Recent content by skip029

In his defense, he was referring to the "shield" emblem of GF-6B and not specifically the grade.

I'm curious how my TBN is only 2.2 when this oil is rated to go 20,000 miles?

According to the amazon sales page they do have bypass valve. I have one of these inline filters installed on my 2015 Nissan Juke, no issues so far. https://www.amazon.com/iFJF-Magnetic-Automatic-Transmission-Replacement/dp/B07MBF4X26 EricTheCarGuy recommends inline transmission filters (he...

No preset interval. Still under extended warranty so wanted to keep mileage under 5K an oil change. Being Turbo charged, I have read turbos chew through oils too. Not many Juke UOA samples so I'm doing my part to provide any useful data.

5w-30 was also ran during winter with many below zero (about 60% of the time).

Yes, installed it after the first oil change. So the 2, 3 and most recent all had the magnet. I am sure it was just the highway driving that led to low iron.

My sister had this issue. It was a failing hard drive. Swapped out new HDD and no issues. Prolly something to do with read and write when trying to access websites etc. Easy fix but didn't think it could be a HDD that did that.

04/19/2021 45,605 miles to 09/14/2021 49,789 = 148 days, 4,184 miles Mobil 1 EP 0w-20 + Nissan OEM Oil filter + 3" Super Magnet attached to outside of oil filter Driving habits have changed to 80% HWY, 20% CITY since work at home ceased back in April 2021. I continue to "ADD" MMO to every fuel...

My third UOA: https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/2015-nissan-juke-sl-awd-pennzoil-ultra-platinum-plus-0w-20-3429-miles-408-days.341354/

03/14/2020 42,176 miles to 04/19/2021 45,605 = 408 days, 3,429 miles Pennzoil Ultra Platinum Plus 0w-20 + Fram Ultra (XG6607) oil filter + 3" Super Magnet attached to outside of oil filter This interval went longer than expected due to Covid and quarantining. I did not add any MMO to fuel tank...

Top tier gas, low ash oil, CATCH CAN and Italian tune-up all failed to prevent carbon buildup. Watch Humble Mechanic video:

Top tier gas, low ash oil, CATCH CAN and Italian tune-up all failed to prevent carbon buildup. Watch Humble Mechanic video:

I'd definitely add an external Transmission and Oil Cooler.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted by JTK</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Skip, does this engine seem to blacken the engine oil quickly? The direct injected VQ35DD in our 2019 Pathfinder does very quickly. I've been doing 3000mi OCIs on it and the oil is...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted by SubieRubyRoo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">For Blackstone to show 2% fuel means there's likely a significant amount in it. The tripling of iron is also concerning, but with the low mileage and high dilution it's...