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70,000 miles on a 4.0 SOHC w/o an oil change!

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wow... where did you find this?
 
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isn't that what Toyota engines look like WITH scheduled oil changes?
 
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Originally Posted by gatorblue92
wow... where did you find this?
Oddly enough www.ImpalassForum.com.

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just................wow.

I have a friend of mine that ran his car for 40k after buying it used and never changed the oil on it once
 
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My truck had 32k miles on it, when I got it back to my shop I did an oil change, trans service, fuel filter and put my K&N on it, cleaned out the throttle body with carb cleaner, cleaned the MAF and just did a overall check up on it. Works great!
 
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lol.. not to bring back an older toppic but i actually worked on a car like this only it was way way worse...

car came in with a rod knock drianed oil, or should i say removed the drain plug but nothing came out..???

when we removed the engine and took off the oil pan we found out why.. the oil IN the pan looked like someone baked brownies, one solid chunk of sludge it wouldent move let alone pour. it was so thick that with the oil pan removed the oil pickup-tube was completly encased in a block of sludge...

the customer just kinda said he forgot to change the oil, we didnt really know how long it had been.


JOSH
 
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lol I can see it now

Husband: Honey, here is $25 to get your oil changed
Wife: Thanks Hun

Wife goes and gets the nails done

2 years later.......kapoof
 
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Originally Posted by firefighterjosh
lol I can see it now

Husband: Honey, here is $25 to get your oil changed
Wife: Thanks Hun

Wife goes and gets the nails done

2 years later.......kapoof
Thats grounds for Divorce!

But wow, thats nuts about that engine. Makes me feel better about having to go 5-6k when i dont have time or money to change mine.
 
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Good God...
 
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Wow!
 
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.... whats wrong with it again?


/sarcasm
 
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Originally Posted by D94R
.... whats wrong with it again?


/sarcasm
The flux capacitor is not fluxing in sequence with the thingamabober.
 
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Originally Posted by fddriver02
The flux capacitor is not fluxing in sequence with the thingamabober.
Now see, to me it looks like they sheered off the wiggling pin for the wobbling shaft. This obviously caused the rotator splint to snap in two, ultimately resulting in the torque divider exploding. But thats just my untrained eye making assumptions.
 
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Originally Posted by D94R
Now see, to me it looks like they sheered off the wiggling pin for the wobbling shaft. This obviously caused the rotator splint to snap in two, ultimately resulting in the torque divider exploding. But thats just my untrained eye making assumptions.
LOL.
 
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Originally Posted by graniteguy
isn't that what Toyota engines look like WITH scheduled oil changes?
 
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Originally Posted by fddriver02
The flux capacitor is not fluxing in sequence with the thingamabober.
Thats why they added Mr. Fusion to correct the problem.
 
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I change my oil every spring whether it needs it or not...

Seriously, though, I'm trying the new Amsoil 0W20 that's the "right" oil for my truck instead of the 0W30 I was using. I just put it in with one of the Ea microfiber filters. In a year, we'll see how it held up...
 
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Originally Posted by wydopnthrtl
Funny you mention this.

This is the exact reason I bought a new ranger. I looked at about 4-5 used ones and was just VERY unimpressed at thier condition for having 2-3 years on them. One only had "20k miles" on it. But it looked more like it had driven 100k miles down a michigan dirt/rock road.

Rich
me too... I gotta a good question tho... they told me to come in @ 8,069...well I'm up at 8,236 thats okay right? I'm going in this Friday to get it changed out :)
 
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^^^ha..... Yes, you are ok.
 
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Originally Posted by greygooseranger
Thats why they added Mr. Fusion to correct the problem.
Get it right, it's Dr. Stupid.
 
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Originally Posted by fddriver02
I think there should be an IQ test when you get your license and a new car.
hahahaha. if there was a vote on taht, i would totally be in favor or it. theres so many friggen idiots out there driving around these days, accidence about to make an accident. i lost my license for being retarded and seeing how fast i could get to my dads house and back to my gramma's before the sun went down so i could finish whatever it was i was doing. not for spacing out, watching a plastic bag floating in the wind, or watching a dog take a dump and running into someone/thing. this does however remind me tho, that when i do get my license back, i should prolly get an oil change and a full on tune up.
 
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she must have a magic cuchy,lol

damn it, i just wanna know if she has a man,lol


and when is she going to be on OPRAH,LOL
 
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stupid people ! let this be a lesson to you.
 
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Well lady, there's your problem.... all this metal stuff is blocking all this black goo from creating horsepower...
 
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Sorry to bump this old post, but anyone have these pics saved to their machine? I wanted to e-mail them.
 


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