Recent content by Bill7

I've read so many posts on BITOG about Valvoline Restore and Protect being a mediocre at best oil and the only thing going for it is it's secret cleaning ingredient, and never go over 5,000 miles on an OCI with it. This 15,090 mile OCI UOA seems to counter that "reputation" it has.

A possible alternative to Amzoil Signature Series is Pennzoil Ultra Platinum (Pennzoil's best oil). The Pennzoil Ultra Platinum is $26.95 for a 5 quart jug at Walmart, with a $30 rebate from Pennzoil if you buy 2 jugs in store, so price for each 5 quart jug is $26.95 - $15 rebate = $11.95 +...

Nice. You got your money's worth, and you have at least another 200,000 miles left on that Tacoma.

Very smart keeping an early 2000's truck without all the modern electronics. They were built to last forever. New trucks seem to have planned obsolescence built in, and many owners have experienced catastrophic engine or transmission failures right after the warranty expires.

True, Glenda had also mentioned the Valvoline Restore and Protect ATF fluid. It's for sale on Amazon. I asked an AI engine to do a deep in-depth exhaustive comparision of Valvoline Restore and Protect ATF versus Valvoline Maxlife ATF. They both have the same outstanding base fluid, for high...

Thanks, your're right - Cartridge is the correct term. I trust Toyota's oil filter housing more than letting a company like Fram design the leaf springs or bypass valve, but yes you make a good point that perhaps over time, the OEM oil filter housing internals could fail. I haven't heard of...

I totally agree. Valvoline Restore and Protect + Valvoline MaxLife ATF is all you need to reach 500,000 miles. Why buy anything else?

Just a comment on how having cannister oil filters reduces the worry about defective oil filters since most of the filter hardware is in the built in filter housing permanently attached to the car. Cannister filter advantages: -Super easy to unscrew the filter using a 1/2 in rachet (no need to...

I hope you succeed with your plan. The main threat to modern engines going 300k miles is not wear metals as measured by Used oil analysis. It's a subtle gradual dirtying of the oil control rings on the pistons (which can't be measured by UOAs). This causes the oil control rings to not extend...

For the 2003-2008, and also the 2009-2013 Toyota Corolla's, Toyota recommends 5,000 mile OCI, and the oil change reminder on the dashboard is set to alert you at 5,000 miles. Exceeding the manufacturer's recommendation for OCI is dangerous in my opinion. I change at 5,000 miles in all my...

I did additional research on Super Tech oil and confirmed it has CAS number (64742-58-1) that is described as a "complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by treating a spent lube oil with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst", meaning it is re-refined base stock. So Glenda was correct in...

Yes, Valvoline Restore and Protect 5W-30 motor oil + Valvoline MaxLife ATF transmission fluid can help many vehicles reach 300k miles. Valvoline has become my favorite brand, because they earned it with the great fluids they make.

Nice comment. I used to have a 2008 Toyota Corolla CE, that generation can run forever even with neglected maintenance. By using Valvoline Restore and Protect on it, it will be barely broken in at 1 million miles. My daily driver is a 2012 Toyota Corolla LE. I'm on my 3rd 5,000 mile drain...

Interesting.... From your post, I'm still not seeing the root cause of the oil shortage. You mentioned: *Auto Makers / Dealers stockpiling syn oil. *New auto production to be slowed/stopped. Perhaps the big 3 domestic pickup truck manufacturers are slowing production of their new pickup trucks...

Nice choice of filter. That $1.50 clearance is hard to beat. I went to my local Walmart yesterday. They had about 7 Super Tech Oil filters for my Toyota Corollla: ST10358. I opened up the boxes on the shelf and the quality assurance was terrible - the pleating had large gapped pleats and...