Recent content by Impatient

Does your Silverado specify Premium? I have a TGDI (Ecoboost) in my Transit…different beast, but if/when I go into the mountains, supposedly (per owners manual) I’m supposed to use midgrade vs regular (to stay at/above 87 octane)…regardless of elevation…Ford does suggest premium for towing...

Wow, yeah, Terry or not, I liked the TestOil lab…and I guess Terry was either sugar on top, or vinegar (😂🤣). But, I have to ask, if you can remember, your 8/14/2019 report was either NOT xw20, or there was a lot of thickening. Surely Terry said something about that

Sorry to hi-jack, but what does this “spiking” do for you?

Wow. Motul is well-respected around here, but I have zero experience or even hearsay about their ATF. This is my suggestion, but I am not a guru: more or less repeating what I suggested before: Assuming you still have 10qts of OEM Mercon LV, and assuming you can buy additional for $13-14...

Suresh, I bet you understand the difference between licensed fluids vs “recommended.” Are there any “licensed” LV fluids easily available to you? Castrol, Pennzoil, and even Walmart’s Supertech (from Warren) had “licensed” Mercon LV fluids at some point available in U.S. Supposedly, the...

I have some direct experience with the 6r80 in a 2015 Transit 250 van, and a lot of hearsay, so take it for what it’s worth. It sounds like you know at least as much as I do, so reading this is probably doing you no real good, other than encouraging you to keep trying. It sounds like each time...

disc material?? I think I should reset how my comments sounded. I DO think you have addressed your transmission sooner than 99% of people, but that may be a good thing, especially given what you found. It is theoretically possible many transmissions have this “swarf,” but the transmission...

And I thought I worried too much. I can’t comment on your transmissionmission “sand,” but your motor seems fine. it’s too early to expect all “factory swarf” to be completely gone yet. On your transmission….i don’t know, maybe normal “factory swarf” there as well, or maybe not. Does GM say...

Thanks. I almost bought some Pentius online, but Advance Auto had a sale (don’t they always?) and I got several Premium and EP instead so I am good for awhile now. Of course, I still manage to fret about the one for my Subaru, as the CQ valve pressure relief setting doesn’t match the high...

aren’t some Pentius filters also “in the club?” And for Carquest, is it just their Premium and Premium EP, or are any lesser Carquests in this club, or just those two levels?

My reasoning could be flawed, but is: If engine not warmed up, all oil is thicker than optimum. No need to make matters worse with an “even-thicker” oil. One thing I like about the AMSOIL Signature Series, it’s viscosity at 40C is thinner than many. I have no idea how thick any oil is at 0C...

Sorry, “Life” interjected recently, not that anyone actually missed me. 4 things to add (or repeat): 1) the soonest this ESP will go in anything is a year from now. I just changed oil(s) before this purchase. The Subie got AMSOIL Signature Series 5w30 and the EcoBoosts got HPL (mostly 5w30...

I did get some useful info from this thread. Thank you to those who provided such. One unexpected thing I learned is that one of the underlying questions I had was covered in a Mobil 1 Extended Performance vs Mobil 1 ESP thread that I had not seen before. So to the poster who questioned my...

Well, if you don’t mind, if you would, go back and read my 2 use cases (mostly short-tripping Subaru H6, and intermittent RV use, on-road off-road in the Transit Gen 1 EcoBoost, running 8k-10k between OC’s trying to avoid getting oil changes mid-trip in small towns). Then tell me 1 or 2 oils...

Thanks. Yes, it’s possible Valvoline Restore and Protect would have been smarter for the Subaru, but, hey, cheapskate (if the rebate comes through). I bought this “low mileage” 3.6, but now it appears it had a rougher previous life than I previously thought. Hence “cleaner oil” might be...