Recent content by gasman556

Great move imo. Amsoil SS is good hooch and your V8 says “thanks”!

PG media and filtration is superior to Toyota though, no?

have you had experience with CQP filters distorting before? I haven't run them and have a Toyota V8 that takes them.

That's a hell of a drain plug!

That looks like it’d work just fine!

There’s a long/slender gray funnel I’ve got that works great for these 3.5 Honda J series engines. I’ll try to find a link, but you’ll know it when you see it. No need for a two filter setup like you had to improvise. Yikes about what you pulled off. Nice job on the oil/filter.

You may be right about the color, but with that said that'd be the first I've ever heard of the color change. If I were you, I'd change that coolant out asap. And I'd run a couple of changes through to where it looked pink vs orange. EDIT: I mean run the coolant volume changes enough to where...

I don’t know for sure, but the coolant that truck likely calls for is their pink stuff. Just a heads up as orange is not typical for Toyota coolant.

This you after you change your oil?

agreed about corporate culture creep down into the guys turning wrenches. I used to have no problem sending an uninformed woman to DT knowing she'd be taken care of like a little sister. No more. They try to upsell all sorts of trash now - wipers, alignments, etc. I had a guy insist my...

Here’s one off a 2026 odyssey with 4400ish miles on it. I was peer pressured here by someone (can’t remember who) to buy a filter cutter. I did. Pics below. Media currently drying out. Filter magnets doing their thing quite nicely!

2026 Honda odyssey with 9675 on the odo and 4276 oci. OUT: Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 0w20, car quest filter 84356 IN: HPL 0W30 premium plus pax car and car quest filter 84356

Toyota 5.7L V8 with 94638 on the clock and a 5033 mile OCI. I left the Amsoil filter in place for another run since it's got plenty of life left. OUT: HPL PPCMO 0W30 IN: HPL PPCMO 5W30

Amsoil is better. Toyota charges more bc they have fanboi’s that will buy it because of their sticker being on the bottle. If you’re chasing quality, get the Amsoil.

HPL green is my vote. Amsoil is also good hooch. If you want technical data, email HPL.