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I can buy OE for $5.49/qt plus tax. XL for $6.75/qt. Signature for $9.25/qt. All of those prices include shipping but do not include sales tax of 7%. The manufacturer recommends 10,000 with any 0w20, so why would I want to run a shorter interval wth any synthetic oil? I live in GA and don’t do...

So, we bought a new to us 2013 Toyota Sienna in November. The manual calls for 0w20 with 10k mile change intervals. I do not intend to extend the intervals longer than 10k miles no matter what the oil is capable of. I run Amsoil in my motorcycle and want to know if Amsoil OE (which is their...

We raced two cars in Super Gas between 1997 - 2005...one with a 509 ci Chevrolet and the other with a 468 ci Chevy. Both ran around 13:1 compression and .750 lift solid rollers. We put about 100 passes/yr on each and changed oil about twice a year. Most of the time we'd pull the engines down...

I let my wife know up front that I would support her making a decision and following through with it...I would not support her deciding to do something and quitting or getting "tired" of it. She took one class and decided going back to school wasn't for her. She's still doing what she was...

Sounds like condensation to me...if the coolant level isn't falling there isn't much more it could be.

Yes, that looks like a new tank and appears to have the OPD device and the old (inside threads) and new (outside threads) connectors. I would buy that tank for $20. I have a 40 lb cylinder that looks the same as that one but is twice as tall. http://www.worthingtoncylinders.com

Volvo recommends SL or better 5w30 for this engine.

Awesome! So this engine is happy. We are planning to run it for a long time. I know the turbo adds extra heat and wear to the oil...just making sure I'm doing the right things to keep it alive.

Here's the UOA on my wife's 2008 Volvo S60 2.5T. I run Castrol Edge Syntec 5/30 with Purolator filters. I run it until the change light comes on, which is 7,500 miles on the Volvo...no algorithm just counts mileage. Tell me what you guys think. We think the sodium in the first one is from a...

http://www.avlube.com/mobilatf3309.html That is where I buy 3309 for my wife's Volvo. I drain the fluid every other oil change to keep it fresh. It's about $90/case shipped to me.

I bought these tires for my wife's Volvo S60 last year. It had some Michelin's on it, but they were loud and rode horribly. The Bridgestone's have been great. Quiet, smooth, good handling, and have 40,000 miles on them with plenty of life left. They should have no problem reaching the 70,000...

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