A key test is whether the oil delivers smooth handling, braking and accelerating. Castrol said the technology "functioned smoothly" in a test in which a vehicle went from 62 miles per hour to a full stop in 1.6 seconds. The system has also been tested with everything from cheap minicars to racecars.
I'll spend the 20 minutes once per year it takes to change oil to not be locked in to one brand :awe:
I'll spend the 20 minutes once per year it takes to change oil to not be locked in to one brand :awe:
Have a Fumoto on every recent car I've owned. Makes changes easy. Don't see how this could make it easier.
This.
Hell, I can even reach my Fumoto valve from the top of the engine bay, and with warm 0w15 or 0w20, it's all out in 90 seconds. The most annoying part of the process is finding where I stashed my funnel.
A key test is whether the oil delivers smooth handling, braking and accelerating. Castrol said the technology "functioned smoothly" in a test in which a vehicle went from 62 miles per hour to a full stop in 1.6 seconds.
Bright readers from bobistheoilguy have pointed out:
- She gives a thumbs up to the oil check engine light coming on... well she is a blond.
- Article states, 'A key test is whether the oil delivers smooth handling, braking and accelerating.'... then all credibility went out the window, even though we know they want to test that the system handles sloushing about just fine.
- Car manufacturers make big money getting you to bring your car to them and up on a lift during free oil changes. I doubt many will actually use it even though I think it's a great idea.
Have a Fumoto on every recent car I've owned. Makes changes easy. Don't see how this could make it easier.
Interesting theory but the .gov won't "outlaw" existing cars. If this happened they'd just let them go away gracefully. Most people go to mechanics to get their oil changed and those that don't generally take the oil to be recycled (eventually). I doubt very much ends up in the water table because people are too damn lazy to recycle it - if they're that lazy they wouldn't be changing it themselves. I probably have 20 quarts of dirty oil in my garage but I do take it to the local trash dump, which has an oil recycle bin, about once a year.Here's how I see this shaking out and I believe that we are seeing the future of oil changes with this system. It's all going to center around the EPA.
The environmental "mess" associated with oil changes will be virtually eliminated. No more draining with the resultant splashing, etc. No storage issues of waste oil with chances of spillage. No oily rags. No direct contact to cancer causing waste oil. No burning of waste oil for heating purposes. Recycling is simplified through standardization and ease of transportation.
Lawmakers in California will be bought off first. It will become mandated in x number of years there and in conjunction with it, do it yourself oil changes with drain pans and filters will become illegal. If your car does not have one of these systems, your choice will be to retrofit it, (which will be virtually impossible for most cars) or to have your oil changes performed by a state authorized oil change center. There will of course be oil changes performed in secret by individuals but the vice will be tightened to the point that you will have no means to dispose of the oil. Just try and sell your house when you've got all that waste oil stored and the EPA classifies it as a toxic waste site. Many of us saw the outlawing of DIY oil changes coming and these systems will be what drives that.
But you'll still be able to do your own oil change it's just that you will buy the oil and filter module with a core charge and return the one you remove for recycling. You'll be able to do it right in the parking lot of the store though. Think of the gasoline saved driving home and back to swap out the module and then returning it. Think of the reduction of emissions associated with those miles. The people that obsess over such things will absolutely love this.
All new cars are going to be dry sump cars. That's essentially what this system is. Engines will be able to be lowered in these cars. Lower profile front ends could be one result with better aerodynamics. Better handling with lower centers of gravity, belly pans could become more prevalent, the pluses will be considerable and very enticing to both car makers and the EPA alike.
This isn't going to be an option in our future it's going to be mandated.
I didn't see any filter getting changed unless that's part of the package. No thanks, I'll wait the 5 minutes and drain my own oil and use the 5 min. to check around under the hood for the hose's and belts condition as well.