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Sent it. If I hear back anything of value I will update.

I reached out to Pentius a couple of weeks ago about spec sheets for their filters or ISO efficiency test results for their filters. I finally heard back today from Don Betz at Pentius in a reply that was a cookie cutter "We thank and love you and check out all of our great products." But no...

My old 1994 Civic manual coupe from college averaged around 40mpg until the day I dumped her when the head gasket went up a second time. I really, really wish I wasn't young and stupid and had taken care of the maintenance on that car because today I would drive nothing else around town even at...

Wow. And I thought my 2012 Civic was above and beyond at 38mpg sustained highway. Don't ever sell yours.

I like A for gas and B for OCI. That way if I see the gas mileage down I can assume something funky is happening somewhere. But a C for tires would be nice.

That's it. However, mine was a pretty bad case at 1 quart per 350 miles. I ran 1 quart HPL EC and 3.5 quarts of oil for... three or four OCIs?... and it didn't move the needle. I also ran at least 2 cans of BG EPR through her that also did nothing. I finally threw the kitchen sink at her with a...

Thread 'HPL EC treatment started. 2007 Camry 2AZ-FE 153k consumption.' https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/hpl-ec-treatment-started-2007-camry-2az-fe-153k-consumption.374589/

I would guess that it usually isn't just the rings. My 2AZ-FE Toyota has the oil return holes in the pistons bored too small so once they clog up (pretty easily) the rings are doomed.

Seconded. My Camry was chugging 1 quart every 350 miles (although in hindsight a leaky valve cover may have contributed a small bit to that). A five day B12 soak resolved much of that since she is at 2400 miles and not through a quart of oil yet. I am doing a second B12 soak soon to hopefully...

Depending on how bad the consumption is and if you have the time to take the car offline for a few days, a piston soak with Berryman's B12 Chemtool is the best way to begin to reverse the problem. My 2AZ-FE Camry didn't respond to HPL EC or BG EPR, but B12 freed up her rings better than I ever...

I am planning on switching over to VRP on all three of my cars for their next changes because they are all over 100k miles and I feel left out of the club. Are 3000 mile OCIs a waste of money with VRP? Only my Camry burns oil (and she is probably spotless other than the rings after HPL EC, BG...

In oleum veritas.

I hope that they aren't just using old photos because otherwise that is the find of the year. They don't have any that fit my cars or otherwise I would be ordering more than would be reasonable.

Whip City Wrencher on the Tube cut open both the PLB and PLXLside by side. The PLB's don't seem like anything special, but the XL's look like quality made filters. I am a simple man and only ask that if I pay for something it perform as advertised. Hopefully these Pentius' fit the bill. Since I...

$62.09 when I ordered ($5.17 per filter). They went up from $57 and some change when I was considering them so I pulled the trigger. $63.25 as of this post.

... rising... These little guys look good and feel heavy. Thanks Glenda W for the suggestion.

Well the stupid thing looks fine to me. No physical damage, compresses and springs back just fine. This was a Denso and I replaced it with a Gates I got in the store that stayed in the exact same position nice and tight for 350 miles. I might just be chalking this one up to odd bad luck.

I have never run Denso oil filters, but everything else that they make is, I think, among the best quality you can get. I only run their air filters in my cars and if I am replacing a part and Denso is an option, 99/100 times I am buying the Denso. With that said, I have seen some here call OEM...

Well thanks for the vote of confidence. I am no expert mechanic, but I am also not a schmuck that spends multiple thousands of my hard-earned money without putting in (what my wife would describe as "obsessive") extensive research. I purchased the car 5,000 miles ago and only after reviewing...

I still need to inspect the old one to see what exactly happened. But I have the new one on there tight.