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thirty-six wrote:
I'm not convinced it does. Most engines outlast the car anyway these
days - unless they suffer a failure like a broken cambelt or cooling
system, neither of which will be prevented by frequent oil changes.

With two or three years between servicing, it's likely to be more
prevalent.

Most have a maximum time between services as well as a mileage limit -
specifically for low use vehicles. But there's nothing to stop you doing a
look over the engine as often as you want, rather than hoping it will be
done at oil change time.

I can - just - remember when cars went from 3000 to 5000 mile oil changes.
Exactly the same arguments were used then...

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