Originally Posted by IndeedSS
That's just because of OCD related to lubricants.
I dunno about that. When I was in the military, I saw them doing it all the time and when I asked about it and was fortunate enough to be educated by a person that new a little bit about what was going on and explained it fairly clearly and I was hooked.
The military really did a number on me when it comes to preventative maintenance. If I could replicate the Preventative Maintenance form they used I would probably do so and use it on my vehicles. It was simply just a very well proven way to do things and that stuck with me. Couple that with the oil analysis of the motor oil, transmission fluid and so on, it really offers you the opportunity to be well on top of any issues before they leave you stranded.
I read a report, maybe two years ago about the military used oil analysis system. They first started using it on a limited basis in Europe. I think it involved some 15,000 vehicles and tanks and so forth. Just that limited test was saving them several 10's of millions of dollars in maintenance costs. That doesnt even cover the environmental impact from severely reduced waste such as oil filters.
