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Old 10-15-2009, 03:26 PM
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ON A cynical survey: Engine life

Let's see who's engine here dies first, starting now.

Here's how it works:

You guys that want to participate have till the end of October 2009 to fill in this thread. At the same time in 2010 I will revive this thread and get an update of the mileage and the same every year after that. Lets see who blows up first. The "driving style" field is subjective, but just try your best as this isn't meant to be that scientific; more for humor.

If you have an 09 model with the 3rd oil injector, put an ASTERISK beside your name

Syntax: [name] --- [oil weight] --- [oil change frequency] --- [current mileage] --- [driving style] --- [seasons driven]


1) Footman --- 5W20 --- 4000km --- 51,000 --- AGGRESSIVE --- All year round
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1) Footman --- 5W20 --- 4000km --- 51,000 --- AGGRESSIVE --- All year round
2)Leesha ---Factory oil change 5,000 --- 42, 898 SUPER AGGRESSIVE --- ALL THE TIME...
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^think you forgot to add your name Leesha
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1) Footman --- 5W20 --- 4000km --- 51,000 --- AGGRESSIVE --- All year round
2)Leesha ---Factory oil change 5,000 --- 50, 000 SUPER AGGRESSIVE --- ALL THE TIME...
3) StormyWankel --- 5W20/30 --- 2500mi --- 22,000 --- AGGRESSIVE --- Year round
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Side note: 5W20 in the cooler months, 5W30 in the summer...I know the diff is slight but I have CDO (it's like OCD but better cause its in order).
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^think you forgot to add your name Leesha
No I didn't LMAO... I wanted to be the 1st to post.. So I got in before anyone else could!!! :
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Which engine info do you want me to post? I have had 3.
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No I didn't LMAO... I wanted to be the 1st to post.. So I got in before anyone else could!!! :
You ninja edited!
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1) Footman --- 5W20 --- 4000km --- 51,000 --- AGGRESSIVE --- All year round
2)Leesha ---Factory oil change 5,000 --- 50, 000 SUPER AGGRESSIVE --- ALL THE TIME...
3) StormyWankel --- 5W20/30 --- 2500mi --- 22,000 --- AGGRESSIVE --- Year round
4) Spence15 --- 10w30 --- 5000--- 44,000km --- Agressive at times --- Seasonal (APRIL-OCT)
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1) Footman --- 5W20 --- 4000km --- 51,000 --- AGGRESSIVE --- All year round
2) Leesha ---Factory oil change 5,000 --- 50, 000 SUPER AGGRESSIVE --- ALL THE TIME...
3) StormyWankel --- 5W20/30 --- 2500mi --- 22,000 --- AGGRESSIVE --- Year round
4) Spence15 --- 10w30 --- 44,000km --- Agressive at times --- Seasonal (APRIL-OCT)
5) MrAdam5 --- 5W20 --- 4000km --- 136,000km --- MODERATE --- All Year Round
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Mr Adams.. impressive... you are giving me new hope to the life of my car...
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Spence15, you missed your "change interval field"
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lol i edited immediately after I noticed...Mr adam just beat me to it,

1) Footman --- 5W20 --- 4000km --- 51,000 --- AGGRESSIVE --- All year round
2) Leesha ---Factory oil change 5,000 --- 50, 000 SUPER AGGRESSIVE --- ALL THE TIME...
3) StormyWankel --- 5W20/30 --- 2500mi --- 22,000 --- AGGRESSIVE --- Year round
4) Spence15 --- 10w30 --- 5000--- 44,000km --- Agressive at times --- Seasonal (APRIL-OCT)
5) MrAdam5 --- 5W20 --- 4000km --- 136,000km --- MODERATE --- All Year Round
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1) Footman --- 5W20 --- 4000km --- 51,000 --- AGGRESSIVE --- All year round
2) Leesha ---Factory oil change 5,000 --- 50, 000 SUPER AGGRESSIVE --- ALL THE TIME...
3) StormyWankel --- 5W20/30 --- 2500mi --- 22,000 --- AGGRESSIVE --- Year round
4) Spence15 --- 10w30 --- 5000--- 44,000km --- Agressive at times --- Seasonal (APRIL-OCT)
5) MrAdam5 --- 5W20 --- 4000km --- 136,000km --- MODERATE --- All Year Round
6) RXeckless --- 5w20 --- 4000 km --- 52,000 km --- AGGRESSIVE most of time --- Seasonal (APRIL-OCT) except last winter
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Im voiding all your warranties
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Im voiding all your warranties

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1) Footman --- 5W20 --- 4000km --- 51,000 --- AGGRESSIVE --- All year round
2) Leesha ---Factory oil change 5,000 --- 50, 000 SUPER AGGRESSIVE --- ALL THE TIME...
3) StormyWankel --- 5W20/30 --- 2500mi --- 22,000 --- AGGRESSIVE --- Year round
4) Spence15 --- 10w30 --- 5000--- 44,000km --- Agressive at times --- Seasonal (APRIL-OCT)
5) MrAdam5 --- 5W20 --- 4000km --- 136,000km --- MODERATE --- All Year Round
6) RXeckless --- 5w20 --- 4000 km --- 52,000 km --- AGGRESSIVE most of time --- Seasonal (APRIL-OCT) except last winter
7) nvx --- 5w20 --- 4000km --- 40,000km --- XXXTREME --- year round
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1) Footman --- 5W20 --- 4000km --- 51,000 --- AGGRESSIVE --- All year round
2) Leesha ---Factory oil change 5,000 --- 50, 000 SUPER AGGRESSIVE --- ALL THE TIME...
3) StormyWankel --- 5W20/30 --- 2500mi --- 22,000 --- AGGRESSIVE --- Year round
4) Spence15 --- 10w30 --- 5000--- 44,000km --- Agressive at times --- Seasonal (APRIL-OCT)
5) MrAdam5 --- 5W20 --- 4000km --- 136,000km --- MODERATE --- All Year Round
6) RXeckless --- 5w20 --- 4000 km --- 52,000 km --- AGGRESSIVE most of time --- Seasonal (APRIL-OCT) except last winter
7) nvx --- 5w20 --- 4000km --- 40,000km --- XXXTREME --- year round
8)dozer ---MT---- 5w30 ---- 3000miles ----57000miles---aggressive---all year round
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what about throwing tranny type in the categories to add a little more fuel to the excitement?
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^took my idea
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Model year?


1) Footman --- 5W20 --- 4000km --- 51,000 --- AGGRESSIVE --- All year round
2) Leesha ---Factory oil change 5,000 --- 50, 000 SUPER AGGRESSIVE --- ALL THE TIME...
3) StormyWankel --- 5W20/30 --- 2500mi --- 22,000 --- AGGRESSIVE --- Year round
4) Spence15 --- 10w30 --- 5000--- 44,000km --- Agressive at times --- Seasonal (APRIL-OCT)
5) MrAdam5 --- 5W20 --- 4000km --- 136,000km --- MODERATE --- All Year Round
6) RXeckless --- 5w20 --- 4000 km --- 52,000 km --- AGGRESSIVE most of time --- Seasonal (APRIL-OCT) except last winter
7) nvx --- 5w20 --- 4000km --- 40,000km --- XXXTREME --- year round
8)dozer ---MT---- 5w30 ---- 3000miles ----57000miles---aggressive---all year round
9) Mazurfer --- MT--- 05 --- 5w30 --- 2.5k miles --- 22k --- aggressive most of the time --- Daily Driver
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Originally Posted by Footman
Mr Adams.. impressive... you are giving me new hope to the life of my car...
Yeah, I'm hoping that if the engine does give out that it'll be before it hits 160,000. So far no problems. Seems the key is following its service maintenance to the letter.

Updated:

1) Footman --- 5W20 --- 4000km --- 51,000 --- AGGRESSIVE --- All year round
2) Leesha ---Factory oil change 5,000 --- 50, 000 SUPER AGGRESSIVE --- ALL THE TIME...
3) StormyWankel --- 5W20/30 --- 2500mi --- 22,000 --- AGGRESSIVE --- Year round
4) Spence15 --- 10w30 --- 5000--- 44,000km --- Agressive at times --- Seasonal (APRIL-OCT)
5) MrAdam5 --- MT --- 04 --- 5W20 --- 4000km --- 136,000km --- MODERATE --- All Year Round
6) RXeckless --- 5w20 --- 4000 km --- 52,000 km --- AGGRESSIVE most of time --- Seasonal (APRIL-OCT) except last winter
7) nvx --- 5w20 --- 4000km --- 40,000km --- XXXTREME --- year round
8)dozer ---MT---- 5w30 ---- 3000miles ----57000miles---aggressive---all year round
9) Mazurfer --- MT--- 05 --- 5w30 --- 2.5k miles --- 22k --- aggressive most of the time --- Daily Driver
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I would recommend AGAINST adding anymore fields... If one person does it, the next person comes along and starts adding his/her own fields... but the previous people don't update theirs. In the end, this will just be a pile of convoluted mess...

WHen the engine fails, THEN you can ask details like "Auto? year?"

The transmission really has no bearing on engine life... nor does the year because the Renesis has been unchanged at its core. I've accounted for the important 3rd oil injector by adding an asterisk to your name if you are an 09 model.

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1) Footman --- 5W20 --- 4,000km --- 51,000km --- AGGRESSIVE --- All year round
2) Leesha --- 5W20 --- 5,000km --- 50,000km --- SUPER AGGRESSIVE --- ALL THE TIME
3) StormyWankel --- 5W20/30 --- 2,500mi --- 22,000mi --- AGGRESSIVE --- Year round
4) Spence15 --- 10w30 --- 5,000km --- 44,000km --- Aggressive at times --- Seasonal (APRIL-OCT)
5) MrAdam5 --- 5W20 --- 4,000km --- 136,000km --- MODERATE --- All Year Round
6) RXeckless --- 5W20 --- 4,000 km --- 52,000 km --- AGGRESSIVE most of time --- Seasonal (APRIL-OCT) except last winter
7) nvx --- 5W20 --- 4,000km --- 40,000km --- XXXTREME --- year round
8) dozer --- 5W30 --- 3,000mi --- 57,000mi --- aggressive --- all year round
9) Mazurfer --- 5W30 --- 2,500mi --- 22,000mi --- aggressive most of the time --- Daily Driver
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this is my second engine which currently has 70 000km on it with a total of 140 on the car. i also premix 95% of the time.


1) Footman --- 5W20 --- 4,000km --- 51,000km --- AGGRESSIVE --- All year round
2) Leesha --- 5W20 --- 5,000km --- 50,000km --- SUPER AGGRESSIVE --- ALL THE TIME
3) StormyWankel --- 5W20/30 --- 2,500mi --- 22,000mi --- AGGRESSIVE --- Year round
4) Spence15 --- 10w30 --- 5,000km --- 44,000km --- Aggressive at times --- Seasonal (APRIL-OCT)
5) MrAdam5 --- 5W20 --- 4,000km --- 136,000km --- MODERATE --- All Year Round
6) RXeckless --- 5W20 --- 4,000 km --- 52,000 km --- AGGRESSIVE most of time --- Seasonal (APRIL-OCT) except last winter
7) nvx --- 5W20 --- 4,000km --- 40,000km --- XXXTREME --- year round
8) dozer --- 5W30 --- 3,000mi --- 57,000mi --- aggressive --- all year round
9) Mazurfer --- 5W30 --- 2,500mi --- 22,000mi --- aggressive most of the time --- Daily Driver
10)Nate340-------5w30-----5000km----70,000km----very aggressive--- DD in the summer
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There's a problem here. People have differing opinions on "aggressive". My aggressive may not be Andrew's and so forth.
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Thief..... from first post.

Originally Posted by Footman
......... The last field is subjective, but just try your best as this isn't meant to be that scientific; more for humor.


I meant to say the "driving style" one, as I had added the "seasons driven" afterwards. I will edit the first post.


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