Recent content by mitsuman47

0w-Diddy I’m here all night, folks. Don’t forget to tip your waitress.

What was your last username?

This is really bad news. I hope that didn’t come from the same bottle you poured in the engine. It appears to be cavitating, and it isn’t even in the engine. We told you the ESP 0w-30 was the correct choice. But, you didn’t listen.

I’m glad you’re happy with your choice. AFE isn’t a bad oil. However, it seems we have a strong placebo effect going on here.

Nope. Same exact engine. If they did, what magic they use on the Mexican variant that allows 0w-20 up to 20w-50? Do whatever you need to do so you can sleep well at night, and have dreams of the “perfect” oil viscosity. But, don’t incorrectly convince yourself that a change from 3.0 to 3.5...

Not sure I would call them crazy thick. The Mexican owners manual for my Frontier allows for anything from 0w-20 up to 20w-50 (extra super crazy thick?) as long as the winter rating is correct for your expected ambient temps. Good ol’ USA OM only recommends 0w-20. This was purely a decision...

Most of those are API. They could have simply listed SP, and it would’ve covered the prior ones as well. For the Ford approval, I’m not sure how stringent it is. But, I’m not sure I could find a single example of someone being impressed by it. AFE is a fine oil. But, there’s no way we can...

Nothing in those screenshots makes me think there’s anything special about that oil. What are you seeing?

Amazing, if true. But, I thought sea levels were rising and we were all in big trouble? 🤔

As others have said, likely residual. All 3 of my vehicles have about the same amount remaining in the sump after an oil change vs when the engine is dry. Always makes me chuckle when people won’t run an oil filter for two OCIs, even if the manufacturer recommends it, with the reasoning that...

4.0 I6 - 1990 Jeep Comanche 4.0 V8 - 2008 M3

That’s the first thing that came to mind for me, as well. Translation apps are far from perfect.

Sure enough. I found it.

Yeah, I’m intrigued. That’s quite specific for an owners manual. @Osman Any chance you can post a picture of the owners manual page that’s recommending <2,000ppm calcium?

Not sure how accurate this is, but it has been passed around for quite some time. Punch in your 40 and 100c viscosities and it’ll graph them for you. https://www.widman.biz/English/Calculators/Graph.html