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From : thumper

Q: rudyxhiebert@yahoo.com writes owners manuals and car dealer insist on 5000 miles or as in canada 8000 kms. or six months - whichever comes first. i had mine analyzed after using it for 13000 kms and seven months and the report showed that it was still ok. the issue as i understand it is that the oil becomes contaminated with microscopic particles and combustion residue. besides clogging the filter it becomes thicker and so therefore presents more of a burden for the oil pump to circulate. even at the manufacturers recommended 5000 miles it gets pretty gooey and by which time the filter has also become clogged. changing oil at 3000 mile intervals as recommended by all of the various oil change shops and most dealerships only serve to embellish their receivables. gotta agree with that. the oil change companies scared the hell out of the consumer. roy .

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From : denny

i too have a prodigy. check in the instructions because mine has to be level and in the direction of travel. it cant be sidways like the old ones. .