Recent content by studmann04

2003 Matrix, I top off my coolant reservoir every oil change. Granted I only add maybe 1-2 ounces each time to keep it at the full line and that's only twice a year. It's not a sealed system though.

Just wanted to share this new UOA I received and had just one question. Is 5ppm Potassium anything to worry about? None showed up last time and Blackstone made no mention of it being an issue, but I used the same brand oil, oil filter and air filter as last time. I was going to let the oil go to...

Originally Posted By: Brybo86 Sweet Yamaha UOA! Is Yamaha really making an 1800cc cruiser now? Or is that a typo? Not a typo, Toyota car, but Yamaha designed the engine.

Yes, this was a short run on the oil, but I just replaced the timing chain cover gasket and water pump seals back in January and wasn't 100% confident that coolant didn't get into the oil. No, I do not run a K&N, but along with the new timing chain cover gasket, I've replaced almost every other...

Hello, as you can see this is my first post on BITOG and this is the first UOA I have done on any of my vehicles and wanted to share the results. I have been learning a lot from this forum and was interested to find out what shape the engine was in. This is my wife's car which she has owned...