Oil change and power?

[jamiebennett81]

Well I finally got the oil change done this Saturday, and I dont know if its me, but the car just drives so much better

Unfortunately it has been a case of topping her up every once in a while (just couldnt afford a decent service last year due to my job and having no money)

Now I only thought that doing an oil change on highly powered race cars i.e. race specced cars gave back some of the lost BHP, but would it be possible to apply this to our level of cars?

I know from playing Gran Turismo it use to give back some bhp

The car is definitely running better, smoother, and just feels a little more back to her old form

Am I imagining things or has anyone else experienced this on their tuned Leon?

 

[Mylo]

the car will be happier for sure Tony, less friction can only be a good thing for an engine

Mine gets 3 or 4 changes every year.

 

[Wolvotim]

i do about 8000 miles a year is it worth doing more than 1 change a year?

 

[GlanzaV]

I used to change the oil in my Glanza every 3000mi (and only did about 8k a year too!) didn't seem so much of a hassle back then with a driveway and garage!

 

[andycupra]

i do about 8000 miles a year is it worth doing more than 1 change a year?

actually there is an arguement for doing more changes for people that do frequent short journies over longer drives with more mileage.

So it depends how the 8000 miles is made up... if its loads of short journies from cold then perhaps.
If its less frequent drives with more miles then dont worry.


oh and for the original thread topic, unless the oil was very significantly over the interval i think you are imagining extra power.
However changing oil is not something you should put off... you say you couldnt afford a service, but you could take an hour of your time, with £25 for oil and filter and do a change...

 

[leon cupra r]

changed mine the other day and I noticed it runs a lot sweeter now, smoother on tickover, smoother power delivery, just generally seems happier and perkier all round!

 

[godber225r]

I always change oil once a year i do about 9000 - 10,000 miles and it seems fine had no problems. i do use a good quality oil aswell which helps.

 

[andycupra]

mmm... well ive never seen any difference when changing oil, however i do tend to change the oil regularly.

If i was changing oil and could see a difference id be thinking i need to change the oil more often as its clearly not lasting the interval.

 

[gezmeister]

mmm... well ive never seen any difference when changing oil, however i do tend to change the oil regularly.

If i was changing oil and could see a difference id be thinking i need to change the oil more often as its clearly not lasting the interval.

Agreed

 

[wild willy]

An oil change can only be a good thing, what oil did you use Jamie.

 

[turbin]

changing every spring and every fall.

 

[Willie]

I used to change the oil in my Glanza every 3000mi (and only did about 8k a year too!) didn't seem so much of a hassle back then with a driveway and garage!

I was changing my oil every 6,000 miles. I'e benn using Millers since first service, now 102,000 miles. As i've been using Millers i've been getting them to saple my used oil for engine wear/blow by etc. After 6,000 miles my engine oil was in tip top condition and could have done 10,000 miles more.
Search for oil analysis in this section if you interested in this. I'm about to do the next oil change soon which has done 3 track days and 1 1/4 mile strip day with 10,000 road miles so we'll see how it has performed

 

[Mr OCD]

Every 5k / 4mnths for me with fully synth...

 

[Willie]

Every 5k / 4mnths for me with fully synth...

Why do you change it so often?
As above, I used to do this to but there is no need

 

[Mylo]

Every 5k / 4mnths for me with fully synth...

roughly the same as mine, doing well over 20k a year in my LC.

Gives me piece of mind Willie, makes up for not washing the bloody thing

 

[Willie]

roughly the same as mine, doing well over 20k a year in my LC.

Gives me piece of mind Willie, makes up for not washing the bloody thing

LOL, look after the engine first and worry about the body work later

 

[jamiebennett81]

An oil change can only be a good thing, what oil did you use Jamie.

Castrol Edge Fully Synthetic