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Originally Posted by ctechbob Probably the EGR or some other solenoid. Both my J Series cars do exactly what you describe. Never worried about it. I may have to look into that. I have a thread on an acura forum and this was never brought up so it is something to try. I try not to worry about...

I had read that as well, I swapped the #5 with #4 or #6, and the sound still seemed to come from #5 with the stethoscope. It does sound like the sound is tied to rpms and it sounds to me like it is 1 tick/knock per rev so it would make sense if it was something like an injector or valve...

Hi all, i was encouraged to get a UOA based on this thread. here are the results. The last part of the test looks different than other UOA's that I've seen, anyone care to explain what ST, OXI, NIT, SUL, W, A are?. To my uneducated eye it looks like everything is decent, please let me know your...

Sure, the basic test is $25+tax, dropped off at the parts department. TAN and TBN were extra's, I think they were $20 each. I dropped my sample off on Wednesday morning and had the results emailed to me Friday afternoon. I was told all the testing is done at their Edmonton facility.

Originally Posted by pitzel Regina, no hills, no extended idling on congested freeways. Cold weather keeps excessive temperatures to a minimum. Unless the oil smells like petrol, I can't think of a reason why possibly you wouldn't be able to extend. I think Kramer equipment up by Buck's Auto...

I have never notice a gasoline smell during oil changes, but I have never smelled specifically for it. Will definately do it next change. As for water and fuel evaporating from the oil, especially on cold the -20 to -30 days the car is just getting up to temp when I get to work, so I feel like...

I checked the owner's manual, says nothing about OCI's apart from using api approved 5w20, and following the OLM. I expect the OLM would take into account the winter operating conditions the car sees, but I would feel better with that verified with a UOA.

Originally Posted by sdowney717 Cold temperatures means less heat stress on oil. I suppose less chance of it burning into carbon tars. Definitely extend an oil change till the spring, as long as the oil still has a good filter. Yeah, I'm not real concerned with the oil "wearing out" due to heat...

Originally Posted by Danno I live in a similar climate, cold as heck in the winter. Did an oil change about 4 years ago on a winter short tripped Cobalt. Used Bosch filter cartridge and PP 5W-30. About 5,000 km oil change interval. The oil filter was gelled something bad and had collapsed on...

Thanks guys, I figured the UOA suggestion was coming. I was hoping there was a more settled debate about short tripping in a fairly cool climate, and how it affects recommended OCI's, seems some of you don't feel it is an issue. Since I feel confidant that my oil can go farther that the 4500mi...

Hi fellas, I don't see an "introductions" subforum here, so I will let this be my introduction. I have poked my head in on this forum a handful of times over the last few years but nothing really consistently. recently i have done a bit more reading on here and found some info that makes me...