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Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN
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now if you semi race your car, stuck in traffic, or got a heavy foot...i would imaging you would finally say change it more frequently. FOr the s2k, with 50,000km until oil change i think that is absolutely crazy. first of all it redlines at 9000rpm, and Vtec engines are known to burn oil especially under heavy load or high rpm
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As crazy as it sounds.. it the oil manages to
1. Stay in the correct viscosity range and not shear out of grade
2. TBN / TAN numbers stay above zero (Base number)
3. Oil levels are fine
4. Insoluble filtration is sufficient, (would involve changing filters sooner than oil
5. Burnt off oil is topped off
What's the problem? But yes, I agree with you. Different situations warrant different oil 'prescriptions'. For the S2K owner that had the bypass system installed, clearly the combo is working well for him. He probably does exclusively highway.