filter on sludge. Don't do sludge, kids."

 

[turbodieseldyke]

Maybe do a Blackstone and see what's up inside .

Next send in a lump of Kingsford, see if it's any different.

 

[[486]]

at this point I wouldn't worry about any sorta de-sludging efforts or snake oil to dump in there

honestly I probably would just change the oil every 25-50k miles and the filter every 10k
my alh motors don't get drained any more, and I do the filter at 25k

 

[gearheadgrrrl]

What other maintenance have you deferred?

 

[Mozambiquer]

What car was that on?
I'm guessing your timing belt is also past due.

 

[joyjoy22]

Oh my God, that is so creepy.

 

[bigsexyTDI]

I can't decide if we should show this thread to FORD GUY or not...