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How has the Bitex hub been holding up? I'm impressed with mine

Its an all weather chainsaw oil. I checked it over ice - very little change in viscosity

I was referring to use chainsaw oil (aka, bar and chain oil) for the inside of the hub where the pawls and ratchet teeth are.

2007 when I started doing my oil changes on my new vehicle never looked back - but not sure it has made a difference other than making me feel good :)

I have a road bicycle that I built a wheel for (fun project - wheel works great). The hub is a Bitex RAR12 and I have tried different lubes on the pawls/ratchet teeth in the freehub with various degrees of success. I used Park Tools Grease (the blue stuff) and maybe used too much as it felt...

I realize its been a while, but I have a Bitex hub and have been trying different lubes for the ratchets. All weather Bar and Chain oil (for chainsaws) seems to be working great. Have you switched from Phil's Tenacious?

Originally Posted By: Garak Originally Posted By: oilpsi2high How difficult is it to choose one of those oils that meets the spec, and then change it when the OWNERS MANUAL says to? Just because some guy online ran a "guaranteed" oil for 15000 miles doesnt mean you should do it. If the car is...

Originally Posted By: camrydriver111 A lot of people actually do run synthetic at 5k intervals. Probably not BITOGers but lots of people do it. The reason why it's a waste of money is because the oil is usually still good after 5k. It's not because dino is equally good. It's because you're...

I've been on this forum for a while and have seen the predominant opinion remain that "there is no reason to use synthetic oils for short (5K mile) OCIs". Admittedly this is an unscientific polling of this forum. However, many of the oil companies tout the benefits of using synthetic oils in...

The return process had mixed results. I tried to return it to the store closest to home and they wouldn't take it because I bought it at another store. I wasn't happy but I understood where they were coming from. When I took it to the original store there were no issues with the return. In fact...

Originally Posted By: GumbyJarvis You shoulda learned on here, check the caps first That's the weird thing. The cap was NOT broken, just the aluminum seal was. I don't know how that can be done. I'm not even sure you could tell the color difference in the side level strip, but I suspect if I...

Got home from Walmart with 6 quarts of Mobil1 0W30 (1Qt bottle and 5Qbottle) I put the 1st quart in and it is see-through amberish I crack open the plastic cap (yes it wasn't broken) on the 5Qt bottle and hear a "pssss" and my eyebrow raises. The foil was crumpled I pulled it back and the...

I appreciate everyone's input to my post. I just want to add that according to Pennzoil, their synthetic oils are superior to dino or blends for "severe driving conditions": "Examples of severe driving conditions are stop-and-go driving, frequent short trips, extreme hot or cold temperatures...

I am wondering *if* synthetic oil is superior to dino for short trips and/or lots of stop and go (city) driving. Also, if the synthetic oil is superior for these applications, can you tell me why? You can assume the vehicle is in good working condition and is in the 40k range. I'm not...

Originally Posted By: 45ACP Type of car? And what about PU? Ive heard people say their cars run the best on Royal Purple. aquariuscsm says that about his Z. Honda Fit Sport 2008 w/26K miles. I tend to run it hard (rev's vary alot especially on freeway hill climbs and stop/go traffic) I may...