Thanks tball.....& if this costs me $1500 I will be extremely pissed & will go back to leasing less expensive cars.
Car Maintenance Question
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Thanks tball.....& if this costs me $1500 I will be extremely pissed & will go back to leasing less expensive cars.
Yet the dealer & oil change stores still don't mind tossing that 3,000 next oil change sticker in the window.........I usually do 5-6,000 then change. Never heard of 15,000 mile oil. But then again this is Maine :shrug:
I have heard both. It won't cause problems and it will.
One mechanic I trust said to stick with what you started with - some cars REQUIRE you to use synthetic - like BMW and Mercedes and luxury sports cars.
that quote wasnt taken from a caddillac dealer, as was simply using it as breakdown for why services are higher than normal rates that everyone that changes at 3k are charged. ie. $150 vs $30 when getting maintenence.
LOL!
I change mine every 3,00 but you can use synthetic for every 5k.
Never heard of 15k mile oil changes. But I'm not a mechanic.
I thought you were joking. I would suspect on reconciliation with the dealership there would a cause for up charges due to negligence.
I still think you're pulling our leg...
:mj07:
Not knowing Cadillac's and having not purchased a new car in a few years I wasn't aware of the 15k mile change.
I stand corrected.
I've always changed it at 3k, so I thought you were being satirical.
My apologies! :0008
Not knowing Cadillac's and having not purchased a new car in a few years I wasn't aware of the 15k mile change.
I stand corrected.
I've always changed it at 3k, so I thought you were being satirical.
My apologies! :0008
That's a tad bit harsh don't you think?
Where in your first post did you say that you were using synthetic oil? Had you stated the real facts I would have never made such comments. Still, I run synthetic and wouldn't think of taking past 7500 mi without a change.
Have a wonderful day :0074
Also, Jack:
You can switch to a synthetic oil. That is an unfounded myth that says that you must stay with regular oil. I would encourage you to change over to the good stuff.
woody`s a classy dude...
as for the rest of these morans...:142smilie ..thanks for setting em straight,judge...
my mechanic(an old boyhood friend) told me that the 3000 mile meme was put in there exactly for the reason the judge stated...last time i was in i asked for an oil change and he asked me why...he said theres nothing wrong with your oil..
might pay to check the filter...but if the oil`s in good shape:shrug: ...
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No because you took an unecessary shot at me in your first paragraph. My first post clearly showed that I didn't know anything about the subject matter. So if you were interested in contributing something useful to this thread your post would have been similiar to the Joker's. But let's forget this now & move on.
Jack, I guess GW thinks that Joker & the Judge are the same....:mj07:
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oh f-cking snap !!:banghead: :142smilie
i guess this is payback for "boss da plane..da plane".....
sorry joker....:0045 :shrug:
I've always been told you can switch to synth, but you can NEVER switch back to oil in that engine.
