Recent content by 2533a

Looks like a Galant VR4. Turbo and AWD right?

No disputing the quality of TropArtic, but I will not buy it as a matter of principle.

Bill, Five speed manual. Fuel economy average over 20,750.5 miles is 29.6 MPG. Short trips hammer the fuel economy plus my wife has a lead foot! Best tank to date has been 35.5 MPG on the interstate to Boston. You really rack up the miles fast! It took one year to hit 20K on the Matrix. No oil...

I never did determine what caused the high fuel dilution on the factory fill interval. When the next interval came back at .5, I didn't even give it a second thought. Driving habits have changed since the first oil change, as the car is used mainly for short trips. How do you like your Corolla?

2005 Toyota Matrix 1ZZ-FE Engine 19,951 total miles 4,979 lube miles (3 months) Mobil 1 5W30 Toyota OEM Oil Filter Column I - Factory Fill Column II – Chevron Supreme 5W30 Column III – Mobil 1 10W30 Column IV – Mobil 1 5W30 Column V – Mobil 1 5W30 The last two samples used a different lab...

Only the first two years of Matrix production had a GM stereo. In 2005, Toyota went back to their own stereos. I know as my wife has an '05 Matrix. The car does have a Delphi battery in it. My only prior experience with a GM part in a Toyota was the Delco alternator that failed on our '91 Camry...

Thanks to all for the comments. This Matrix is a manual and thus far it's a great little car that is surprisingly fun to drive. The Toyotas do seem to like Mobil 1. I'm running the 10W30 in both my supercharged Camry and my '91 Toyota pickup with the 22R-E. The pickup is nearing the end of a 10K...

2005 Toyota Matrix 1ZZ-FE Engine 9,980 total miles 5,041 lube miles (3 months) Mobil 1 10W30 Toyota OEM Oil Filter The first column was the factory fill, second column Chevron Supreme 5W30, and the current oil in the crankcase is now Mobil 1 5W30. I must adhere to 5K OCI during the warranty period.

1991 Toyota Pickup Total Miles 117,000 Annual Miles 20,000 (started with this last year due to a new job) Oil Mobil 1 10W30 with a Toyota filter, 5K OCI Going to change the oil in about a month at 5K and run some Mobil 1 5W40 for 10K.

2005 Toyota Matrix 1ZZ-FE Engine 4,939 total miles 2,366 lube miles Chevron Supreme 5W30 Toyota OEM Oil Filter The first column was the factory fill. Oil currently in the crankcase is Mobil 1 10W30. Miles 2573 2366 Fe 19 7 Cr 0 0 Ni 0 0 Al 8 3 Cu 87 13 Pb 3 3 Sn 3 0 Si 227 44 Na 18 3 K 24 2 Mo...

2005 Toyota Matrix 1ZZ-FE Engine 2,573 total miles 2,573 lube miles Factory Fill 5W30 Toyota OEM Oil Filter I was curious to see what the factory fill on my wife's new car looked like. Changed oil to Chevron 5W30 with another OEM Toyota filter. I will run the Chevron for 2,500 miles and then...

Remember when he advertised Grand Ams a number of years ago? Had the Borg assimilated a Grand Am their cubes would have had serious problems (at the very least chronic leaks on the warp injection manifolds) for sure. Now back to work... Engage!

Buster, What does "CF" stand for? Terry referred to it as well though as "Cf". Thanks!

Hey! I'm on my third set of pads in my Camry too! I have almost 230,000 miles on it. Almost forgot to tell you that I had to replace those darn OEM rotors at 200K. [ March 15, 2004, 03:18 PM: Message edited by: 2533a ]

[/qb] Probably had your timing chain cut through the timing cover into the water pump passage. Better write this name and number down just in case. L.C. Engineering (928) 505-2501 in Lake Havasu, Arizona. When was the last time you replaced the timing chain? Did you notice any screeching...