I haven't lost a second of sleep- why would I? In 49 years of vehicle ownership I have yet to experience an oil related failure. (View Post)

I loved American muscle cars and some coupes like the 1973 Grand Am. From then until the early to mid ‘80s there wasn’t much that caught my eye. I had not been driving my 1995 318ti all that much due… (View Post)

I will just add that I change the oil in my cars according to the oil life monitor (if so equipped) or at one years whichever comes first. The Club Sport's service interval system usually calls for a… (View Post)

Yes- let’s just dismiss any data that contradicts our 50 year old OCI philosophy. Hacks. What’s the point of UOAs if they don’t detect factors that impact engine longevity? All I know is that I ran t… (View Post)

In most every case the "10k mile OCI kills engines" trope is an attempt to build a profit center. Sure, I'd go with a 5k mile OCI in a track rat or a really old classic, but until I see emp… (View Post)