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    API and ISLAC Oil Burning in Cars

    I get how ratios work chaps, thanks! What does 2stroke oil do in this situation? Whats your logic? Surely it would smoke and cause carbon build up in the cylinders, valves, manifolds, and exhaust system? And ultimately lead to more problems than it currently has.
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    API and ISLAC Oil Burning in Cars

    Please excuse my ignorance, what is TCW-3? that's 2 stoke oil right? What ratio do you add it in? Whats the logic behind using it? I would have thought that might screw up the emissions systems no? Then again, burning engine oil is probably worse... Thanks
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    API and ISLAC Oil Burning in Cars

    To clarify some things here. The car is a 2007 its got 70,000kms on the clock (about 40k miles) Its only started to consume oil on towards the end of the last service interval I don't know what the dealer used they told me it was Edge 0w-30. I've done 2 oil changes in 18 months since I bought...
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    API and ISLAC Oil Burning in Cars

    Thats awesome thanks very much!
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    API and ISLAC Oil Burning in Cars

    Interesting thanks for that! I've since sourced some GF5 here with out too much issue. But my main question (sorry if it wasn't clear) is what is the difference between an SN and a GF5? Could this difference be one of the causes of blocked piston oil return ports? Thanks!
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    API and ISLAC Oil Burning in Cars

    Hi Folks, I apologies if this has been done to death. I searched and found heaps of hits but none that really looked like what I'm after. I have a Toyota with the infamous 2azfe oil guzzling engine. I've noticed in the manual its says that the required oil for it is ISLAC- GF4 or higher. When...
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