Recent content by TrainDancer

I decided to try Valvoline Restore and Protect 0w-20 in my 2020 Toyota Avalon Hybrid (A25A-FXS) with 64,000 miles. It had 2,000 miles on the existing 0w-16 Mobil 1 which I sent off to Blackstone to get a reference before switching to Valvoline Restore and Protect. I then ran it with Valvoline...

Order on-line? https://www.oreillyauto.com I've also ordered a lot of filters from Amazon, including the Premium Guard Extended Life filters. I've ordered so many filters to cut apart that Amazon thinks I'm a business! I don't think I've received any counterfeit ones, yet...

Are the efficiencies of the PG Extend Life and MG Select the same? As I mentioned, the filter media appears to be different. MG is slightly darker in color and appears to have a coarser (hairier) surface, but are both the same thickness. Intuition would suggest that PG is a bit more...

Sorry, wrong attribution to the person calling PG. That was Glenda W. I'm new to this forum business. https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/members/glenda-w.103610

At your suggestion I checked out Premium Guard Extended Life. The one thing holding me back was the bad efficiency specs posted on their web site. So I started looking at MicroGuard Select Extended Life, also made by PG, and cut apart samples of the PG4476EX and the MSL10322. They are both...

Here's my thinking on the Purolator One. I've waffled on this several times already and wouldn't mind revisiting. Application is for two Toyota A25A-FXS hybrid engines in a 2020 Avalon and a 2025 RAV4. I started this journey when I discovered that the OEM Toyota filter made in Thailand...

I recently fell down the oil/filter rabbit hole when I heard about Valvoline Restore and Protect on a youtube video. I've got a 2020 Toyota Avalon Hybrid with 62k on the odometer which had the Toyota Care service until 45k when I switched over to letting the neighbor do the oil changes at a 5k...