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    Saturn owners-what oil has worked the best for you?

    I use 3 qts M1 5w30 + 1 qt M1 15w50 in the winter, and 3qts 10w30 + 1 qt 15w50 in the summer. My saturn is a 97 SL1 with 109,000 miles. This thicker mixture seems to control the consumption a little better. I am at 1qt every 1.5k-2k miles with 7k intervals. The consumption is slow right after...
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    Does Saturn sludge problem affect Fram Sure Drain

    Maybe I can clear up the question here. I put one on my 97 SL1 and it would not hold the oil because it does not seat against the pan correctly. I use them on my ford truck and my honda crv without a problem, but the saturn will lose a quart a day if you keep it on. Fram told me they are working...
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    New QS Formulation

    Maybe they just added new advertising....
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    Saw Mobil 1 at Sams Club, $3.88/qt

    Not true. I have been to all Wal Mart's in SLC, UT, and they dont have the jugs right now. However, they are selling quarts for less than 4 dollars.
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    Are Saturns oil burners?

    My 97 SL1 (1.9 SOHC) with 106,000 miles is pretty typical I think among saturns. I burn about 1qt every 4K-5K miles. I have been topping of with M1 15W-50 this last change, and that has seemed to slow it a bit.
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    mobil 1 0w20

    I cant find it either. I finally decided to use M1 SS 5W-30 instead. I buy cheap 5W-20 and keep the receipts for warranty purposes and just use the 5W30.
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    Which Ford Spec 5w-20?

    I'll tell you what I do. I have a 02 Honda CRV that "requires" the 5W20 like your Ford. I buy the 5W20 and filter on the same day and keep the receipt. Instead, I use Mobil 5W30 SS. This costs me an extra $10 (5qts 5W20 @ $2/qt) because I buy twice the oil, but I have an original receipt proving...
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    Gunk Motor Flush results

    I would idle it for the 10 minutes, but dont use the whole bottle of gunk if you have that much sludge. Maybe use 1/4 to a 1/3 of the whole application.
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    Gunk Motor Flush results

    I think I still spent less than an Auto RX treatment. Two supertech filters cost $4, and the oil was below a $1 for each quart. Cant remember exactly but I believe each gunk bottle was $2 or so. Anyway no chunks came out when the oil was drained. The oil was very dirty on the first drain. The...
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    Gunk Motor Flush results

    Thought you guys might want to know about a Gunk flush that I did last night: 1. Ran one bottle of Gunk for 10 minutes. 2. Drained oil, changed filter. 3. Refilled with oil and new filter 4. Added another bottle of gunk and ran for 10 minutes. 5. Drained oil, changed filter. 6. Ran a couple...
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    Mobile 0W-20

    Where do you work? I will come take it off your hands for you..
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    Mobile 0W-20

    So now that it is (almost) March, when you guys expect to see this stuff at your local Walmart or Kmart? My 02 CRV is getting thirsty....
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    Oils that are too thick for the application

    it is not really absorbing it quicker, it is suffering faster because it cannot dissipate as well.
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    should I get a fram suredrain?

    The funny thing was mine did too. I bought and installed it and lost over a quart of oil during the next week. I called fram and they said they dont make one for the saturn. The book is mistaken.
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    Does the new Honda Accord i-VTEC engine have oil comsumption problems?

    I have a 2002 CRV that has the same 2.4 160hp 4 that the 2003 accord has. I am up to 11,000 miles and have no oil consumption at all.
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