<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">Well, I change my oil 2 times/year - a month before May and a month before September (reminds me to get it done soon). The Z's interval is 3750 miles (why that number I do not know) - and I rarely drive it that much in a year. I run Amzoil synthetic normally used for fleet usage (translation 2x-3x the change interval is normal) so it looks/smells the same going in and coming out - probably could run it for several years without issues but it is on my list of todo's prior to any race.<br><br>Twere it me I'd change it, drive it a bit, make sure no leaks/oil level is good and run it...<br><div><span><br></span></div><div> </div><div>____________<br>Steven Donegan<br>SSCC/NORC Life Member, Car #86<br>www.sscc.us<br></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div
style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> "michael@michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Mad Dog Antenucci <teampantera@yahoo.com> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> TPR List <tpr@teampanteraracing.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, August 3, 2013 2:16 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [TPR] Opinions on oil<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv662865120"><div dir="ltr">IMHO you should be fine using the old oil that is in there. Oil doesn't break down by age ( or else we wouldn't have any since it is milllions of years old ) but by use. Having said that, I of course mean Dino based lubricants, if it is synthetic
based, despite the mileage, I would change it and I say that only because I do not know what is in it and how volitile those chemical compounds may be over time.</div>
<div dir="ltr">The up side is supreme confidence for less than $100, the downside is total devastation that could cost tens of thousands (???) Of dollars.<br>
At 180 mph plus, do you really want one more thing to think about?</div>
<div dir="ltr">Michael Shortt</div>
<div class="yiv662865120gmail_quote">On Aug 3, 2013 2:40 AM, "TPR" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:teampantera@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:teampantera@yahoo.com">teampantera@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="yiv662865120gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Guys<br>
At the risk of sounding gay here I gotta ask if I really need to change oil....it looks no different then it did a year ago...maybe 500 miles on this change (VR1 race) since sept 2012...assuming or hoping Russ or Dick find nothing out of the ordinary tomorrow is changing this oil really a need or a want?<br>
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What I want is a 6' blonde from Sweden with big tata's or is it what I need?<br>
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Doc, you may need to chime in here....My S.O. is a therapist but in this case discretion may be the better part of my staying alive so this subject can only be discussed with my homies.<br>
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Yea ok I will have one more shot of Drumbie ;-)<br>
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