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ESP has a moderate amount of traditional detergents. Good oil, but I’d go back to Valvoline Restore and Protect because it has clearly proven it will continue cleaning your engine and preventing deposit build up significantly better than any other oil on the market.

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I sure wish Valvoline would launch a 40-grade Restore and Protect soon. Seems like it’s just a matter of time for that, and for a diesel formulation.

Yeah, I think a better flush idea is to just run it with the SuperTech 15W-40 until everything is up to full temp, drain that hot and replace with Rotella T6, or whatever better oil you use. Not required, but you will end with less dirty oil remaining in the engine with your fresh oil. A...

If the changes to power train were done to pull in Audi, F1 would have allowed front wheel regen. Limiting regen & propulsion to the rear wheels gives Audi no advantage, as seen by results we’re seeing so far.

You’re not wrong. Those closer fast charging cost is to refueling, the slower EV adoption. You lose growth from the big portion of buyers that can’t charge from home.

I’d choose the 3rd one, but most HDEO oils are will prematurely degrade your oil pump’s wet-belt The darling of BITOG for this LM2/LZO engine seems to be Mobil 1 ESP 0W-30 for it’s higher PAO/Ester content vs ESP 5W-30. However, esters are more polar and known to degrade wet-belts unless...

Walmart’s prices on oil changes are tempting to not have to deal with the mess. Not for our SUV and diesel pickup that call for 20 grade oils though. For those, it’s totally worth the mess to me to run 30 grade in them. By the time I do those two, I figure I might as well go ahead and do...

Battery tech, charging infrastructure and costs are only good enough primarily for “innovators,” and “early adopters.” I got a Model Y on lease special. Favorite vehicle I’ve ever had out of several. That said, they’re barely ready for those in the “early majority” with the best use case for...

Because mild hybrid gives you about 2/3 the benefits of full hybrid for about 1/3 the costs. It’s also about 2 years faster get into mass production.

Do it

Nokian One 235/60R18 on Atomic 18”x8.5” rims for max sidewall without mods on Tesla Model Y. Great combo.

Fair enough

This is 20% diesel / 80% 15W-40 HDEO and you’re idling with it for 20 minutes. You’re not increasing the load on the engine by driving around aggressively. Done correctly, this is safe and effective. Restore and Protect as a flush oil would be an expensive waste of money because it takes...

Again, see my follow up comment. If you do it correctly it works well and without issue. The problems people have are from putting straight diesel with no oil or not enough oil. Then they drive the vehicle aggressively to do an “Italian tune-up.” That obviously is a horrible idea. In...