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Old 05-24-2007, 03:17 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Oil change before track day?

I have about 1000 miles on the current oil.

Would you change the oil before the 8 hour drive? Or right before the track day, Friday morning?

Or does it matter? I'm pretty sure I need to change it after the track day, yes?
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Old 05-24-2007, 04:33 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I would change it when you get home. My oil in my VE will have 3 track days on it, but less than 1500 miles when I get home from the Convention; so I'll probably change it then. I used German Castrol this time, so I'll do another oil analysis also.

I wouldn't hassle with an oil change the day of the track day unless something major required it.

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I would do it after the event. Shouldn't be contaminated for quite some time, but just in case you overheat the oil (extremely likely with SR20s that don't have oil coolers), I would change it after the track event.
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I would change it after the event...

Don't ask me how I know... Think Austin Convention...

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I would change it after the event...

Don't ask me how I know... Think Austin Convention...

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I'm changing mine, since it's time for the summer oil. Louis since this is the first time with the VE on the track, use 15w-50 to keep the temps down.
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sh*t, oil changes don't solve broken bypass springs...
Shhhh!!!

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I'm changing mine, since it's time for the summer oil. Louis since this is the first time with the VE on the track, use 15w-50 to keep the temps down.
Temps actually end up hotter with this oil, but it's less watery and less likely to run the sump dry...

And no, I didn't break your sh*t Erich, that was the Boogie Man...
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Running 15w-50 vs 10w-30, seems to give me more time before the oil gets too hot. With a smallish track this year, we'll see what happens.
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Just don't let DiMinno drive it.

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