# Maintenance Question on a new vehicle

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/maintenance-question-on-a-new-vehicle/92481>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 10, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/maintenance-question-on-a-new-vehicle/92481 "2016-02-10T03:18:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 3

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/maintenance-question-on-a-new-vehicle/92481/41 "2016-02-11T20:07:48Z")

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**_A Couple Of Auto Repair Shops, In My Neck Of The Woods, Heat Their Shops With A Furnace That Runs On Used Motor Oil. They Get A Never Ending Supply Of “Fuel.”_**   
_That keeps overhead costs down. Some of these shops have labor rates of $35 - $45 per hour.  
 **CSA** _

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/maintenance-question-on-a-new-vehicle/92481/42 "2016-02-12T01:27:28Z")

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> **A Couple Of Auto Repair Shops, In My Neck Of The Woods, Heat Their Shops With A Furnace That Runs On Used Motor Oil.**

Our towns DPW runs their buildings on used motor oil. They LOVE it when we take our oil there instead of back to Wallmart or Auto-Zone.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/maintenance-question-on-a-new-vehicle/92481/43 "2016-02-12T01:46:50Z")

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ClintMack post— Spam ?  
@cdaquila Hi Carolyn, your call here as I do not open links period.

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 3:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/maintenance-question-on-a-new-vehicle/92481/44 "2016-02-12T03:26:10Z")

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> **ClintMack post--- Spam?**

Looks like spam to me.

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 8:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/maintenance-question-on-a-new-vehicle/92481/45 "2016-02-12T08:22:07Z")

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I think the guy’s just trying to be helpful . . . and he was kind enough to name the software he uses

In a way, it’s no different, than when I recommend a particular tool

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**Author:** ![wilson78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ccd318/32.png) [@wilson78](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wilson78)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2016, 9:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/maintenance-question-on-a-new-vehicle/92481/46 "2016-02-24T09:40:23Z")

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It’s better to change the oil at right time itself. When I bought my GT 2008 I didn’t given importance in oil change. Buildups were grown in the crankcase and around valves. I have approached the [automotive repair and service shop in Edmonton](http://apexspecialized.ca/). The car started to operate normally only after an expensive engine cleaning.

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