Recent content by ChrisD46

The issue is once oil jug prices go up they won’t be coming back down to pre - Feb. prices.

Most off the shelf greases are NLGI #2 , any suggestions on a good quality NLGL#0 or #1 grease ?

I do not believe 3:1 can be used in full sun on hot surfaces while Nu Finish can.

Hopefully Valvoline Restore and Protect (used up to 5 OCI’s) will free up stuck oil rings ?

To keep in your trunk to top off oil when checking oil at a gas station while traveling. I keep a quart bottle in each vehicle and refill from a 5 qrt. jug from home as required.

While my new vehicle topping is Griotts 3:1 I found myself needing to polish / wax her car in full so light on an 80 degree F. day. Nu Finish is one of the few toppings that can be applied on a hot sunny day to vehicle paint without streaming , clumping, etc. While no longer my first choice it...

Valvoline Restore and Protect works slowly . You may notice the dipstick is cleaner after one OCI but most all other cleaning accomplished after multiple Valvoline Restore and Protect oil changes . After one OCI the oil filter will not yield much either as again Valvoline Restore and Protect...

I added a bottle of Techron to a full tank of gas before my trip . Although I use top tier gas I do it anyway right before an oil change .

Yes , vehicle is well maintained , PCV cleaned regularly and 90% steady high way / interstate driving always using Top Tier gas.

Good to note - I also failed to share that over the 3,800 miles / 6 months I’ve had to add close to one qrt. of Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w30 make up oil , so there is that as far as replenishing helpful oil ingredients .

OP here - I have to laugh at the good natured sense of humor displayed … People ask me : “Why do you carry a baseball bat in the trunk of your ‘17 Sonata” ? The answer is if the vehicle thinks even for a split second it’s going to go into limp mode - it knows what actions will follow, as I will...

Yes , exact same oil color description. I would like to think there is not much to clean out (except oil ring carbon) in my engine as dip stick and oil fill hole are bright silver.

Yes and yes - I ran only one OCI of 5W20 (oil cap stamp) when new before switching to 5W30 synthetic full time which was allowed by Hyundai (along with 10W30).

The majority of decently maintained engines using vanilla Mobil 1 show clean engines with no varnish . It’s gets better as you move up to Mobil 1 Advanced Clean , Mobil 1 Truck and SUV , Mobil 1 Extended Performance (EP) and then the Mobil 1 0W ESP Euro oils (Mobil 1 0W40 Euro also) for reducing...

I appreciate the replies - this trip’s conditions are going to be an easy , level interstate drive at 80 degrees F . My thoughts are that while even on a Hyundai GDI engine that normally sees a 3,500 - 4,000 mile / 6 month OCI using good synthetic oils - it should be able to handle a 4,400 mile...