On 06/12/11 23:19, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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The Natural 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.

Er no.

They can still end up with worn bores and buggered bearings and burn oil
and then put a rod through the block.

Please name and shame so we know to avoid those makes.

It's a few years ago, but a works Astramax (official chnage interval
4.5k miles IIRC) seized it's cam and broke badly on me after about 50k
IIRC of hard driving with only a couple of changes.