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    Purolator Failures

    So...I'm much newer to the oil filter world here on BITOG than I am on the oil side of things. I see a lot of gripes here about Purolators tearing and I understand that can be a serious problem, but are there any cases here on BITOG where an engine failure has actually been caused by a faulty...
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    Mobil 1 5W/20 EP, 9980 Miles, 2005 Civic 1.7

    The BITOGer in my says "whoa! High Iron!" The realist in me says, great engine, you'll never experience an oil-related failure and the engine will outlast the rest of the car. Good luck
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    [Hack saw Open] Purolator L14459

    Bad filter, but a pretty darn clean engine for 153k on the clock
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    02 Saturn, Valvo NexGen 5W30, 6k on oil, 65k veh.

    Originally Posted By: mattwithcats Saturn S series cars are known to have a flaw in the oil drain back groove on the pistons. The groove clogs, resulting in piston ring wear and oil burning. Either 3K on Dino, or 7500 / OLM on full synthetic... Which filter, short (10241) or long (20195)...
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    Amsoil or Valvoline Maxlife for swelling gasket ?

    Originally Posted By: chevrofreak Gaskets won't swell, but rubber seals might. +1
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    M1 0w20, 6400 miles, 2006 Civic

    6.8cst @100C seems a tad thin...even still, the wear numbers don't indicate anything wrong. Nice report!
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    Oil Weight and Fuel Consumption at Warm-Up

    I would think that any 0W-30 might give minuscule fuel economy advantages. But the way you can really save a little cash using a 0W-30, is that by definition, 0W will be a synthetic. Because your car has a turbo, extended drains may not be your best bet, because the oil will be put through the...
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    Does WalMart really do this??

    I was at my local O'Reilly today switching out a battery that had gone bad. I decided to pick up a M1 filter for an oil change, as I had forgotten to get one before. My guy there, who I know a little, asked why I never bought oil there. I told him that they couldn't beat the prices of $25.xx for...
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    WM oil aisle, revisited

    I actually think that the drift away from 5W-20 is a reaction to the relatively low number of manufacturers that recommend it (the only ones that come to mind are the majority of Fords and some Chryslers). There is, however, an extremely fast growing number of manufacturers recommending 0w20 --...
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    Difference between Castrol 0W20 Black and Gold?

    I have the FB25 that specs 0W20 in my Forester (essentially your engine with bigger displacement) and have used among others: Castrol Gold, Pennz Platinum, Valvoline Synpower, Amsoil Signature, Subaru Genuine, and Mobil 1 -- all in 0W20 Although Mobil 1 gets a lot of flak on here, I find it to...
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    Changing weights in a Subaru?

    Hi all, Long time fan of the site, but this is my first topic. I'm very excited to hear the opinions of those here smarter than I. I have a 2011 Forester with 40000 and the FB25 engine that specs synthetic 0w-20 but allows for conventional 5w-30 and 5w-40 only as a top-off (even though...
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    Recommendations for a 2012 Subaru Legacy 2.5i

    Are you positive that your Legacy specs 5W-30? I have a 2011 Forester with an FB25 and it specs 0w-20 in all temperature ranges. I really doubt that there is a difference in oil for these two if the only difference between the engines is the car that they are seated in
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    Winter blend oil? Wut?

    Interesting, I was on QS's website not two weeks ago and this wasn't listed as one of their offerings. For a synblend, it's not remarkably thin at cold temperatures. Valvoline Durablend 5w-20 is thinner...
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    M1 and sticking lifter?

    "Post hoc ergo propter hoc" if you want to impress your high class friends at cocktail parties
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    GM 1.4 Ecotec Failure

    Post hoc ergo propter hoc It seems like there might be something else wrong with this engine. My aunt has this Ecotec and ran her second fill to around 12k with no problems
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