Recent content by sandcritter

Thought about it in course of, but decided not to bother, at least until filters come out clean. Thought about the unmeasurable amount of trash in engine contaminating specimen, including old sludge, varnish, carbon, all from who knows what old oils, now all back in suspension. Also history of...

Right. New valve and put in a J&L can at the get go.

46k miles into a paid-for truck that was told to junk, so really have no complaints, but to share the story. Bill7: pretty much what i did. Think will stick with HPL indefinitely, though. Be interesting to see how long truck holds together on it.

Haven’t been able to discern any oil loss, though not a high bar when changing filters and topping off at 1k or 1.25k miles. Didn’t have losses with PUP at 3,300mi, fwiw. Will watch. Right?

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Top down: 1. Early oil changes RP & PUP 5W30 filters, 500-1500mi OCI 2. Penz Euro 0W40 filters, 3,300mi OCI filters (oil was coming out rather clean appearing and lesser carbon debris) 3. Castrol synth 0W40 + HPL EC Last filter/single strip: 4. At about 6800mi of HPL Premium Plus 0W40, 1k mi...

A story about a neglected engine and how it, thus far, has survived. Mostly by dead reckoning and good fortune, less so with measurable science. Am sure some will crow, but hopefully some constructive ideas will be shared to help others in similar situations. In Feb 2021, an acquaintance was...

Looking for substantive rationale for using one vs another in gen I 3.5 ecoboost (2012 F150): Pennzoil Euro or PUP in 0w40. Gather the Euro pennz has lower noack and higher HTHS than PUP, which seems sensible in this engine type/engine history, though see scant mention of people using it...