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Originally Posted By: scott37300 Car is my moms 08 civic 1.8L. Looking for a filter on the weekend since the honda shop isn't open. Advance has purolator pure one filters on sale for 5 bucks a piece. Is this a decent filter for the 1.8L using 5w20? Or is there a better one I should look into...

Originally Posted By: wolf_06 My mecanic told me he was using quaker state before, but he told me he had to stop, he said it creates a kind of paste/sluge ish in the engine if you use it too often. He is a ex mecanic teacher and master mecanic at a chevy dealer. He now do business at his...

Originally Posted By: Oldwolf Originally Posted By: Gokhan Negotiate. Go to toyotapartseast.com and type in the part no for Toyota (which you can find on the picture in the first post here). Get a printout of the price and show it to the dealer. You should be able to get it for $5.50 or less...

now you done it...

Originally Posted By: SLCraig Allow me to just say that I would not be buying a Mazda3 in Ohio if you plan on keeping it. I would be waiting to see if they can solve their rust issues before ever considering a Mazda. In a southern climate, they are fine. In a Northern climate, they are always...

exactly, and iirc Mazda states in the om to use Castrol.

wow...thank god i didn't buy a new pilot. unless the current 12' were revised but i haven't heard of anything of such nature. sounds like the same old vcm [censored] on the current 3.5l

how dare you make a statement like that..j/k i can't believe suburu says in the om that if you change to syn you should stick with it.

all good info here guys...remember i'm doing 5k oci.. volk06-i see your from iowa as well,has this been one hot summer or what?

thx everybody for your replys...very interesting reading.

o.k. guys go easy on me as i'm in the learning stages.i just saw a thread about all of the store grp III synthetic oils out there not really being true synthetics like amsoil,rl,rp,motul. so my very simple q's is should i just stick to a really good conv. like pyb? or do i really get added...

i guess if you think 18-19 avg mpg on that new tacoma is an improvement. i know some of those chevy/gmc trucks can easily get that, unless you had that big block special.

i don't even see 0w30 on there website...

Originally Posted By: yeehaw1960 Pulled the coil. Stared at it ("men who stare at coils"). Cleaned it up (it was pretty clean already) and sanded the rust off the flywheel. Put it back on and the engine started. I think the plug wire may have some damage inside. Moving it around restablished...

Originally Posted By: Xstang Originally Posted By: LeakySeals Originally Posted By: jek Any thoughts on going with a mobil ow40 or t6. i'm just throwing this out there that's all guys.just getting opinions that's all. perhaps the w30 is the ideal. i do here about t6 seeming to do well, but not...