[Shotimes] Re: Miracle beater sho on ebay

[Rick Glass]

You run 4k on your SHO without changing the oil ?  and 6k on the new TDI ?
There are people here who change the brake fluid more frequently than you do
your oil.
Again, I'm confused, why would you abuse them like this?

Rick Glass
       Nashville, TN
' 99 Silver 38k  non-Kirked (for now)
       Flowmaster Original 40's
       3rd cat/resonator removed
       Intake slighly modified (but not Porterized)
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul L Fisher" <sho@paul-fisher.com>
To: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
Cc: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: Miracle beater sho on ebay


> Exactly! I ahve a '96 Saturn SL2 with 145,000 miles on it that burns a
quart
> of oil every 300 miles. It has doen so since approximately 75,000 miles or
so.
> I have receipts from oil changes by the Saturn dealer every 3,000 miles.
When
> I got it with 40,000 miles, it burned a quart every 1,000 miles or so and
has
> progressively otten worse.
>
> My SHO, however, uses a quart every 4,000 miles. It has 180,000 miles on
it.
> My new TDI used 1/2 a quart in 6,000 miles so far.
>
> -- 
>
> Paul L Fisher
> '93 Ford Taurus SHO Crimson Clearcoat ATX 180K Build date 11/18/1992
> - K&N Panel filter, Tokico Struts, Eibach Springs, Dynomax cat-back,
Holley
> 190lph fuel pump, FPS rebuilt ATX, 26mm rear sway bar, Performance-Plus
> Stainless Steel Y-pipe, Delrin sub-frame bushings, Amsoil Series 2000
0W-30
> oil, Amsoil Synthetic ATF.
>
> SHO Club member http://www.shoclub.com/
> Check out my web site http://www.paul-fisher.com/
> Amsoil dealer http://www.paul-fisher.com/oil.htm
>
>
>
> Quoting Donald Mallinson <dmall@mwonline.net>:
>
> > Alan,
> >
> > Yep, I agree with that, and said so at the first.  Never
> > said that oil changes were a guarantee, but part of a plan.
> >
> > But regular oil changes are a better thing than leaving in
> > dirty oil(properly filtered synthetic is another thing and
> > NOT a bad thing) which, as I said, HAS to increase wear on
> > all lubricated parts.  No way it can't.  Synthetic also
> > isn't a cure-all for this type of failure.  But it also
> > doesn't contribute to it, and can help reduce wear overall.
> >
> > I have seen SHOs, something like yours, that are pretty well
> > cared for that used HUGE amounts of oil early in their life.
> >
> > Again, I think luck of the draw on parts may be the best
> > explanation.
> >
> > Don Mallinson
> >
> > Alan Fanning wrote:
> >
> > > I think what Ron was saying is that regular oil changes are no
guarantee
> > of
> > > not having high oil consumption. I have a '90 SHO with ~165k on it.
> > Bought
> > > it from the original owner who used synthetic and changed the oil
> > regularly
> > > since new. It sat for months when he was working away from home at
times,
> > > but was otherwise pretty well cared for by an enthusiast owner. It
> > started
> > > using oil badly at ~45k, IIRC, and gets maybe 600 miles a quart now
(with
> > > the high mileage oil). Clean as a whistle inside though.
> > >
> > >     Alan
> > >
> > >
> > >>Dirty oil can't help but speed up wear/tear, that is a
> > >>given.  Why valve seals/guides go bad is about as hard to
> > >>track down as why some cam lobes go flat and others don't.
> > >>Just the luck of the draw on part quality is the best guess
> > >>at this point.
> > >>
> > >>Don Mallinson
> > >
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