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AMALIE stands for "Add Miles And Life In Engines" according to its old commercial. I think it was one of the best oils but its refinery along with the Kendall's in Bradford, PA were purchased by American Refining Group, Inc. (ARG), in 1997 from Witco. ARG still produces the truly Bradford...

It's $5.30/gallon or 140yen/litre in Japan(based on the current conversion rate of 100yen = $1.00 and 3.785 litre = 1 gallon). But I feel your pain in the states because majority of people's every day lives rely on the cars. Here, especially in Tokyo we mainly use subways, trains and buses which...

Originally Posted By: asiancivicmaniac Why do some manufacturers use interference designs and some use non-interference? If the non-interference wouldn't die because of a broken timing belt then wouldn't it make more sense to use a non-interference engine? I asked the same question to my friend...

I agree with you 100% after the timing belts of my 2 Civics('85 & '89) snapped prematurely(both at less than 9K miles)and destroyed the engines because they were interference type. Now when I buy a car, I try to buy a car that has timing chain. So, most of the Hondas are out of question. Only...

I'm not familiar with Redline5w30 nor Amsoil SSO 0w30 but FYI...if your engine is the 2006 "1GR-FE", Toyota's TSB# EG018-06 now calls for 5w20.

Originally Posted By: c3po I knew a guy who used regular oil, then went to synthetic, and then he went back to regular dino oil and he threw a rod and destroyed his engine, I would think that living in a colder climate you would benefit from the cold flow properties of a synthetic oil, how long...

Thanks for the replies. So, basically all you guys are saying that Kendall's base oil is no longer coming from Bradford? If so, I'm dissapointed because I thought I finally encountered with the oil I was looking for. I was going to change my M1 5W20 to Kendall GT-1 synthetic blend of the same...

In Japan, Kendall GT-1 oil is extremely popular. One of the importers(www.engineoilya.com) claims that Kendall's paraffin base oil still comes from Bradford, PA and it is one of a very few oils that is approved by US Military(MIL-1-2104B46152???). And Kendall's patented technology called...

Both "0W20" and "5W20" are printed on oil cap of many new Toyotas as recommended oil grades.