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Who uses straight weight oils in 2014? I can't see any use for them except for in lawnmowers and other small engines? lol

On paper, it's supposed to be superior to "crude" sourced oil. Time will tell...............

Originally Posted By: waltywalt I would guess it sealed really well also. If the airbox won't close properly, well, it's not filtering air properly. Engineering 101.

Originally Posted By: antiqueshell Originally Posted By: qwerty1234 Why should he be honest with the dealership?? The dealerships screw over customers 90% of the time. The Honda dealership I occasionally buy from is especially bad. There oil special right now is $50 bucks. This is definitely...

Originally Posted By: qwerty1234 Why should he be honest with the dealership?? The dealerships screw over customers 90% of the time. The Honda dealership I occasionally buy from is especially bad. There oil special right now is $50 bucks. It's called being the better man and having morals. If...

Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8 Originally Posted By: pavelow Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8 More than likely any stout Dexos 30w is fine for daily driving, these engines are NOT hard on the oil at all. Without temps and pressures at an HPDE who knows. My car has used M1 0w-40 at many and it...

Originally Posted By: Turk Right. My LS1 has almost 200,000 miles and STILL does not use oil. 8,000 mile OCI's and it's still full! I said LS2, not LS1.

Originally Posted By: Turk Originally Posted By: pavelow LS2s are known to drink oil, especially with a thin 30wt, like say Mobil 1 5W30. They do better with a thick 30wt like German Castrol or a thick 30wt/light 40wt like Mobil 1 0W40. Plenty of evidence to back this up on the various LS2 and...

Originally Posted By: waltywalt Everyones concerned about the warranty. How are the dealers gonna tell if the filters been on for more then one oci anyways. It's called being honest and having morals. Do the right thing and quit being lazy and change the stupid filter. $5 or less and a couple...

Originally Posted By: waltywalt The napa gold air filter fit very snug so I was happy with it. As far as oil filters go ive used pur1. ultra. And kn and never heard any start up tick. Ps I used oem from Hyundai also so I based the tick noise off them. but this engine doesn't have tick with any...

Originally Posted By: Realtech214 Ive got a k&n drop in filter for my silverado but everyone says they let too much dirt in. "I didnt buy the filter it was already in the truck when i got it". So for no reason at all, i got a k&n cleaning kit from az for 15$ to try it out. Needless to say i did...

Originally Posted By: cutter I have this sheet of activated carbon, looks like this I cut a square out the size of my cabin air filter and lay it on top of the filter (easily accessible from the glove compartment). I probably replace it right after spring and after summer. I leave the actual...

Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR I use 1-2 sheets of Bounce as pre-filter, replace Bounce once a year and cabin filter every 5-6 years. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the fragrance in Bounce HEAT activated/released? Either way, putting a "pre-filter" in just creates more restriction....making...

Originally Posted By: JustinC25 I haven't changed my wife's yet and it's been 4 years and 80k Miles. I just clean it out every 15k or so. It doesn't really seem to get dirty. We live in the woods though, and aren't in the city very often. I'm thinking I want to change it this year though...

Originally Posted By: Buick92 The newer Toyota models have 3 year/30,000 cabin filter replacement intervals, that seems a little long to me. The same interval also applies to the engine air filter too. Any thoughts on this would be helpful. Thanks. I do my VW yearly. Filter is less than $20. Why...