Oil Change Dilemma

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by Ciao

I took out the P car this spring from winter storage; it had a fresh oil change before storage. I have put just under 500 miles. I anticipate I'll store it NLT Nov with under 1000 miles driven.

Do I change the oil for the winter or store it with under 1000 miles on a fresh oil change with under 1K miles?

Yes. Even 100 miles puts fuel and acids into the oil. Oil is cheap, the consequences are not.

[Ciao]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

Yes. Even 100 miles puts fuel and acids into the oil. Oil is cheap, the consequences are not.

That makes sense. Changing the oil, even ~ 6 MOS before storage removes acids, fuel, whatever else e.g. metals, from long-term storage and whatever else these chemicals turn into over several months from not being burnt through combustion.