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Alternatives to Oil Changes

  The oil change industry has a perfect system that has worked to
their advatage for many years especially since 1953. The consumer
is sold filters that don't clean oil, after the oil getsw dirty
and wears the engine the consumer is sold an oil change and
another filter that doesn't clean oil. Forty years ago there was
only about one oil filter available capable of eliminating
"routine" oil changes. Now there are several. Sadly the consumer
has adapted to the cost and nuisance of allowing oil to get dirty
and then draining it to the point where anyone that mentions that
filters are supposed to get dirty and be changed and oil is
supposed to stay clean and not be changed is considered either an
idiot or a crook. 
  Now fortunately the government is starting to do something to
clean up their act. The National Park Service is going to re
refined oil. It is called a closed loop system where the oil is
changed and the used oil is returned to the refinery to be
refined again. Re refined oil is far superior to virgin oil.
Every time motor oil is refined it gets better. 
  Another even better system is now being used by some major oil
companies on their own equipment, the US Air Force, US Army
National Guard, US Coast Guard and others is to add a superior
filtration system and never allow the oil to become dirty because
of poor filtration. The filters are changed when they get dirty.
A sample of oil is sent to a lab to be analyzed. If the lab finds
a problem caused by a leaky head gasket or other mechanical
problem the oil is changed and a repair made. Some vehicles have
gone more than 1,000,000 miles with no oil changes. A lab can
tell you which parts are wearing, how good your oil is, the
additives still in the oil, etc.
  I can furnish information or answer questions.

  You might want to read the following articles:
  Journal:  Popular Science, Apr 1996, p 46
  Journal:  Motor Trend, Feb 1995, p 118
  Journal:  Southern Motor Cargo, Mar 1995, p 38
  Journal:  Southern Motor Cargo, Oct 1994, pp 25,26
  Journal:  Fleet Equipment Vol:14, Jul 1988, pp 39-41

Ralph Wood