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These are the two VOAs I have in my files from online somewhere, probably this site:

I've seen a few others test multiple oils back to back but I agree that ideally testing would be done after 2 or 3 cycles of the same brand. I guess it was my way of testing both engine metals in oil and how well the potential oils I plan on using hold up in a riding season - mostly curious how...

This is my 2nd UOA from this bike. First oil change shown is M1 V-TWIN MC oil (on right). This analysis was Valvoline VR1 conventional 20w-50 (left). I put in Amsoil V-TWIN 20w-50 this fall and will analyze that next year, then M1 15w-50 after that. Not sure what's going on with the titanium...

Flushed/changed brake fluid for first time in my life this fall on 2008 Harley Road King (no ABS). Bought a mityvac (8100 I think) at harbor freight with a 25% off coupon. Used the tip that goes to a point and stuck that into the bleeder end, worked like a charm. No air introduced during bleed...

FYI if you haven't see it, RevRider posted in his Honda Valkyrie with various oils tested and he had a UOA posted this year with the latest one being Valvoline Synth MC 10w-40.

FYI 5 gal pails of Mystick 15W40 and 15W50 (CJ-4) are on sale at Mill's Fleet Farm PLUS they have a $25 mail in rebate so it's $27.99 total after rebate... that amounts to 71 cents a quart for semi-synth diesel oil. Not bad!

My wife has a 2006 Toyota Rav4 when I met her, not sure which engine it was, just the base 4 cyl. Not long after I met her, around 140 to 150k on car she noticed the oil light coming on. That's when I started monitoring it. That thing used just over 1 qt oil per 1k and it was getting worse. I...

Originally Posted By: Reddy45 150 mile round trip commute?! Yes but I work from home 2 to 3 days a week. Takes 1 hour 15 min each way. I just remembered that I put 3 quarts of M1 TVWIN in, and quarter of a quart of M1 15W-50 when I filled up in fall 2016 because I had it left over so that...

This is my first UOA from a motorcycle, wish I would have sent in some on my 84 Honda Magna V65 oil samples before I sold it. Details for this UOA: I change oil/filter once a year before winter storage. Bought the bike in spring of 2015 from original owner who only put 6,500 mi on it since new...

With the 2017 Pennzoil rebate on a 5 qt jug of 5w-30 at walmart, which was I believe $12, I ended up only paying $10 for the oil plus I get the oil filters for free on amazon (I get amazon gift cards using bing rewards) so it's cheap peace of mind for me. The UOA was the most expensive part!

EDIT: The oil history I listed is wrong, I had a brain f@rt. The first 4 oil changes within 2 years were free, I only did 3 within that 2 years, forgot about that. So it was: FF Chevy dealer fill 5w-30 (dino I believe) 3x Pennzoil PPP 5w-30 2x

2014 Chevy Cruze Eco 6MT. First time UOA, collected sampled after 75mi drive @ ~45degF, collected during drain. Oil history was factory fill, Pennzoil PPP (2x). Blackstone said universal averages on this engine are 7k, since I'm half that I would hope to see half the copper, but that wasn't the...

Thought about using the Vtwin trans fluid too, but the local Fleet Farm store carries Amsoil Severe Gear 75w-90 in stock and runs sales on it occasionally for $12.99 so I just stick with that. I'd like to try 75w-110 or the Vtwin trans but at full price it's not as temping. An amsoil dealer on...

I'll snap a picture of the bottles next time I'm there. It looks just like the one you linked too, but doesn't have that white section in the middle mentioning service cats. Thanks for the API link to the product though, I hadn't seen that before.

I noticed on both the new 2 gal jug and 5 gal pails of Mystik 15w-50 at Mill's Fleet Farm that there is no longer any mention of service categories. No Cx or Sx ratings. Thought that was interesting.