An Oily Experience
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:23 am
Before anyone says anything, yes, I know! The service intervals are 15K.
Anyways, I don't personally trust this and think that the maximum should be 10K.
The reason being is that my missus had a Viva with a 15K interval, and only after 20K on the odo, things started going bad.
So, after only 7K in the new lancer I decide to drop the oil and change the filter (I would've done this at 7.5K but I can't service the car myself halfway between Sydney and Melbourne, yeap, ROAD TRIP
So yesterday I changed the oil and put in regular Magnatec. I have used this oil before in cars and found it rather good. But the change it made to the Lancer was mind blowing. The car IS faster. The car DOES idle better. It's like a bloody miracle, and I'd highly recommend it.
As you may or may not be aware, different Mitsu dealerships will use different oil, with no constant variable between them. So when I was at the stealership on Wed getting the filter I asked the service tech there some questions that you may be interested in:
1. If I change the oil and filter at 7.5K between services will this afftect my warranty?
Answer. No, but it is recommend that you fill out your service manual showing its been done in the additional service section.
2. Can I bring in my own oil for you to use when you service my car?
Answer. Yes, you can. However, with priced capped servicing, the price won't change (this is to do with rebates between the dealership and mitsubishi).
I think this is great. This means that you can have the one type of oil for the life of the car. And this is a good thing, and changing between oils a lot is not good for seals and rubber parts. Especially continual change, and mixing of, mineral and synthetic oils.
Now, I'm not advertising Magnatec. That's just the one that I chose. But if you do have a particular oil that you are fond of, this may be the way to go.
Love you all and have a wicked xmas!
Adam
Anyways, I don't personally trust this and think that the maximum should be 10K.
The reason being is that my missus had a Viva with a 15K interval, and only after 20K on the odo, things started going bad.
So, after only 7K in the new lancer I decide to drop the oil and change the filter (I would've done this at 7.5K but I can't service the car myself halfway between Sydney and Melbourne, yeap, ROAD TRIP
So yesterday I changed the oil and put in regular Magnatec. I have used this oil before in cars and found it rather good. But the change it made to the Lancer was mind blowing. The car IS faster. The car DOES idle better. It's like a bloody miracle, and I'd highly recommend it.
As you may or may not be aware, different Mitsu dealerships will use different oil, with no constant variable between them. So when I was at the stealership on Wed getting the filter I asked the service tech there some questions that you may be interested in:
1. If I change the oil and filter at 7.5K between services will this afftect my warranty?
Answer. No, but it is recommend that you fill out your service manual showing its been done in the additional service section.
2. Can I bring in my own oil for you to use when you service my car?
Answer. Yes, you can. However, with priced capped servicing, the price won't change (this is to do with rebates between the dealership and mitsubishi).
I think this is great. This means that you can have the one type of oil for the life of the car. And this is a good thing, and changing between oils a lot is not good for seals and rubber parts. Especially continual change, and mixing of, mineral and synthetic oils.
Now, I'm not advertising Magnatec. That's just the one that I chose. But if you do have a particular oil that you are fond of, this may be the way to go.
Love you all and have a wicked xmas!
Adam
