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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 12:00 PM
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is it just me?

is it just me or when i get my oil change early say around 2,000 miles the car feels slugish for a couple of days until the oil burns up a little.
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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 12:01 PM
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my mustang felt like that havnt noticed it as much in my evo
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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 12:02 PM
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Well it's "Not Me!"
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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 12:34 PM
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Nah. I haven't noticed anything like that...
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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 12:35 PM
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I don't know. I've never changed the oil at 2k, which is before it even breaks down.
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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 12:52 PM
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wow every 2k? I go every 5k minimum
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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 12:57 PM
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Every 5k here as well, feels the same after.
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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 02:04 PM
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I change mine every 3000 miles and have never experienced your symptoms.
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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 02:14 PM
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you havent even broken your car in yet...its best to change your oil after you break in your car because you cant break it in the right way with new oil. at least 5000 miles
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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 02:17 PM
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^^^ wait up...is that a new car? forget wat i said if its NOT a new car. if its not then i donno...i used to drive a b18c turbo civic hatch and the oil burns really fast and eats up the oil. i used to change that out every 3000 miles and it was fine for meeh
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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 02:27 PM
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My car always runs smoother and more powerful after an oil change. The key is NOT to fill it up to the full line, but between the full and empty line. The more oil you have in the crank case, the more resistance (less power) your internal components will experience. Mobil 1 for Syn, or Quaker State for non-syn.
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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 03:43 PM
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Wait a sec...always run synthetic!
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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 05:29 PM
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i do mine every 3k miles with lucus synthetic oil stabilizer.
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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 05:31 PM
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2K IS WAY TO QUICK. I like 5k
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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 05:45 PM
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I haven't noticed any change in performance after oil change, and don't see any reasonable explanation for such thing.
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