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Relatively low mileage given the name plate... absolutely! I had a '02 Sequioa, different engine of course, but I religiously used the Valvoline MaxLife HM from about 265K to 340K with 5-8K OCIs. I found that oil performed like a good oil should and at an affordable price point. I'd be...

Just the 2nd change on this engine. Son is in college and does about 700 miles a month, it would be lower but he comes home every 6 weeks or so, a 350 mile round trip. The engine is still new and there's the infamous overuse of silicon sealant with Subaru, which can contribute to the high Si...

My goal is a 7,500 ODI, but it's my daughter's car and I keep missing the interval... so we'll see where the interval lands in a few months. And I used Euro L for the first time.

Unfortunately I did not check the dipstick, only noticed the consumption when I poured the old oil into an old gallon jug and measured just under 3.25 qts. Knock on wood... 🤞

You are correct, 5W30 Euro L. It was next to a bottle of 5W20 PUP so my eyes may have been crossed for a minute.🤪

Nice timing with your response, only because I just posted the next UOA for this engine. 17 Civic 1.5T, 67K on odo, PP 5W30, 8,955 OCI

And the saga continues... a pretty boring story though... Yet again, I meant to change at 6K but forgot and ended up changing 3K later. Luckily it does not look like it hurt anything. Iron is just a tad higher than I might have expected. What's different this time does not show in the...

Such a short OCI, even if over 6 months, does not really tell me anything. Why not stretch it out to a year?

My daughter's Civic with the 1.5T likes PP 5W30... UOAs look petty decent so far through to 58K miles.

What's the difference between these two bottles? $22.93 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pennzoil-Platinum-Euro-L-5W-30-Full-Synthetic-Motor-Oil-5-qt/179202222 $26.44 https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/495194903 They are both Euro L, so why the difference in price? Is one an older batch?

I agree, this UOA inspires confidence... with 58K on the odometer and almost 8K OCI, this combo seems to work well. Almost no short trips Relatively long daily commutes Hot FL temperatures ... and I don't think she's an aggressive (racing) driver I'm going to stick with PP 5W30 and a 7.5K OCI.

I saw that too and I can't figure it out. Pretty sure I never picked up anything other than PP5W30. Will try to perform the next change at 6K (which I always say but always miss) and see what the oil looks like then.

Jeff... Aren't you over at CL as well? Any UOAs to share? For my 2002 Sequioa, I swore by Valvoline Max Life High Mileage Synthetic Blend. Sold that truck with 340K and it never burned a drop of oil. OCIs were between 8-11K religiously. But with that stable of cars in your signature, I'm...

Recommended OCI is 10K but since I was changing the oil on my daughter's Civic, I figured WTH, I'll swap out the oil in the Lex as well. It appears I could have easily left it in for another 2-3K miles. Replaced with another fill of PP 0W20 but bought a few bottles of PUP 5W20 for all changes...

I meant to change at 6K but my daughter is always on the move, racking up the miles, to the tune of more than 2K per month.... oh to be 23 again... sigh After all the fuss about dilution, and rising oil levels because of fuel in the oil, this little Civic seems to be unfazed at this point...

New addition to the family. Son headed off to college so I decided to get in a first oil change before he left. Didn't have any expectations other than higher than usual wear metals and silicone. Of course this engine has been in the news recently with the potential of excessive RTV clogging...

I hope not... but nothing is impossible... right?

Maybe I did pick up a jug of Euro L... who knows, but I doubt I would have missed noting that tidbit of info in my oil change notes. But as they say, the proof is in the pudding... and this looks like Euro L pudding right? 🙂 I know there's the PP dexos in there right now, so I guess we'll see...

Sorry, I couldn't tell you, it's the daughter's ride.

Also forgot to post my UOA history... for those who might be interested.