1999Porsche911

Do they go in far enough to check you tonsils? A buddy of mine (52 years old) found out a few months ago that he had colon cancer which had spead to his liver, so in his case, it doesn't look good. Doctors said that had he had a colonoscopy a few months earlier, he would be cance free...most likely. I guess it's an easy enough test that all should do once in awhile, especially for those like you who have cancer in the family.

I wonder if they use a different lube for those of us who may experience "limited slip" once in awhile?

RS man

Disagree with the comment colonscopy few months previously he would be cancer free.

Harry

OCBen

Easy there, Steel. The troll comment was not directed at you, but at the troll who posted after you (reread the record). The term metal chips is usually used to describe what falls from a machining tool when cutting metal. So your choice of that word was unfortunate. Again, I was not able to see the microscopic specks in the filter trapped oil except for their glimmer in the sun. ... Did you empty out the trapped oil yourself and examine it like I did in the sun? Btw, I had emailed those pics to my service tech and he said it's normal for the first oil change. He also said that those metal specks are usually from the wear-in of the main bearings. I'll probably change the oil again in 5k miles and examine the condition then.

LVDell

That is really unethical for a doctor to tell a patient what he "could" have had had the colonoscopy been done a coupel months sooner. Not to mention, I don't think 2 months would have made any difference. If it had spread to his liver, then it had been moving for years, not months. It's a terrible thing to die from this cancer and after watching my Dad deteriorate and then lose him, this is something I am doing every other summer. My G.I. doc told me that was more than needed and that every 5 years would be just fine. I told him I would rather be overly careful and that is a call I get to make.

.....damn, how did this thread go from oil to rectal exams???

....and now back to our regularly scheduled programming

gravedgr

Somehow this question got overlooked in all the ***-exploration comments.

bgiere

gravedgr, i don't think you'll see an answer....

texas911

That's funny.

dstrimbu

Thanks for the link, Rob. Excellent info!

-don

OCBen

Actually this post was the first to mention this funny and absurd concept:

https://rennlist.com/forums/showpost...9&postcount=17

gpjli2

This was my thinking, for the summer at least, but now I am finding (as of this am) that 5-40 Mobil 0ne is labeled as "For diesels, trucks and suv's" and is no longer listed on their website under "supersyn technology" I have no idea what the change is, or if there is one, but it does not look good for this plan. Others still finding it in the old format?

gpjli2

Not to worry. I'll prepare a royalty check and share authorship with you.

OCBen

No worries.

But I'll take the royalty check.

dstrimbu

My kid's Ford Escape has a V6, and runs 0W-30 synthetic from the factory... I think that our friends at Mobil are looking for a new marketing slant - like the extra 5 viscosity base points would make a great difference for truck motors... whatever.

I'm sure it's the same oil in the bottle. I'm also thinking about 5W-40 when I change the oil...

-don

bgiere

dstrimbu, the M1 5w40 is quite a different oil than the 0w40...but both will work and meet the specs required. The labeling is purely for marketing purposes...there is strong evidence that the 5w40 is simply re-badged Mobil Delvac 1 which is one of the stoutest oils Mobil makes. read the Doug Hillary link for more insight.....

SilverSteel

Sorry OCBen. Seriously.

I opened my filter, cut it into pieces, swished it around in the oil and examined it with a magnifying glass. I swear, it was so clean I could drink it. To be honest, I was stunned not to find anything at all. This is the exception and not the rule. Metal flakes, or specs (as I should have said previously) are normal. Not having anything is not usual. I drive this car pretty hard, too which is strange. When I changed oil years ago, I kept a magnetic pen in my pocket and would swish it around the oil after I emptied the car. I could usually guess how long a car had their last oil changed (combined with the texture and color of the oil). Oil becomes almost water like and blacker (if that's possible) as it breaks down. Sometimes I could pull up a dimes worth of metal from oil. Incredible.