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Originally Posted by StevieC My dad has a 1990 with about 90,000km on it. They bought it about 6 years ago. It was well looked after by the 2 previous owners, and it was safetied when they bought it and it didn't need anything other than tires in the first year. (Not cheap on an RV, and they...

Originally Posted by Artem Interesting TBN reading. Did you add any oil during usage? I agree that copper looks a bit high. Normal behavior in BBC 454's. It goes up and down over the miles. The oil cooler is huge in these RV's (same size as radiator).

I only use Valvoline 5w-30 conventional or Chevron Supreme 5w-30 conventional.

In my Fleetwood Southwind Storm 28ft (P30 chassis) 454 TBI w/4L80E trans the engine calls for 10w-30. I use only Valvoline Racing 10w-30 conventional As for mileage.... It will consistently average between 8-10 mpg (no towing) at 58-60mph (sweet spot). I'm at 58.306 miles now. I've replace...

Now approaching 259,000 miles and still going strong.

Better than starting a new one that ends with the same result.

No 2 are alike.

Been told and seen (other oil reports) that the BBC 454 engine it's fairly typical for the copper level to go up/down over the miles. The oil cooler is huge in these P30 RV chassis (same size as the A/C condenser. In fact, they are a combined but separate units (part). Sit directly in front of...

This is pretty typical of BBC engines. It will go up then go down overtime. Normal.

Originally Posted by Snagglefoot Haha. Here is a pic of Deathcool after 5 years in a Chev 6.0 LS with a cast iron block. Pretty evil stuff, isn't it. The tester is for all 'Ethylene glycol' based coolant. DEX is NOT a 'Ethylene glycol' coolant. DEX-COOL is created out of a combination of...

Mileage on RV - 57,990 Miles driven on oil - 3,720 Duration of oil use - 14 months Sample date - 09/18/2018 Report date - 10/08/2018 https://www.dropbox.com/s/qpzub1q70cn3c77/RV%207.4L%20oil%20report.pdf?dl=0 Was on the road when I changed the oil and did not have the preferred viscosity of...

Originally Posted by Doc Holiday high detergent according to my boss who has a CLS. Bingo. We have a winner. It stands for: High detergent....not 'Heavy duty' as many believed. A lot of VW/Porsche engine builders ran this stuff (HD-30).

Miles on engine - 54,990 (US) Brand - Valvoline 20W-50 Racing conventional Vehicle - 1994 GM P30 Fleetwood Southwind Storm 28ft 454 TBI/4L80E trans Miles on oil - 3720 miles (US) over 13 months TBN 6.1 (starts 8.5 for Valvoline 20W-50) Recent work done (myself) was coolant replaced...

240,XXX miles on my 2003 Toyota Highlander 2.4L using either Valvoline or Pennzoil 5w-30 with Mobil 1 Extended Perf. Filter and it's still going strong. I just checked the oil after haven driven 648 miles on it since previous change and it's still right at the full mark.

Use Valvoline VR-1 10w-30 and call it a day. For filter....Mobil 1 Extended performance filter.