Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix
Originally Posted By: fdcg27
This is of course a knee-jerk PR response to the recent tragedy in Florida.
More like a reaction to the straw that broke the camel's back. It would have happened sooner or later because people are sick and tired of just ignoring the...
Everyone runs thick oil in them, but it seems to cquse issues on the front cylinder. But they sheer oil really quickly. Mine loved m1 0w40. Ran my first one on 15w40 delo until I realized the front cylinder issue.
I bought an engine off of q shop a few years ago so I wouldn't have to go through it.
They screwed me, and I ended up taking it apart. Found all sorts of things.
That engine is one of the finest engines ever put into a production vehicle... And it gets no respect.
If the EGR pathway in the manifold is clean, that means it is plugged before it gets there.
Put a air oil separator on the PCV, it'll help the intake.
First thing I always do for them is longtime headers, 2.25 exhaust and hugh flow cat.
Helps them breathe.
I just want to say you shouod never trust consumer reports for anything. They SUCK.
You're depending upon the average member of society to tell you about the mechanical workings of their vehicle.
When the engines start costing half the price of the vehicle, I err on the extreme side of caution.
Science be [censored].
Witchcraft at that point lol
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Since you live in the South without dealing with salt in the winter. How is your 2001 4Runner's frame holding up?
The 4runner, besides a few rock chips, has zero rust anywhere on or under it.
The xterra was recently totaled during out ice storm. I have snow tires and 4wd. The other...
I have that unit's competitor.
If you are willing to let it warm up a little, valvoline vr1 20w50 has returned great weare numbers for me. I'm in south Louisiana, so our temps get up there.
I have kept it above 8k rpm for over 80 miles before. No stops. Returned its best oil numbers on that...