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Originally Posted By: Carnoobie I change my ATF every 6 months, and I drive 12-15k KM (not miles, but KM) a year and I drive the thing like a kitten. So your changing your ATF around every 4000 miles? What a waste why dont you save the money your spending on ATF and buy a new car. Then you...

yes mostly hwy driving, im glad it looks alot better than the metro. Can someone tell me if its still in the 5w30 range, how do i tell?

comments Your Jeep is looking really good in its first analysis. Wear metals are low compared to universal averages and that's a good sign that the engine is happy and healthy. Iron is especially impressive at only eight ppm. Universal averages show typical wear levels for this type of engine...

I got some Defy on the self ill use next. i think ill do one more uoa just to double check, and i always keep my eye open for another metro O and 53mpg is the best ive got with it, if anyone was wondering

no i dont have a tach, hard to find one for a 3cyl but i do have bigger tires on it so the rpms are lower at hwy speed. ive read alot of metros burn oil at higher rpms but im always going below 65mph. Not really sure ware the oils going, no leaks, never noticed blueish smoke but im losing...

the averages were aluminum 3 copper 9 lead 3 every thing else was close to the same. and for the miles not really sure it says 45k could be 145k or 245k

i have mobil 5000 in it now with just over 3000 miles on it should i change it and and test it now or wait till 5k? i did change the pcv valve at the last oil change so oil useage seemed to go down alittle

my very first uoa Valvoline synpower 5w40, mostly all Hwy driving 4qt sump added 3qts makeup oil From blackstone Universal averages show how metals should look from the Suzuki 1.0L after about 4,300 miles on the oil. You ran a fairly comparative number of miles on this sample, though your...

i agree with the OP bad idea to run 10000miles without getting oil tested, and how many of you have torn down an engine with coolent in it, im gonna guess zero cuz thats not what it looks like, that looks like sludge im sure the car had an external coolent leak.

you can do what you want, cuz im sure you gonna anyway. But in school they told us not to add oil until its at the ADD mark, something about some cars will burn oil faster if the level is higher,and most cars it takes 1qt from the add mark to fill so its easier to know how much oil your using

it would be going in a 04 jeep liberty 3.7 with 220k and 95 explorer with 155k,they both call for 5w30, The jeep sees about 3000 miles a month, so maybe ill use it for one change in the jeep then go to a 5w30 in December and save the rest of the 10w30 for the spring. o and the PP is the older SM

so this is my first post, a month or so ago i got some pp at napa for like 3.92 a qt but its 10w30, and was wondering with MN winter coming soon how cold of temp would i be able to use the 10w30