Recent content by RickH

I live in Virginia Beach, so it is very rarely below 32. My wife uses it to drive to work which is probably about 9 miles each way with about 5 of that on the highway. Other than that, we use it on the weekends for shopping and also on long trips for vacations and that sort of stuff. The Amsoil...

Thanks all. I think I am going to just stick with what I am doing. It was a little bit of an OCD moment as I was reading a thread on a toyota site last night and the majority of people seemed adamant about 5K oil changes. I will do a round of UOA on both cars just to see how things look.

Hi, I have a 2016 Rav4 LE with about 80K and a 2014 Camry SE with 97K. Both were bought new and have had 10K/1 year oil changes (whichever comes first). The RAV4 has more local driving than the camry. I did one oil analysis on the camry at about 70K and blackstone said to try extending the...

Thanks for all the help, guys. I appreciate it. If I may indulge in some OCD for a minute, I have a couple more questions. I will try to keep this brief. I have read more about oil in the last week or so than I ever have in my life. I read some of the blackstone info where they say oil brand...

Thanks again, guys!

Great info, guys! Thanks!!!

Also, I want to use a 0W20 per the owner's manual.

Hi, I am brand new here and looking for some oil advice. I just bought a new 2020 Mazda MX-5. I love the car and want to take good care of it. I have always run my cars (my two other cars are Toyotas) on Amsoil SS with the EA filters. I change the oil on Toyotas OCI of 1 year/10K. However, I...