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Old 02-19-2006, 08:46 PM
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Default Re: Oil Change - Frequency?

one personal note... i put magnetic drain plugs into the previous cars i owned, and noted one difference between Quaker State and Castrol GTX... there was a noticeable bit of metal shavings "fur" on the magnet EVERY time i pulled the plug for an oil change for Quaker State, but when i switched to Castrol, the stuff picked up by the magnet was smaller in quantity and smaller in size of metal particles. more like a little blob on the magnet than a small spiked hairdo of metal fur with the QS oil.

i switched permanently to Castrol, and run their synthetic, now, if i have the choice.

fwiw...
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