Unthinkable oil proposal

[MrBen]

Well I ended up getting the oil, I received the filter today. I think what I am going to do is run it as is this season. If I hit 5000 miles this summer which is very unlikely I will change it. If not I will change it in the fall per the experts advise. This oil looks like the day I dumped it in there . I know it has 2000 miles on it. Probably be a year old in June. I’m going to sell my Harley so I might get more use out of the car. I have to many toys and not enough time . See how the summer goes. Got my first shot a week ago hopefully we are all on our way to putting this flue business behind us

[10/10ths]

....I said,”The Oil Itself Does NOT go bad..”

I know oil is not hydroscopic.

The water that condenses in the sump does not get absorbed by the oil. It just mixes with the oil on startup. And it dilutes the oil as it is pumped throughout your engine. This lowers the oil’s ability to lubricate and float your rods and such on a film of nice, strong, oil.

Also, water is a corrosive force as it is pumped through your engine.

Remember that these cars have variable valve timing. Your engine oil isn’t just a lubricant, but it acts as a hydraulic fluid as well, activating the variable valve timing and pumping up your cam chain tensioners. Having water pumped through those TINY orifices acts like a cutting agent to the parts.

Look at a photo of the cam phaser. Look at how tiny that hole is that the oil gets pumped through to change the valve timing. Now imagine a bit of water, not much, getting pumped in there instead of oil.

The right oil, in the right place, at the right time. That is lubrication.

Displace a bit of oil with water and you lose that lubrication.

So, drive the car.

And change your oil every six months.

Ok. NOW I’m done.

Good luck.

But seriously, drive more. 😁