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  1. F360-1386

    F360-1386 Formula 3

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    #1 F360-1386, Apr 30, 2015
    Do I have to change engine oil or other fluids every year on my F512M if I drove around 500-1000 KM annually ? Same question to other Fcars (e.g. 16M) ?
     
  2. 2dinos

    2dinos F1 Rookie

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    #2 2dinos, May 1, 2015
    Check the manual. I recall something like a year or maybe 6 months on oil. One or two years on brake fluid? Antifreeze, gear oil etc. I think the issue w oil is it absorbs moisture. If you drive it and get it to operating temps, you drive off moisture in hot oil, but the additive package gets consumed.

    This is a pretty well addressed issue. If you want to do best for the machine, follow the owners manual.
     
  3. Melvok

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    #3 Melvok, May 2, 2015
    Would you do that with any other car ... after ONE year ? Absolutely not imo :)
     
  4. Philwozza

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    #4 Philwozza, May 2, 2015
    some brake fluids absorb water but engine oil does not.
    However, oil becomes acidic with use so it is a good idea to change it regularly IMO.


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  5. 2dinos

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    #5 2dinos, May 2, 2015
    I agree about other cars. But I've heard of 40,000 mile motors being rebuilt. I wouldn't do that.
    Just thought of something - maybe the motors needed rebuilding 'cause they were using the same oil :)

    I've seen oil in an oil can get stale. Maybe it oxidizes? There's a service which can analyze oil for $50. It looks for various metals to detect a problem. Not sure if this would catch oil degrading or the oil's additive package degrading. Say the oil had had tetra-methyl-iso-para-butyl-whatever in it as a corrosion preventative at some x%. The analysis company would need the initial recipe to know if it changed. More support to just change it.
     
  6. Melvok

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    #6 Melvok, May 2, 2015
    Did you read the Manual ?

    By the way: waht is your name buddy ? ITnextstep512/16M sounds odd to me :D
     
  7. F360-1386

    F360-1386 Formula 3

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    #7 F360-1386, May 2, 2015
    Thanks Guys for the inputs and suggestions; reason to ask is my newly acquired 512M has only 8923KM now and plan to put around 1000KM each year; I just took it our from storage yesterday and first time to drive it. Moreover my 16M has only 2800 KM (also newly acquired this year) , will put more mileage on it. I had refresh all the fluids on both cars as a base line for future maintenance. Yes, I would read the manual to make sure the fluid change schedules.

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    Hubert in Toronto (Canada)
     
  8. 512man

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    #8 512man, May 2, 2015
    If you are going to store the car for 6 months or more,change fluids Before or after the storage?
     
  9. turbo-joe

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    #9 turbo-joe, May 3, 2015
    after, but it depends how old is is. if too old then before
    but first let the oil get warm a little to drain all
     

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