Why you should change your oil

[Soundguy]

Did it have a cheap filter on it?

with that age and that much meatl.. I bet the filter is / has been in bypas for long time now...

 

[Soundguy]

air filter looks scarry. I've seen 'classic' 70's era tractors that were some of the first models in their line to get pleated filters.. and changed a few with vintage dates onthem, glued intot heir housing from thehard rubber that had cleaner paper in them than that..

 

[94BULLITT]

with that age and that much meatl.. I bet the filter is / has been in bypas for long time now...

Probably was. I have changed many filters that you could shake and they would rattle because they were stuck in bypass.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Well as of 10:30 last night its out of my hands. Well see if he can get it pushed through as a warranty.

I did not mention this before but to make matters worse he works at the Ford Plant in Cincinnati making SuperDuty transmissions. You would think he would understand maintenance.

Chris

 

[Piperflyer]

On my airplane, oil changes are documented in the engine log book. The oil is sent out for an evaluation to see what metals from the motor are deposited in the oil and again documented. Filters are also cut opened and inspected for metals. This is important to you and future possible buyers of your A/C . Oil changes are an important part of good motor life for any engine.

 

[Diamondpilot]

On my airplane, oil changes are documented in the engine log book. The oil is sent out for an evaluation to see what metals from the motor are deposited in the oil and again documented. Filters are also cut opened and inspected for metals. This is important to you and future possible buyers of your A/C . Oil changes are an important part of good motor life for any engine.

I do the same. On piston stuff 25 hr changes on some, 50 hr on others. The jet and turbo prop stuff is at 250 hrs.

 

[Markcuda]

On my airplane

Holly cow, we need pictures of that.

 

[Soundguy]

ugh.. the guy that builds HD trannies don't do maintenance!!! ack!

I did not mention this before but to make matters worse he works at the Ford Plant in Cincinnati making SuperDuty transmissions. You would think he would understand maintenance.

Chris

 

[lostcause]

On my airplane, oil changes are documented in the engine log book. The oil is sent out for an evaluation to see what metals from the motor are deposited in the oil and again documented. Filters are also cut opened and inspected for metals. This is important to you and future possible buyers of your A/C . Oil changes are an important part of good motor life for any engine.

difference is that when your auto engine breaks down you can walk home - not so easy when you're a ways off the ground. maintenance is a little more important there.

as i've said before, we're all members of an enthusiast site. the norm here is an understanding of equipment and maintenance, but that's not the case everywhere. i live in a rural area and don't see large volumes of vehicles, and there aren't too many days that go by where i don't see a vehicle sitting still and making a horrible rapping or scraping noise that could only have come from neglect. i don't even blink an eye or think twice about it when i see it.

 

[Soundguy]

i knew a guy that wanted me to come mow his pasture. when I got there he had an old ford 1210 ( 1220? ) in his shed.. 1 rear flat.. quarter sized hole in rear axle.. and a 4' mower on it.

I asked him why he wasn't mowing his own pasture, and pointed to the tractor.

he said it didn't run.

I put it's battery on charge while I mowed...

afterwards i put some fuel from my tractor in his. check oil.. dark and low.. searched his barn.. found a box with a NH filter and engine and utf oil in it. looked very old. found a reciept 1984!

I changed his oil and filter.. aired tire.. tractor started up.. smoked a bit.

i fixed the hole int he rear axle where he had backed into something.. using some epoxy putty.

tractor ran good aside from smoking. I think it smoked because it was 20ys old and had never had an oil change