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Slow drips sounds about right as long as is not a steady stream. For me, if I am changing the oil on Saturday, I will start draining after back home on Friday night. Take me a couple of minutes to unscrew the plug anyway.

I think Leo99 refers to the OP's 0.7/4.3q overfill, which equates to 16.28%, and 15% as quoted is close enough for general discussion purpose.

Originally Posted By: Nick1994 $80 Australian is $70 U.S. which is ridiculously priced but not the end of the world either. One of the major auto retailer here is selling M1 0W-40 with a retail price of $99. We pay 3 to 4 times more in Oz.....

Hi folks, I am doing some readings on ACEA rating requirements. More specific in the section 2. Engine Tests, 2.7 Wear (6). It has limits on Cam wear outlet Cam wear inlet Cylinder wear Tappet wear Piston cleanliness Engine sludge avg. Etc. For this requirement, the limits are separated into...

Good day folks, I cannot get MMO over this part of the world. Anyone tried Liqui Moly Carb And Valve Cleaner for cleaning carb and fuel jet passages? Liqui Moly Carb and Valve Cleaner Liqui Moly sounds like a reputable company and they separate fuel injector cleaner with carb cleaner for...

Originally Posted By: calvinnnnnnnnn funny, ...... any reason why you're running 5w-50 when the engine ask for 5w-30? is it burning oil with 5w-30? I never tried 5w30. Have been pouring in M1 5w50 for a long time. Given that M1 5w50 is the cheapest and easy to get for me, shearing down to a...

Thank you people for the inputs. Pretty clean no doubt. I guess the degree of wear/pattern would be what is expected for a 170k mile old engine. Assuming nothing changes, can these cams go another 170k mile?

Originally Posted By: Drew99GT If ..... What oil and oil change interval do you use? 3k - 30k mile, Mobil 2000, 10w40 30k - 170k mile (now), Mobil 1, 5w50, 6 months/8k mile OCI OEM spec for 5w30, but with the consideration of shearing, temperature and engine rpm limit. Happy to run 5w50.

From a 170k mile old 98 CRV, B20B engine, I4, 2L are these normal wears on the cam lobe? when touch, I don't feel the marks, or patterns that I can see with my eyes. General Detail 1 Detail 2

The new M1 10W60 with 0.13 Zi and Ph as in 1300ppm zddp?? I thought API SM means no more than 1000ppm zddp??

Diesters is a Grp V. Though it may have lower performance than complex and polyol easters. I am more interested to know if this Edge 10w60 has similar spec and formulation as the good old Castrol Formula RS 10w60? Perhaps favor among racers because of its HTHS of above 5 to provide best...

Originally Posted By: Johnny Originally Posted By: IntegraVT I like the look, points for being chimp-free... Why the heck would they compare Mobil 1 0W-40 against a different viscosity synth (5W-40) and yet another viscosity synth blend (10W-40)? Seems like they're cherry-picking competitors...

There are choices out there. Edge Sport 5w30 is called fully syn. It is mainly Grp III and frequently sells for $30 for 5L. Edge 0w40 is mainly Grp IV and we have seen the price of $50 for 5L. Durablend and Super 2000, is semi syn and a mix of Grp III and I, but why worry, it got a rating of...

VR1 in Australia used to come in 20W50. Before Valvoline changed their websbite from data and information based to description based, I believe Synpower 0W40 was mainly consisted of Grp IV base oil. That is different from the usual 5W40. Durablend has the widest selections of SAE ranges. It...

My question of Castrol Edge 0W40 is why only TBN of 10.2? When M1 5W50, 15W50, 0W40 are all above 11? HTHS is not a problem, at least, it is the same as M1 0W40. I am guessing it will shear similarly as M1 0W40. You can search through the UOA here to get some ideas. However, with $50 price...