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    25,000 mile OCI roll call

    '93 Ford Escort, ~34K mile OCI on Pennzoil SL dino. This wasn't a case of pushing the envelope; it was plain old neglect. When the oil was finally changed during a valve cover gasket replacement, I saw that the oil filter media had collapsed. Curiously, compression was still great at 247K miles...
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    Question for any Vietnam Navy or Air Force pilot

    Originally Posted By: Captain_Klink you don't get one, it hits you when you are back on the base, and it's not really a rush, as a feeling that you're going to be sick. That's what my uncle says, too. Navy F4 Phantom II pilot in Vietnam.
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    Vista crashed, I'v had Windows 7 installed

    We've run into that on different laptops every so often. Some of the causes: Power Plan settings need adjusting. Windows Update installed a video driver that doesn't include the functionality provided by the original/OEM driver. Corrupted/broken video driver. Incorrect video driver. Non-video...
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    What 5W-20 Synthetic Oil....quiet vs noisy ?

    The only startup noise I've noticed on my Honda was from a P1 filter with a faulty ADBV. The car just doesn't seem to care if it's a HAMP, M1, Wix, Baldwin, or whatever brand oil filter on there. OTOH, different oils have different sound characteristics in the Civic, especially above 4K RPM. I...
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    How often do you change the airfilter??

    I suspect I change mine way too often.
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    Whose car takes =<5qts?

    Civic takes 3.9 qt with filter change; Spit takes 4.75 qt with filter change. I fill with 4 qt and 5 qt respectively.
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    Anything goes in marketing

    Whoa. I'm just wondering how a filter can stop 50% more dirt than a competing filter that already stops 90-something % or so, even if it can stay in use 50% longer?
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    Opening oil filter boxes in stores....

    Originally Posted By: Patman I always open the box to make sure someone didn't put a cheaper one in there. It happened to me once when I.... Ditto. I learned my lesson after buying a K&N filter for the Triumph and starting an oil change. After draining the sump I found that the K&N box...
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    0W-20 in summer?

    Originally Posted By: The Critic Originally Posted By: tropic I don't see 0w-20 performing any differently than 5w-20 in your car during the summer months. Honest opinion. You won't see any changes in fuel economy or protection at all. In fact I'm running Synpower 0w-20 in my Honda for the...
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    Overfilled over recommended oil sump for Civic Si

    No offense intended, but I'd do the opposite. I'd go by the dipstick reading rather than the OM's stated capacity. Something about ignoring a physical reading from the car in question in favor of the OM just sits wrong with me.
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    0W-20 in summer?

    I don't see 0w-20 performing any differently than 5w-20 in your car during the summer months. Honest opinion. You won't see any changes in fuel economy or protection at all. In fact I'm running Synpower 0w-20 in my Honda for the summer. I admit it's mostly for the novelty of using a non-Mobil...
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    Remember to keep the receipts!

    I don't keep my original receipts. I scan them to PDF and then toss them. It's a lot easier to keep track of (and backup) files than a bunch of different-sized fading paper receipts. My maintenance log is just a Word document where I record service events.
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    Valvoline Synpower 0w20 at Wal-Mart now

    Funny timing. I went to Wal-Mart this weekend fully intending to buy some Edge 5w-30 as a summer oil for the Civic and ended up buying 4 quarts of Synpower 0w-20 instead. I think it's been available at our Wal-Marts for a while.
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    Michelin Hydroedge Treadlife

    I've been riding on T-rated Hydroedges for nearly a year now. At 10,000 miles of mostly city use they still look new. I prefer them to TTs in all weather conditions except for snow. They're excellent in rain, good on dry pavement, but mediocre on ice, hardpack and newfallen snow. They also pick...
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    Pennzoil Ultra?

    Great timing on this. The Civic's at 10% oil life, and my oil stash is only 5 quarts. I'd like to try this out on the next OCI. Don't laugh, but that tiny HT/HS jump from 2.6 to 2.7 compared with PP 5w-20 is kinda appetizing.
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