Recycling of synthetic oils

Kaos1 · 02-09-2006, 10:09 PM

Greetings,

I am up to 800 miles on my new Prius and every new vehicle that I've purchased, I've changed the oil in the 500-1000mile range. I always felt that this is important because any irregularities in the machining would wear off quickly and float around in the oil to grind away on other engine parts. As machining technology has advanced, this has probably decreased this concern.

The dealership where I purchased the car gave me a coupon for a free oil change at 1000 miles. That agrees with my philosophy, but I think that I am going to synthetic oil for this car.

I have heard the old saying as far back as the 70's, "lessen our dependence on foreign oil". Synthetics should help in this Endeavour.

I've always shot to change my oil every 3000 miles. I think that it really helps the longevity of the engine. I've a Ford Ranger with over 250,000 miles on it without a single engine related failure.

Now the question:

For those of you who change their own oil and are using synthetic, what do you do with your used oil? It seems a shame to throw it into the vast recycling pool of expired dinosaurs.

Kaos1

Frank Hudon · 02-09-2006, 10:13 PM

as there is no dedicated waste stream for synthetic it goes in the dino stream. Sorry to say.

02-09-2006, 10:09 PM	#1
Kaos1 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mid-Alantic Posts: 36 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Greetings, I am up to 800 miles on my new Prius and every new vehicle that I've purchased, I've changed the oil in the 500-1000mile range. I always felt that this is important because any irregularities in the machining would wear off quickly and float around in the oil to grind away on other engine parts. As machining technology has advanced, this has probably decreased this concern. The dealership where I purchased the car gave me a coupon for a free oil change at 1000 miles. That agrees with my philosophy, but I think that I am going to synthetic oil for this car. I have heard the old saying as far back as the 70's, "lessen our dependence on foreign oil". Synthetics should help in this Endeavour. I've always shot to change my oil every 3000 miles. I think that it really helps the longevity of the engine. I've a Ford Ranger with over 250,000 miles on it without a single engine related failure. Now the question: For those of you who change their own oil and are using synthetic, what do you do with your used oil? It seems a shame to throw it into the vast recycling pool of expired dinosaurs. Kaos1 __________________ May all of your hills be down, your winds be tail, and your days be warm.

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02-09-2006, 10:13 PM	#2
Frank Hudon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 4,144 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	as there is no dedicated waste stream for synthetic it goes in the dino stream. Sorry to say.