Recent content by Patrick0525

At this mileage, I would try out of spec Valvoline R&P 5w-30 every 5K mi and see if ur oil consumption improves. It is a non Euro spec oil. It would be a great R&P clean up project with results for the forum.

Fixed typo.

A few months ago, I was shopping for a 2nd back up car - a 2023 CX-5 with 36k mi. It was an early lease return (daughter sent poor dad to the retirement village) at the Mazda dealer and was sold as a re-certified vehicle with their 100k power train warranty. CARFAX said dear old school dad did...

Agree. U need to avoid direct injection and CVT. The RAV4 uses both DI and port. The 25 Mazda CX5 hybrid’s power train is equivalent to the 25 RAV4 except for the battery material and it is cheaper. Confirmed by a Mazda salesman.

She should switch to a carbon activated CAF and do an annual filter replacement so she can breath more freely. Aroung $15 @ Rockauto.

I hate pulling a CAF with an unknown birthdate. If it is overfilled, the top debris during withdraw could accidentally be scrapped off into the blower fan assembly and now it is a real mess. It is equivalent to playing the pick 6 lottery.

If u want an Over-the-Top gasket for the M12 drain plug. Perfect for a Fumoto valve application that experiences many heat cycles. Rated for 3000 psi and 390F which is close to the oil’s flash point.

It looked like a 4/5 # hammer. U could probably strike it with ur wifey’s 8# dumbbell. Don’t tell her u borrowed it. Lol

I saw a FB post and the technician struck the back of the fill plug with an attached hex socket using a brass hammer to shock it loose,

Let me make some rough calculations. 18 ppm is 18 mg/liter let’s assume the following: A liter is equivalent to quart The added fresh oil has 0 ppm of iron Oil capacity is 4.4 qts When the uoa was done there was 79 mg Fe in 4.4 qts which is the measured 18ppm Fe. This is diluted since 2 qts...

Fram Ultra XG9972 100% synthetic. No longer manufactured but currently sold as a blend.

The Ancel BA101 conductance tester is only part of the picture that unfortunately does not test load. I use an on-board Ancel BM200 that blue tooth recorded voltage real-time per day. On my 14 Venza I can watch the voltage spike downward during a start load and observe how it rapidly recovers. I...

128CEC2 overnight and waited 3hrs before the measurement. No difference between the two BMs. Same values obtained as post #71. Temp is 78F. Returning back to the 2012.

Has anyone seen API SQ jugs/bottles for sale? It has been 3 to 4 months since it was approved

When is Glenda W. planning to release the test data results?