Recent content by jaxf250

Very interested to hear how your Enerburn trial went - please update us. Thank you. Originally Posted By: beanoil Follow up... My short trial of ArchOil 6200 in diesel is over. My PSD is a really great running truck, and usually regens about every 600-800 miles. As stated, soot percentage...

Originally Posted By: FetchFar Originally Posted By: jaxf250 .Yeah, doing a regular intake cleaning like I'm used to in the past (with SeaFoam or such) is apparently not a good idea on these Ecoboost engines. See this 2 part video set: http://youtu.be/0irwbwpuEbQ http://youtu.be/nK2eXdaydqI...

Originally Posted By: Ken2 Let's hope Ford extends the warranty on all the Ecoboost engines to cover everything related to that technology, and extend it for life of the vehicle, or at least the hoped-for life of the parts. The auto makers should not use customers for engine development...

Originally Posted By: sicko Oil life monitors have shown to be very accurate, so you should feel comfortable following it. The one caveat I'd mention is if your owner's manual says to change your oil more often then what the oil life monitor tells you, follow your owners manual during your...

Originally Posted By: Miller88 1.5L, so it must be a manual? As replied to already by another, it's a 6-spd automatic that you can sport-shift if you want to.

Originally Posted By: 2KBMW Jaxf250. I too just bought a new vehicle (GMC Terrain) with D.I. and have the same concerns. From what I've researched there is nothing to put in the gas to help keep the intake valves clean. Any cleaning will have to be done by spraying cleaner through the air inlet...

Originally Posted By: dparm Carbon buildup was a problem with the first-generation direct injection cars. It's been [mostly] worked out now. I would stick with the 5w20 as the manufacturer requires. Your car is not air-cooled and doesn't need thicker oil in the summer. Thicker just steals...

Originally Posted By: jrustles If it specs 5w20, it will be fine. The PP ought to be ideal. How does it drive?? Thanks for the nod on the PP. Re: driving - Very peppy for such a small motor in a mid-size sedan. Plenty of power for most normal driving situations. It's pretty well-equipped and...

Hi All - Newbie here on BITOG forums, and wanted to seek advice from the serious oil geeks/experts here ;-) I'm new to GTDI engines and from research they seem to be prone to carbon buildup on the intake valves, esp. with the PCV routing etc. Plus they run a bit rich over non-turbo engines it...