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Is my oil still good?

March 29, 2021, 07:53:11 am

Last year just before the Covid lock down I had the oil in our coach changed, since then it has only been out for two drives totaling 50 miles and has been run at a high idle for a few hours.
I read in older posts that there could be deteriorating oil from moisture in the oil over the winter.
So my question is, do we need to change out what is essentially new oil before we start using the coach this year?
I am sure I am not the only one in this situation and wonder what everyone else is doing?

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Re: Is my oil still good?

Reply #1 – March 29, 2021, 07:57:04 am

Ask Chevron;

ISOCLEAN free oil analysis offer | Chevron Lubricants (US)

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Reply #2 – March 29, 2021, 09:30:19 am

Think your oil will be fine,how does it look on the dipstick?

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Reply #3 – March 29, 2021, 10:11:08 am

It will be fine

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Reply #4 – March 29, 2021, 11:25:39 am

Oil is super clean, I was thinking it's probably ok

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Reply #5 – March 29, 2021, 01:32:04 pm

If you are worried about it send it off for oil analysis.  In the army we never changed the oil based on miles or time but on what the oil analysis told us to do. 

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