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I said "I think" and "I believe ", implying opinion as opposed to specific knowledge. As far as I know, it's still OK to offer opinion on public message boards. Please let me know if BITOG prohibits this.

Originally Posted by Spitter I was interested in the maximum power 0w30 pennzoil for a 2016 impala 3.6. I notice it doesnt carry dexos1 gen2 approval but could i use this safely? What does dexos offer that sn+ doesnt have? I wouldn't worry much about d1g2. I think any API SN+ synthetic, in the...

Originally Posted by jayjr1105 Originally Posted by Kage860 I have met people who lease cars and only change the oil when the oil/check engine light comes on to pass inspection and/or before they turn it back in. Makes you wonder. With full synthetic oil, that's not even that terrible...

Safety Kleen is one that I attempted to buy. A large chain of brake and muffler shops in my old home town used it. They weren't interested in selling me any though unless I was bringing my car in for an oil change special. Retailing quarts or even a couple of cases wasn't their thing.

I've actually been interested in using recycled oil at several times in the past. Problem has always been price and availability. NextGen was the only one I could find on the shelf at same or even higher prices as premium conventional. All other variations were either available only at...

I read Keith's autobiography "Life". According to the book, he was able to make arrangements with an artist couple who were on the list of registered heroin addicts. In exchange for lodging in his caretaker's cottage, they upped their allotments of pharmaceutical grade heroin and syringes...

Originally Posted by bbhero Holyyyyy cowwwww Yeah that motor has a shortened life... No way around that fact... Absolutely true! But it's only a '17 with under 60k. Assuming the body's not ate up with door dings and corner crunches and the seats aren't covered in ciggie burns...the sky's...

Originally Posted by Ursatdx Originally Posted by maxdustington Originally Posted by ZeeOSix Why do people do this level of neglect? That's just nuts. Let's pretend it had 3 7500 mi OCIs with the last one done at a 20k mile service or something. Blaming mental health is so trendy, but someone...

Originally Posted by ZeeOSix Why do people do this level of neglect? That's just nuts. I think mostly things like this "just happen " because the car is in the hands someone for whom car maintenance just isn't on their radar. I've known plenty of people who've never cracked open an owner's and...

What about Vredestein Quatrac 5? They are 3PMSF and available in your stock size.

Originally Posted by Doublehaul I wonder when we will start getting cars with lifetime engine oil? We are already there with transmissions and coolant GM must have been close to this in 1970. My aunt had a 70 Cutlass that got topped up only when the low oil pressure light came on. Was 5 or 6...

I always used Bel Ray on the dirt bikes. I believe it was an aluminum compound and it was commonly available at motorcycle shops.

1.3l Firefly in my 2019 Renegade TH has been a treat to drive. Plenty of grunt down low to make city driving painless. It's no performance engine. Gets all its work done low in the rev range then signs off early. Makes a great urban errand runner as well as a pretty good backroad explorer.

Originally Posted by 14Accent That engine looks to be spec'd for Chrysler MS-13340, which means you can either use the Chrysler 0W-30 oil or Pennzoil Platinum 5w-30 which carries the MS-13340 spec. This^^^ Factory fill was probably Selenia Digitek 0w-30 which meets FIAT 9.55535-GS1. There is no...

I like plastic drain plugs! There, I've said it. I worked with them for 30 years on industrial equipment. Even on gearboxes in a steel mill, with red hot billets rolling by, no problems. The good part is that it's impossible for a lube tech to strip out your oil pan threads. He'll owe you a...