Recent content by Ericm

Thanks for posting this, esp. comparing 0w-16 and 0w-20. I think there may be a typo in the 0w-20 Total Metals. Should it be 10?

I wonder if they re-tested the PL10241? The Spec sheet they sent me in 2023 shows 99% @ 30 microns. (Sorry image is so small.)

This YT video from Whip City Wrencher seems to show an Amsoil EA15K13 that looks to me like the old Fram Ultra pink media and expanded metal backing. The mfr date for filter was Aug 2022. I wonder if they still have these or if they've changed since then?

Wow. Thank you for your informative and interesting video. I have been thinking the same as you regarding higher number of pleats perhaps being as important as surface area. I also base this on other folk's images of carbon collecting in the pleat "toughs" as you mention. I imagine the oil flow...

Purchased mid Feb 2024. Gentle driving with 2000 mile (mostly 60-70mph freeway) road trip near end of 4 month - 4198 mile OCI. Mainly wanted to check level of fuel dilution. Though the 1.8L engine is port injected, the engine is constantly turning off and on as car switches between battery power...

I wonder if the Amsoil Ea0-36 or Ea0-44 would fit the car.

Thanks for everyone's comments.

I did #1 and assured oil was drawn in at about 3/4" below end of dipstick. The other steps I did not do, but make good sense to me. I might add that keeping the sample bottle open for as short a time as possible is also prudent. From my limited experience on two baseline samples, one was open...

I'm not an expert either. Maybe there was another source of Si like an air system leak??? Anyhow, I was disappointed that this happened right in the middle of this "final" test. There are so many variables I wish I could do more to see a trend, but I bought six of these PC test kits and have...

Another particle count data point. I ran a Pure One filter for 4000 miles. I pulled an oil sample, then changed to an EaO filter without adding any new oil. I ran the EaO for 549 more miles and pulled the second sample. IMPORTANT NOTE: IT LOOKS AS IF THE EaO SAMPLE MAY HAVE BEEN MISTAKENLY...

From the Purolator and Mobil sites, it appears the M1-201 is the oversize equivalent to the PL24011. by the way, the Purolator filter site says the normal (and oversize) filters for the Aveo have no pressure relief valve. I think this means the engine has one built in. I assume this may help...

If you plan to go for a longer OCI one option may be to use an oversize PureOne, if there is room for it. The increased surface area helps offset the restriction of the finer filter. I cross referenced your Aveo on the Baldwin site for an oversize option and back to Purolator. It looks like the...

Sorry, I forgot to post particles are quantity per ml. Less is cleaner.

Another particle count data point. I ran a Premium plus filter for 4000 miles (with 1.5 qt. make up oil). I pulled an oil sample, then changed to a Pure One filter without adding any new oil. I ran the P1 for 470 more miles and pulled the second sample. (More Details at end of post.)...

I am running a Premium Plus oil filter. I plan to draw a sample for a particle count at about 4500 miles. I then plan to replace filter with new Pure One filter without changing oil, run for a short time and pull another sample for a comparative PC. I want to see if the P1 cleans up the oil to...