Service Schedule

[RobboMC Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close RobboMC]

When I bought my first Prado in '98 a good friend told me, " Oil is cheap". " Even if changing the oil twice as often on adds 50% to the total engine life, well that's 20x$50 extra for oil compared to say $3,000 for an engine overhaul.
We immediately drained out the oil provided by Toyota and used Mobil 1 for every service.

My Holden Astra workshop manual says there is no better way to improve the life of your engine than to 'invest' the DIY saving into changing the oil twice as often as the vehicle manufacturer recommends.

I believe the same would apply to the gearboxes, diffs and transfer case.

I have just purchased 2 x 5 litre containers for an oil change, not much else you can do with a 7 litre sump. At least the other half of the container gets used next time, or is useful for top ups.
I run all 3 of our cars on the same good oil and the extra couple of litres always ends up in a car somehow.

[wooley Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close wooley]

I even run my motorbikes on delo 400. Gotta keep costs down. Haha.

[chester ver 2.0 Member Find all posts View Profile Close chester ver 2.0]

I would tend to agree but I did see the actual research. I'm sure some experts will chip in but my understanding is that colour is only part of the equation relating to the suspension of combustion by-products and aren't a complete indicator of the oils ability to do its job of lubricating and maintaining a barrier between moving parts. I do know that once the viscous properties are lost you will get excessive wear during engine start-up.

Yes Kryto heavy gear seems to have a longer interval but as you stated it is driven way differently out onld Kenworth C540 on the mines for example where never switched off unless in for a service

[farmernz Member Find all posts View Profile Close farmernz]

I even run my motorbikes on delo 400. Gotta keep costs down. Haha.

what sort of bikes do you run delo in?