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I have them on my Mazda for 3 years now, and the tires have 123,000km on them and the treadwear is still good. I am very impressed with Goodyear Tripletred that I bought a set for my BMW. They are very good in wet weather! And cornering response is very good as well. Also they are reliable...

FWIW I have Mobil 1 5w30 Supersyn in my engine for approximately 14k miles now since last June 2006, planning to keep it till Jan 2007... or 6 months... it'll probably have about 20k miles on the oil. Car doesn't burn oil (with 118k miles).. I top off about 1/4 qt. yesterday. Filter is OEM...

New cars have a light that tells you when your oil needs to be changed. Friend of mine bought a 1994, and told me that his car has it. He says that it illuminates then he changes his oil, usually after 9 months of driving, approximately 25,000km... now he's waiting for it to light up, he said...

I called to order a case of 12 of XD-3 0W30. But right before making it final I asked whether it is fully synthetic. Answer was no. Only Mobil 1 0W30 is the pure synthetic that they have, which cost twice the price of the XD-3 0W30. So I hung up. Going to Walmart instead.

ok thanks i ordered front and rear engine mounts, should install once i get them. i'll update here.

Actually when I shift to P and turn off the car on an incline and let go of the brakes, the car moves back a little (1/2 inch?) unless I set the hand brake up then car stays stationary. Plus when I rock the car in P, I see the engine move forward and back but not much. Is this an indication of...

which motor mount? front or rear?

Hi what is the cause of and automatic tranny 1-2 shift clunk/jerk/kick, only happens when i accelerate slowly or when I accelerate then coast to the speed where 1-2 shift occurs.. feels like being rear-ended mildly.. it's very annoying in stop and go traffic where 1-2 shift happens often...

I was just hoping I can save changing oil in the cold, but like most of you suggested, I already got the oil's worth at 7500k miles with M1 5w30 supersyn.

I think this engine is solid. Just a little history, when I first bought the car @ 50k miles, I decided to wash the darn engine, left it overnight. Next morning when I started it, it was shaking violently and engine check light blinking but I still drove it for about 3miles to the shop then it...

Does oil thicken or thin out with long mileage? I always thought oil thins out due to shearing of molecules...hmm..

is 10,000 miles more reasonable?

Car has 98k miles, oil is 4 qrts of Mobil 1 5w30 Supersyn, installed Dec 22, 2005, now has 7500 miles in 3 canadian winter months with average temp 30F. Note that 3000 miles is from straight long driving, 4500 miles is from daily drive. I topped it off, 1/2quart mid Feb. I drive 80% highway...

i have a 87 sentra, with 83k miles, I use 5w30 or 10w30 in Canadian weather no problem.

Oil thickens (viscous) when it is cold. it thins (flows quickly) when hot. additives make oil flow for a wider range of temperature, so 0w30, 5w30, 10w30 or SAE 30 flow the same way @ operating temps SAE 30 will probably not flow @ 0F 10w30 will flow slowly @ 0F 5w30 will flow relatively...