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Re:Almost every Ferrari sold since 2005 is being recalled by mcguire on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @03:59PM (#32403419)
A lot of mechanics still use the old recommendation of 5,000km/3,000miles while modern vehicles and modern oils mean that doing that is wasting resources.
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Re:Almost every Ferrari sold since 2005 is being recalled by rasz on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @07:25PM (#32405974)
HAHAHA Its only a waste of resources if you plan to have the car for 3 years and then swap to another new lease, perpetually 'owning nothing and being happy'. Same deal with "lifetime" sealed transmission oil. Its lifetime all right, 100K miles of it.
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Re:Almost every Ferrari sold since 2005 is being recalled by mcguire on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @02:39PM (#32416590)
Err... I've been using the manufacturer's recommended (extended) oil change intervals since, well, when did Ford introduce the "bubble" Taurus design? Mid-1990s? I've been using the vehicle's "oil-change-ometer" since I first got a vehicle with it, which means 10-15K mile intervals for me. Admittedly, that is a small sample of 4 vehicles (said Taurus, 2 Ford F150s, and the 2002 'Vette I used to use for commuting).

I've never had an oil-related failure.

And before you ask, yes, they're all high-mileage; for a while I was doing 25,000 miles/year.

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