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Saw today on the Mobil 1 website that Mobil 1 Extended Performance is no longer Dexos approved either.

No shortage of filters at my local Walmart in Western PA. They even have the PF63’s on the shelf for my Sierra. That’s rare here. I typically use the ACDelco or Mobil 1 Extended Performance filters. Especially when the Mobil 1 is on sale.

My sons ‘20 GMC Terrain, 2.0 Turbo takes 5W-30. Would love to use one oil for both, so maybe next round of oil changes we’ll give Mobil 1 ESP 0w30 a try for both vehicles.

All these specs and certifications and gobbly goops can get so confusing. I’ve been seeing so much talk about Mobil 1 ESP and its greatness and was curious about running it in my 2018 GM 5.3. So, I reached out to Mobil 1 and asked them and was told that it was “not recommended” since it holds...

2018 GMC Sierra, 5.3 w/ 97,400 miles. Out: Mobil 1 Extended Performance 0W-20, Mobil 1 Extended Performance filter In: Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy 0W-30, Mobil 1 Extended Performance filter I typically do 5k mile oil changes, even with the extended drain oils like Mobil 1 Extended...

Noticed the other day that Mobil 1 changed the data sheet for Extended Performance 0W-20 and the 100KV is at 8.3 now instead of 8.8. 8.8 one day and 8.3 the next. What a difference a day makes. ;)

Just now swapped my 2018 GMC Sierra’s original OE ACDelco rotors for NAPA Adaptive One Truck & SUV. I can’t feel my back anymore. ;) 95K miles on the truck and the OE did pretty good (I think) with our western PA weather and overly salted roads. I replaced the OE pads about 40k miles ago but...

Would love to see I pic too! My 1st new car was a ‘91 Civic DX hatchback. Same color red too. Radio, A/C and digital clock were optional. 😂 Great little car that served me well. It was dream to be an SI owner.

So what’s the consensus on Castrol GTX Full Synthetic for short(ish) OCI’s? I see this on sale all the time at good prices and was thinking of giving it a go. I typically use Valvoline Advanced in my 2018 GMC Sierra 5.3 GDI with 5k mile oil changes. I short trip during the week maybe 5-10 miles...

My 2018 Sierra 5.3 takes 8 qts, so I’d need two boxes just like I would with any other plastic 5 quart jugs. Without the clear window running down the entire side of the box to get the last 2 quarts in, it might be too much of a pain to deal with. But for my son’s 2020 Terrain which takes 6...

Thanks 👍🏻 I was under the impression that Havoline was making Lifelong available only at Walmart, similar to Quaker State and their Ultimate Protection line.

I thought this was a Walmart exclusive oil but I noticed today that Havoline Lifelong is on Amazon too. I don’t typically buy oil from Amazon but thought I’d ask all you experts here if you’ve got any news on this not being a Walmart exclusive anymore?

2018 GMC Sierra, 91,641miles. This OCI will be at 4,345. Doing this tomorrow when it’ll be a little warmer out Out - Valvoline Advanced 0w-20, ACDelco PF63 filter In - Valvoline Advanced 0w-20, ACDelco PF63 filter I was going to mix it up and go with the Valvoline Extended Protection but...

I just wanted a “cpupton” post to follow an “supton” post. ;) Actually this was an excellent question and often wondered that myself. I had my transmission go out at 77k miles on my GMC Sierra and few weeks ago. Out of warranty but I reached out to GM anyway. They are going to pony up about 10%...

General RT45’s on our 2017 Chevy Trax and they’ve been great in dry, wet and snow. Ride great too.