Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 23:31:12 -0400 From: Dexter J <lamealameadingdongnospamlamelame.org> Subject: Re: Should I buy this 1992 9000 Turbo with 168,000 miles on it ...
Salutations: > "Grunff" <grunffnospam.com> wrote in message >> >> Gotta say, I'm inclined to agree there. I change my oil evey 6-9k miles, >> depending on usage and whether I feel like it. I use mineral in the >> non-turbos, and cheap semi-synth in the turbos (usually Total, but >> whatever the motor factor has in is fine). I've done many, many >> thousands of miles on high mileage engines, both turbo and na, with no >> problems. >> >> -- On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 02:55:43 GMT, James Sweet <jamessweetnospamail.com> wrote: > That said, I would agree that the 3k or 3 months pushed by the oil > industry > is too frequent for 95% of all conditions. My take is that it may come down to setting up a proper gauge set in the change pocket for me. We are going to sell off the NG 900 I picked up this winter having fixed several things that should recoup it's value at auction. Not because it's rotten or anything - surprisingly sporty actually - but because we still wish to pursue a proper 9000 restoration. Anyway - one of the key items I intend to get dropped in with my freshened and ported 2.0 engine from the last 9000 is a very good set of engine gauges including a block oil pressure gauge as well as both oil and transmission temperature gauges. At the end of the day, a high quality gauge set (and not some naughty poser unit) will alert you to declining effectiveness in you lubrication system long before your ears and nose will. Some of my motor homing buddies have set their machines up so that they would be the envy of most Boeing pilots and its amazing how early they can address wear and tear across their units simply by paying attention to the readings. One fellow I know has set his up with hub temps, pressure and temps across all fluids (including fuel and hydraulics), tranny temp, pressure and flow rate, exhaust and intake temps and pressures, tire pressure across all six wheels as well as charging AND draw loading by circuit. He's hoping to move to port injection from the old Rochester and intends to add a monitor for ignition and injection sequencing so he can adjust them on the fly. Anyway - a decent oil pressure gauge and an engine hour clock will go a long way if you are trying to figure out when people should do fluids - mileage is actually not really a good way to judge. -- J Dexter - webmaster - http://www.dexterdyne.org/ all tunes - no cookies no subscription no weather no ads no news no phone in - RealAudio 8+ Required - all the Time Radio Free Dexterdyne Top Tune o'be-do-da-day Mississippi John Hurt - Frankie http://www.dexterdyne.org/888/197.RAM
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