Recent content by Ray H

Moss-Magnuson only applies to products under manufacturer warranty. javacontour is correct - SOPUS doesn't build the engines its products are used in, therefore their program is not legally a warranty - merely a limited service contract masquerading as a "warranty" which, by the way, they're...

There was nothing wrong with the original version.

Ford Torqflite?

And always in the product data sheets.

Though they may merely be additives or components of gasket sealants leaching into the motor oil, keep an eye on sodium and copper. If they don't trend down on subsequent analyses, there might be a problem developing.

Since the car will be seeing what sounds like highway miles (the easiest any engine will ever see*, I see no reason to change the oil and filter out any sooner than every 5,000 miles. *fully warmed, which purges condensation and fuel contamination out of the motor oil, relatively steady engine...

I not only don't prefill my oil filter, I don't even pour oil into the crankcase. ('Course when I start my little Hyundai V6, people in Canada stop what they're doing, cock their heads southward, look up, and ask, "What's that noise, eh?")

Crude crud? (Actual crude oil stinks to high heaven. Smelling even merely a whiff of it is an experience that won't be soon forgotten.)

I believe you're closer to the truth than most who've posted in this thread. Rant mode: ON There's no legal requirement for an automaker to even provide a warranty. A warranty is a marketing tool offered by manufacturers to maintain a competitive position in the form of a contract between the...

2.7L KIA Optima. Car & Driver raved about its solid body, build quality, and quiet ride. 5 yr./60K mile basic and 10 Yr./100K mile powertrain warranties Fortunately, it has NO domestic parts content.

Isn't "Warren Oil Co." the older name for the present "Warren Unilube"?

What brand oil filter? (Insolubles were certainly nothing to worry about, but I was surprised to see them listed at 0.4 ppm after just 3,000 miles.) Any chance you could post Blackstone's comments, too?

"In fact"? Whose facts? I'm reading a lot of opinions - mostly second and third hand (and merely parroting back nonsense from competitive products' internet sites at that... ) - regarding the "known" evils of saddle soap, neat's foot oil, and mink oil. I'm coming from over four years'...

The poor cow died, didn't it? (And you're worried about vermin? )