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    Best Oil Testing Service Providers ?

    Maybe re-post this here.
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    2019 Mazda CX-5 2.5T M1 5w30 7422 mi

    Originally Posted by drtyler Blackstone cannot measure the presence of fuel, so please do not pay attention to their fuel % on the report. Originally Posted by JOD I suspect there's fuel in the oil. Considering the high flashpoint of the the oil (230C), I don't think it precludes there being...
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    2019 Mazda CX-5 2.5T M1 5w30 7422 mi

    Originally Posted by jayjr1105 Why is it thinning out without any fuel dilution? I've always been skeptical when people blamed shearing, but maybe I shouldn't be?
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    2019 Mazda CX-5 2.5T M1 5w30 7422 mi

    Last UOA is here. On the one hand, I feel kind of silly changing out Mobil 1 at 7400 miles. On the other, my viscosity had already hit the bottom end of 5w30 range in that usage. New fill is Meijer (Warren) synthetic 5w30.
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    Road Hazard

    Originally Posted by Chris142 You would be amazed at how many people would blame the tire for that. Paraphrasing more Tire Rack reviews than I can count: "These tires pick up more nails than any I've ever had before. I'll never buy this brand again!"
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    Mazda Skyactiv PE01-14-302A-MV Cut Open

    Originally Posted by Mulligan A heavy, if weirdly shaped, spring: It's only weirdly shaped if you've not seen a lot of springs that are designed to compress to a shorter length than [number of turns] x [wire thickness].
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    You want to see a bubbly tire sidewall?

    Originally Posted by Lolvoguy General. You can see closer in the link posted. I don't think so. The entire "G" is visible on the blister, and there's another letter between that an the "E".
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    They mounted my directional tires backwards

    Originally Posted by 92saturnsl2 The tire shop even had the audacity to tell me that it didn't matter which way they put it on... Odds are that CapriRacer would agree with the shop.
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    2013 Ford Edge; Castrol 5w-20 7.3k mi

    Originally Posted by yardbird ...it ended up totaled from a falling light pole someone hit. "One in a million shot, Doc."
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    UOA question

    It depends on your definition of 'all'. You're talking about a situation where you're going to have very high concentrations at first, but they'll never truly go to zero.
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    2013 Ford Edge; Castrol 5w-20 7.3k mi

    Originally Posted by yardbird ...is it possible to go to 8k miles with no problems? You went almost that far already! Your TBN at the end was still 4.7 - I'd have no hangups about going longer on this oil.
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    2019 Mazda CX-5 2.5T FF 5w30 6230 mi

    Originally Posted by diyjake I would try 5k OCI to try to keep the viscosity from getting so thin. Yeah, this fill will definitely get a UOA. I want to see if the factory fill was maybe thinner than what they recommend for continuing fills.
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    2019 Mazda CX-5 2.5T FF 5w30 6230 mi

    Hey, thanks. New fill is vanilla Mobil 1 5w30. Next fill will likely be Harvest King full synthetic. This fill saw a very high percentage of highway miles, probably 70-80% of the total. I subscribe to the 'drive it normally without being stupid' theory of engine break-in, and the CX-5 was no...
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    2019 Mazda CX-5 2.5T FF 5w30 6230 mi

    Since I don't see a lot of data for the Mazda SkyActiv-T, here's the first UOA for my CX-5. So much for the theory of high Mo in Mazda factory fills...
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    Studless V/S studded winter tires

    Originally Posted by Bighorn2500 In Michigan we're not allowed to run studs in the lower peninsula, Has the law changed? Last I knew, if a police officer wanted to be a jerk, they could force a driver on studded tires to produce documentation from the tire manufacturer that demonstrates that...
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