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You could pour a combination of HPL and Chuck Norris sweat into that engine for 1,000 mile intervals and that thing would still find itself on the floor of a Hyundai dealership with blown out bearings and oil consumption. Just piled up in corners on crates with nowhere to go. This may be the...

2016 Toyota Avalon 3.5 2GRFE Out: 6.4 quarts Amsoil Signature series 5W30 Fram Endurance filter (12,000 mile interval). In: 6.4 quarts Pennzoil Ultra (OE filter) at 143,000 miles — probably do a 10,000 mile run.

I have not seen Castrol Edge Extended Performance (old or new bottle)in any parts store or Walmart in over a year. And I looked for it too.

I could not agree more with this, it’s the manufacturer defects that usually destroy engines prematurely, not the oil changes/oil/intervals (within reason). As long as that oil level is full and changed within some sort of reasonable interval you should be fine for a long time. I have four...

Pennzoil Ultra Platinum just two weeks ago (and 1,000 miles ago). So far so good.

For me personally, Amsoil darkens quickly, then stays about the same color throughout the interval. Mobil1 is more linear, not turning dark/darker until 10,000 miles. I’m running Pennzoil Ultra Platinum right now, and after 1,000 miles it does look similar to what Mobil1 usually looks like in my...

I’m still blown away that the lady from Laverne and Shirley designed the OLM…

That’s usually been my thought process as well.

Vaseline? Never thought of that. I wonder how much one would need to cover an entire frame and undercarriage of a vehicle? Apparently Walgreens sells an off brand for $1.50 for 3.5 ounces…less expensive than the $4-$5 bucks for actual name brand Vaseline.

I think you’re right, I used it last season (spray cans) and I believe it was their marine formula…seemed to stay there when I rechecked it in the spring. But I ended up going back to the Fluid Film this past winter - for cost savings mostly as I had some laying around - and yes, there wasn’t as...

For some reason I’ve gotten to the point where I only tend to care about the starting oxidation point - hoping it’s in the mid 30’s with the thought that it means it has some group lV base stocks in it (PAO) - and if it doesn’t I tend to scroll right on by. I no longer get overly excited about...

Yeah I used it on and off for a few years in multiple different vehicles, never any sort of issue with it.

I feel the same way, in fact I don’t think many engines could make it to half a million miles without some sort of overhaul or at least have enormous oil consumption/misfires/check engine lights. But the guy documented it pretty well on a Honda forum. He was a medical courier in Texas. I’ve...

There’s a guy on the Honda Accord forums that reached a million miles in his Accord running Mobil1 5W20 for 15,000 mile intervals. A million miles. Having said that, yeah I do prefer 5W30 over a 0W20, and because of that I run 5W30 in my Toyota that recommends 0W20. But I’m not losing sleep over...

Admittedly the first time I owned a GDI engine I did notice the fuel smell and how quickly the oil turned dark in the engine. And I was mostly a highway commuting, eighty miles a day, driver. 2018 Chevy Silverado.

Yeah, I think it’s very much luck of the draw with these things. I actually think the harder you run them, and the less it switches into V4 mode, the less problems you tend to have. IMO.

Yup, same here where I am (North East). Not a single auto parts store or Walmart carries it anymore. Not a single one within 100 miles of me anyway.

That guy is as much of an “engineer” as someone driving a choo choo train.

I think, like many have said on this thread, under normal driving conditions in most engines a lot of oils will not outperform the other. However taking it to different scenarios…extending drain intervals, severe use, direct injected turbo engines…a higher quality oil will perform better in...

Didn't realize that! The last time I looked it was only available in one quart containers.