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TBN not done on this VOA due to the high cost of TBN analysis with Fluid Life. Code: Canadian Tire Motomaster Formula1 Premium Motorcycle oil 10W40 - made by Shell Canada Analysis by Fluid Life, Brantford, Ontario June 8, 2011 Iron 1 Silicon 28 Calcium...

Originally Posted By: geicogecko Nope, it's the 2.7. Luckily she should be getting rid of the car soon. BTW, you guys would recommend 5W instead of 10W for it? For the 2.7 - Yes, 5W is preferred. That engine gets good gas mileage on the highway for a car that size.

Originally Posted By: demarpaint Any 5W30 should serve you well. Castrol Mobil Pennzoil Valvoline Shell Etc. Any dino or synthetic from the above companies would be fine. If you have no favorite pick the cheapest and use that. IF this is a 2.7, and considering the exposure to Florida heat, I...

Does anyone use a "fogging oil" in the cylinders, as recommended by some manufacturers ?

I'm glad to see you starting with a very reasonably sized first bike and I'm glad you're enjoying it. I rode for 17 years and a little over 250K miles on 9 bikes, then no bike for 25 years - until last week. I just got a Kawasaki Mean Streak (1500 V twin) and like you, I have a grin on face...

Originally Posted By: RC46_Rider Food for thought: A mechanical engineering professor at Cal Tech did an accurate study a few years back on how hard on oils bikes with shared transmission/crank systems are compared to cars. I believe you are referring to this article : Motorcycle Oil...

You might want to read this article. It's appropriate since it specifically mentions Spectro. The testing done in this article is by no means all encompassing nor was it meant to be. But the point being made is that you can't assume the sky-high price and hype that accompanies a product is...

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Thanks. That document doesn't mention DH-2, so I'm guessing this spec has nothing to do with motorcycles. In which case it'd be nice to use an oil that actually carries the MA spec. I believe the DH-2 has something to do specifically with Diesel engines and...

Originally Posted By: 21Rouge Originally Posted By: va3ux have a look at the Petro-Canada Turbo Synthetic 5W30 on page 50, It is my understanding that this oil i.e PC Turbo was discontinued a couple of years ago . That's a shame. I'd be 'up' for a case of that if it was still available.

Was just reading through the Petro Canada 2009 Lubricants Handbook. 2009 Petro Canada Lubricants Handbook In addition to the Duron E being discussed in this thread, have a look at the Petro-Canada Turbo Synthetic 5W30 on page 50, and especially the Duron XL Synthetic Blends on page 56...

Originally Posted By: 440Magnum ... The 41TE is pretty much solely responsible for Chrysler's bad transmission reputation, and of that its mostly due to the overloaded 41TEs in minivans. Before the 41TE, Chrysler had the rep for the some of the best automatics in the business and there's never...

As you can see from my signature, I have a 2001 2.7L with 275K miles (444,000 km). If you go back a couple of years in the UOA section you'll find my post where I did many UOA on several different oils in this engine. In a nutshell, with a decent quality dino oil I suggest 3K - 3500 miles...

Originally Posted By: Boomer .. you never see a hole in the inventory nor anyone buying it at $28/5 qt container. When that stuff arrives in Canada it wouldn't surprise me to see it near $40 (or higher) for 5 quarts.

Originally Posted By: dishdude I actually bought a used 1999 Intrepid on a whim without really looking into it, and as soon as I started reading up on the problems with the 2.7 and finding tons of cars with this engine on Ebay/Craigslist with blown engines, I dumped the thing. It has 96k on it...

I have a 2001 Intrepid with 2.7 V6. This car has always beat the EPA estimates for gas mileage - by a significant margin. About the only way I can get the mileage to fall enough to come close to the original estimates is to do short trip driving in the winter, which includes warm-ups of a few...

The winters in southern Ontario ( Burlington, where the OP is) are MILD compared to the rest of the country. No real need to look at the low temp extremes like they would in most of the rest of Canada. Typically, we only get a handful of nights per year where the overnight temp drops down below...

Originally Posted By: ViragoBry Please, someone tell me there's a timing CHAIN on the 3.5..and have it be true. ;-) No timing chain on the 3.5. It's a belt drive. The 2.7L has timing chains - 3 of them actually. But don't let your preference for a timing chain sway you towards a 2.7. There's...

There's no mention of CEL codes in the original post. It can run rough briefly and not throw a CEL code. Gonzo, you can see if there are any stored codes by turning the ignition key On, then Off - 3 times. Don't start the engine - just turn the key to the ON position for a few seconds, then...

Originally Posted By: tomcat27 I've run SSO in my Intrepid since new. 75k on it now. I've run a fair bit of Amsoil TSO through my 2.7L Intrepid. But I've run a lot of everything now that I think about it. Heading for 259K miles on it (original engine).

Originally Posted By: Geonerd Originally Posted By: va3ux I posted a VOA for M1 HM 10W30 last year. Check out the VOA section. Saw that, thanks for posting the results. You UOA is a little dated. It's frustrating: Mobil is so evasive when asked direct questions, yet they do seem to make some...