Recent content by paulharmo

Originally Posted By: yvon_la Thick or thin isnt a biggy ,been running 15w40 in big truck all over america .(yep even coldest.(winipeg manitoba))just wait till the needle move a fair amount before touching that gas pedal (to preven seal issue)after that bring up temp a bit more for turbo .the...

This is a super-short interval, as I changed the oil with what I had (5W-30) right before the MINI was put away for the winter, and I changed to M1 0W-40 before sustained high RPM (track day) usage. MINI dealer filter used. Not so bad, methinks, but we'll see a better picture after a 3,000mi...

Thanks for the direct comparisons, bluesubie. I hadn't seen any posts against RC oils, but now that I'm aware I'll be sticking with 0W-40. I never planned to run anywhere near 8,000 miles, and hopefully my laziness won't cost me a shortblock. I'm positive that my AVCS screens have been taken...

Originally Posted By: Petersubaru Doesn't your manual say to change the oil more often.. Yes, there should be no beating around the bush on my part, the OCI was too long. I planned to change it at 5,000 miles, but laziness and the cold got the better of me. My next OCI will be considerably...

I'll be switching to 0W-40 once it comes out of hibernation for the winter and track season heats up. I tend to do very short OCIs over the track season - I'll only run 1-2 track events on an oil change, which can come out to less than 1000 miles.

Thanks! One of the sources of fuel may well be tuning - I've got a Cobb Stage 1 tune on the car at the moment. Cobb's off-the-shelf tunes are known to be pig-rich, so I'm sure that doesn't help. Also, although there are lots of highway miles on this OCI (almost weekly trips home from college...

Hi all - I just got my first UOA done on my FXT. I'm a bit concerned about the wear metals (Iron, particularly), and the fuel content. I plan on running my OCI much less aggressively next time - 5-6,000 miles - and I have switched to M1 0W-40. Any ideas on where the iron would be coming from in...