RE: I don't know how they do it.
October 30, 2019 at 8:32 am
(This post was last modified: October 30, 2019 at 8:32 am by onlinebiker.)
(October 30, 2019 at 8:17 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:(October 30, 2019 at 8:12 am)onlinebiker Wrote: The OEM filter was AC/Delco - which all dealers use in servicing. I don't know how you could tell factory equipped from a replacement.
It was the dealer's call on that. BIL got it at half price based on that. Given the amount of gunk in the lower end/oil pan I had no problem believing it.
Did I mention othat the Impala belonged to a little old widow lady?
I got to pull an engine apart with only 10,000 miles and three years old. The owner - the wife of an engineer I worked with - drove it daily to work - 1 mile from home. (250 cid Chevy straight 6)
It had no compression to speak of and used a quart of oil every 50 miles. The sludge was phenominal - as she ran Quaker State - which at the time (late 1970s) still had high levels of parafin.
There was so much build up in the bottom end - I bent the oil pan removing it. The only thing worth salvage was nuts and bolts.
Short haul driving is the hardest abuse you can inflict on an engine.