"SP23" (jordanhewlett)
10/12/2015 at 02:53 • Filed to: None
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"SP23" (jordanhewlett)
10/12/2015 at 02:53 • Filed to: None | 3
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The Nexcel from Castrol has blown my mind. I need it in my life.
Will Habel
> SP23
10/12/2015 at 03:05 |
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I like that this will possibly increase oil changes, as it would be much easier for a consumer to change their own oil. However, i am worried that the cost increase will be large. I’ve never had a problem changing my own oil, which has always been much cheaper than paying a shop to do it. This might shift that in the other direction.
Amoore100
> SP23
10/12/2015 at 03:11 |
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Reminds me of a printer cartridge. Probably will cost a million bucks apiece.
Sneaky Pete
> SP23
10/12/2015 at 03:11 |
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Genius.
TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
> SP23
10/12/2015 at 03:15 |
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untill they can hold 15 quarts im good
Baeromez
> SP23
10/12/2015 at 03:24 |
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I am entirely unconvinced of the benefits to the end user. It takes me less than 15 minutes to change the oil in my car, which I only have to do every few months. It’s not like I’m going to suddenly have a ton of free time thanks to this. And what happens to the oil left in the engine when you change out the cell? Conventional lubrication systems allow for most of the oil to drain down into the pan below the engine. Surely this will leave a greater amount of used oil behind than conventional systems do. And there’s no way this is going to be cost effective when compared with the $20-$25 I spend now to change my oil.
71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
> SP23
10/12/2015 at 03:30 |
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Well I think that’s really fucking cool!
samssun
> Baeromez
10/12/2015 at 03:52 |
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My mom has never and will never change her own oil. But she could do this in 30 seconds. From the start it’s a proprietary system so it goes in Aston Martins and has a premium price, which is what gave Castrol the incentive to do this, but for more widespread adoption it’ll have to come down in price. By the time it hits mom’s Camry, it’ll be a cheap commodity, hopefully with standardized sizes across makes.
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samssun
> Amoore100
10/12/2015 at 03:53 |
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In the Aston, yes. But when they want to go after the volume market of non-rich, non-enthusiasts, they’ll have to standardize and drop the price.
this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
> SP23
10/12/2015 at 03:54 |
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eghhhem
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Baeromez
> samssun
10/12/2015 at 04:03 |
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We’ll all be driving EVs long before this catches on. I mean, how cheap and easy is it for your mom to pull into any jiffy lube/sears/tire kingdom and pay $25 and get an oil change in 20 minutes. Sure, this is faster, but your mom is probably driving something that only needs an oil change once or twice a year. You know at best she’d buy this and bring it home for someone else to install for her. My mom doesn’t even like to pump her own gas.
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Amoore100
> samssun
10/12/2015 at 04:15 |
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It’ll still probably be pretty expensive, like in the hundreds of dollars range...also, I was remarking on the fact that printer cartridges nowadays can quickly exceed the cost of the printer in two or three replacements...
for Michigan
> SP23
10/12/2015 at 04:16 |
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This is really cool.
No more, “Gee, I hope the grease monkey at the local budget-lube remembered to tighten down my oil filter.”
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samssun
> Amoore100
10/12/2015 at 05:08 |
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Right, the razor and blade model, I just don’t see that transferring to cars, especially since automakers won’t benefit from expensive “accessories” but will be hurt by higher costs of ownership.
E92M3
> SP23
10/12/2015 at 06:51 |
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Great idea (unless you own a german car that eats a quart every 1000 miles).
GTRZILLAR32-Now saving for Godzilla and a condo
> E92M3
10/12/2015 at 07:28 |
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Preach!
Roman Savchuk
> SP23
10/12/2015 at 07:28 |
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And then, there will be people still doing oil change at the service. Or dealers, obligating changes at the service
and 100 more
> SP23
10/12/2015 at 08:31 |
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Fucking genius, man.
Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
> samssun
10/12/2015 at 08:57 |
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That’s why I use the dollar shave club haha
LongbowMkII
> samssun
10/12/2015 at 08:57 |
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she can probably change her air filter in the same amount of time. has she?
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Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
> for Michigan
10/12/2015 at 08:58 |
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Funny story I made that mistake on my cobalt... Never again though
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LongbowMkII
> SP23
10/12/2015 at 08:58 |
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Being a BP product I’m certain that there will be no chance of leaking.
TheRealBicycleBuck
> SP23
10/12/2015 at 09:05 |
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So many questions left unanswered! Does this box take the place of the oil pan or is the oil pan reduced in size? If it doesn’t, then how many quarts of oil will you car be carrying around between what is normally in the pan/engine and what is in the box? Will the replacement interval be the same? How much of that box is filter? It looked like the box comes in a few sizes. How many and what are their capacities? It seems this solution will create additional weight carried higher in the frame. If so, how much? There isn’t much room under the hood in many cars. Can this be remotely mounted in the trunk?
Until they release some technical details, I’ll stay skeptical.
Urambo Tauro
> SP23
10/12/2015 at 10:36 |
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Still have to get under there to grease the chassis...
Klaus Schmoll
> Baeromez
10/12/2015 at 11:13 |
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I’ve read an article stating that they somehow want to recycle the oil, therefore greatly reducing the amount of oil needed for cars. Still not sold on it though.
Bycjoe
> TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
10/12/2015 at 12:02 |
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F350? I don’t feel your pain (anymore)
TheJMan92
> E92M3
10/12/2015 at 12:43 |
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You make it 1000 miles before a quart dissapears!? Ha! Mine doesn’t even get oil changes anymore, I add oil so often it isn’t necessary.
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TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
> Bycjoe
10/12/2015 at 12:58 |
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yup good ole 7.3 powerstroke
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E92M3
> TheJMan92
10/12/2015 at 13:18 |
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Actually mine doesn’t burn enough to need oil between changes. YET!
I know it’s fairly common though. They need to have someway of topping off.
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TheJMan92
> E92M3
10/12/2015 at 13:28 |
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My German car is 45 years old so that’s my excuse. I’m pretty sure I burned nearly a quart just taking off Saturday morning. Poor guy behind me probably thought it was on fire from the smoke.
Oh well, it’s still a lot of fun to drive!
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Bycjoe
> TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
10/12/2015 at 14:31 |
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Knew it had to be a ford :). The Chevy’s never took as much. But my 6.0 was 13 and my 6.7 was 14 or 15. Used to just drain it straight into a 5 gallon bucket. On my Cooper S not so much...
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samssun
> LongbowMkII
10/12/2015 at 15:56 |
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No, probably a combination of the fact that it requires tools, and gets done with the oil service. I bet as a drop-in, standardized cartridge it would also draw a lot more marginal customers...
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SP23
> Amoore100
10/12/2015 at 23:20 |
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Haha, true. I always say “Well, I might as well just buy a whole new printer.”
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SP23
> TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
10/12/2015 at 23:21 |
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My goodness. You’d better stick to the old-fashioned way.
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SP23
> this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
10/12/2015 at 23:22 |
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Touche.
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SP23
> Baeromez
10/12/2015 at 23:23 |
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That’s a good point. I never thought of what might happen to the oil that’s in the engine. Hmm.
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SP23
> LongbowMkII
10/12/2015 at 23:26 |
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Heh.
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Amoore100
> SP23
10/12/2015 at 23:26 |
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My dad actually does that...since printer technology keeps improving he goes and buys a better printer after maybe a few months (that invariably has cheaper cartridges) and the old one gets retired to upstairs duty or donated to the school...we’ve gone through at least 5 printers this way so far up to our current HP Officejet Pro 8610...
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SP23
> Urambo Tauro
10/12/2015 at 23:27 |
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Good point. Plus oil changes are kinda fun anyway.
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SP23
> Amoore100
10/12/2015 at 23:29 |
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I typically buy refurbished cartridges, which are much cheaper. I don’t do that much printing anyway.
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Amoore100
> SP23
10/12/2015 at 23:32 |
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Ah, in our household we commonly print 15-20 sheets at a time of sheet music (both my parents are music teachers and I play violin) as well as school assignments, so it’s nice that the 8610 seems to have some of the biggest cartridges around!
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TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
> Bycjoe
10/13/2015 at 00:23 |
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yea I have a cut 5 gal bucket. it sits high enough I don’t even need anything to jack it up to change the oil
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TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
> SP23
10/13/2015 at 00:23 |
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#dieseltrucklyfe
wafflesnfalafel
> Baeromez
03/01/2016 at 22:38 |
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I agree - creative marketing - but I foresee issues.... I understand folks not wanting to do it, but with few exceptions changing your oil and oil filter really is a piece of cake already.