Recent content by Rvin

Have you ever asked yourself why I'm not the first and wouldn't be last? It is so wonderful how people have time to post sarcastic answers and somehow ridiculing, but don't bother themselves to answer at least one line (let alone a paragraph) with some useful information! And do you mind if I...

Hello mate, I was using 0W40 (Mobil 1 FS) in my previous car. But due to some financial difficulties I had to sell it and buy a daily driver Opel Astra 1.4 turbo with D14XFT engine. Some sources suggest 5W30 dexos 1 gen 3 Some sources suggest 0W20 OV0401547 A20 Filler cap: Dexos 1 0w20 Owners...

Thanks very much for the information However, I am assuming you have overlooked some other things I mentioned. One of my problems is: HTHS addresses up 10^6 (if memory serves me right) and anything above that, which happens mostly around piston rings, cam lobes etc is out of HTHS's scope range...

Yes indeed Joined today and I don't see any problem with that And if it's beaten to death I couldn't manage to find the body. If you can show me where the body is buried, I will delete the whole thread Satisfied? Oh btw, you asked about the journey. As far as I know most threads are open to...

I appreciate your response. However, on each and every one of them there is no "one and only" conclusive conclusion. And if you read my post a little bit more carefully (while enjoying your popcorn) you can clearly see I seek to examine all those mentioned paradoxes to achieve a definitive answer

Hello all, I hope y'all doing fine. So first of all, I've been a long term reader of this forum but I've never participaited in the topics so you can treat me as a long-term member :D (just joking) So, as the topic header implies it's gonna be another discussion regarding "thick" vs "thin" oil...