Recent content by dnewton3

Folks - Knock off the stupid potty talk, personal attacks, etc. This is a warning shot across the collective bow; don't let a few bad actors ruin it for everyone. Those of you on the edge, have been personally locked out of the thread.

Singular (or small subsets of) UOAs are NOT a tool to be used to make "better or worse" determinations for lubricant performance in regard to wear. There is far too little data to make such a declaration. And anyone who makes such a claim is flat wrong. Read this...

The main ways to combat ticks: - treat the lawn and area around buildings with good insecticide pellets or spray (some are pet safe once rain mixes product into lawn) - treat human clothing with Permethrin per directions (I buy in bulk and make my own spray rather than buy premixed) - use a...

Any ATF which is Dexron VI licensed uses the same add-pack (that's part of the license spec, IIRC). So there is no concern in mixing licensed lubes. Tossing in the Mercon LV will technically introduce a slightly different spec'd lube, but I doubt it would ever be enough of a concern in the...

Some info in that article does not add up ... The victim's statement indicated the fuel was "over 45% ethanol", but then the article went on to blame rain water getting into the fuel storage tank.

Looks OK, but then again, a 3500 km OCI isn't exactly a stretch for any lube, so the low numbers are to be expected. Consider extending the OCIs out; you're wasting a lot of money dumping perfectly good oil this early. You can easily double (probably triple) your OCI next time. The whole...

You're hitting on the same topic(s) which have been bantered here for decades. No; your search was not effective. Sure - get one that is at a discount dollar store which has no API cert. The PQIA website has some examples which fail the applicable tests. Well - you're well on the way down...

Again, you seem Hell-Bent on using UOAs in an improper and illogical manner. Without massive testing data (costing a few thousand $$$ and literally over several hundred thousand miles), you cannot use UOAs in the manner which you indicate. Did you bother to read the "normalcy" article linked...

Singular data points (and small subsets) are not a means to draw any conclusions in regards to wear differences in used oil analysis. It is utterly improper to claim you can make a determination of which oil was "better" (or worse) regarding wear, because you are completely ignoring the topic...

It's a fool errand to think a few UOAs will tell you with any certainty which product is better/worse, because of a serious lack of data. Without understanding the statistical variation (stdev), you have ZERO idea what is and is not "normal". It has already been mentioned, but this is a "must...

In the Midwest, the underside determines the value. Rust will degrade the car both physically and financially. Rust has more of an effect than miles out here. A good, clean Panther in the Midwest will go between $5k and $6k, but rusty ones drop quickly.

It's not just oil videos which AI is overrunning ... It's about every topic you can think of. I would estimate that 50% (or more) of YT is now AI junk. It's ruined a good thing. YT was a place I could go to find good content for specific tasks. Now, every search turns up more and more crap.

One thing I've learned from watching many South Main Auto and Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics is that you better use OEM electronic parts from OE sources, or you're asking for trouble. Any one of those sensors/components you've replaced could be suspect if they are not genuine OE quality from the...

There was a time when some Fram EG filters were 95% at 20um; their basic cellulose offering. Not bad at all. Then again, Toyota genuine filters are not nearly that good, something like 60% at 20um? ( I don't recall exactly, other than I was astonished how poor they were, ...) And yet most...

Proof that AI garbage is still king in YT world. Locked; because we're better than this.