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I've recently started in a new career field in which I drive 50 miles to the location, sit idling 10-12 hours, then drive 50 miles back. I normally change the oil in my Crown Vic every 3000 miles. I remember reading somewhere that Ford recommends accounting for 25 miles per idle hour. With that...

Not an "other half" story here but I think it fits well: Back when I was 17, we went to my stepmother's family's house for Thanksgiving. They lived a couple states away and this was the first time to meet the family. The uncle was a driving instructor for a well known law enforcement agency and...

I finished my GST9, which I got a couple days before they were all "out of stock" everywhere presumably forever. Got it done just in time. Overall, I like the design, feel, and how easy it is to build over the P80 I built last year. The GST9 has a much better jig and the channel that needs to be...

My dad won a Hayabusa in a police seizure auction as a project. It has been sitting for quite a while, so the fuel tank was filthy. He got everything cleaned up and replaced the fuel pump and a couple other things here and there but ran into a snag. It has an anti-theft device that he...

Ambient. Let'er rip tater chip.

I was looking for a car a few months ago. Saw some decent looking cars at a BHPH and looked at them. The salesman had a look of disgust on his face when I asked the cash price on a couple of them. "Why would you want to pay cash? We finance all our cars!" He tried the "$200 biweekly" a couple...

Yea I can agree Ford has an issue with QC. My 2019 F150 went to the dealer at least 4 times in the first year. Multiple times for the 10 speed transmission, once because the leaf springs would shift and make all kinds of creaking/thumping (never fixed), and for a coolant leak. My 2015 F150...

6qts QSFS 5W-30 10qts Castrol GTX FS 5W-30 9qts Mobil 1 EP 5W-30 8qts Rotella T4 15W-40 1 quart Castrol Edge 0W-40 1/2 quart worth of leftover ounces from multiple jugs of 5W-30 combined over the past 2 years. It's not as much as I used to have, but I promised myself to get rid of my current...

My previous employer has 10 Kenworth W900's. They do the oil changes at their shop. They were buying Rotella T4 15W-40 by the pallet of 3 gallon cases. It made more sense than buying it by the drum, as some of the trucks leaked oil and the drivers could keep a gallon or two on hand. They moved...

Just finished 2 oil changes. 2015 F-150 3.5 EcoBoost Out: QSFS 5W-30 Fram XG10575 In: QSFS 5W-30 Fram XG10575 3000 miles 2008 Crown Vic P71 Out: Valvoline Synthetic 5W-30 Fram TG2 In: Mobil 1 AFE 0W-30 Fram TG2 3300 miles The Crown Vic is going to get a lot of miles over the next 6...

That's a big "NO" for me dawg. As much as I like a 2V 4.6, that truck isn't worth the asking price.

2014 Tahoe PPV 137,500 miles Out: Quaker State FS 5W-30 Fram TG 10060 In: Mobil 1 EP 5W-30 Fram TG 10060 OCI: 2500 miles OLM at 75% The Tahoe sat for over a year before I bought it so I decided to run a short interval. The oil was dark so I assume it was a good idea. Next change is going to...

That's exactly right. The tire shop in my town keeps the A/C off to save money on electricity, in 95° Texas summers. They also check the "ex-con" and "dopehead" boxes as well. Lately all the big name tire shops in the town 30 miles away have been completely booked. I decided to run in the...

Scarce, expensive, no certifications or approvals...could you tell us one more time why you want to use this oil? Edit to add: I also don't like how they include the page mentioning API SP and show the "certification marks" to inform prospective customers on an approval they don't have. The...

No certifications or approvals. I wouldn't use it. No matter how good the price, I don't think it's worth it.

2015 F150 3.5 EB indicated: 24.4 actual: 21.9 2014 Tahoe PPV 25.2. Gotta do it again as I think it was a fluke. 2008 Crown Vic PI 17.3 The Crown Vic really makes me scratch my head. 3.27 gears shouldn't make it get 6 less mpg than a civilian model.

It's been said multiple times so I'll take everyone's word for it. But, before I was told by those in the know, it was very relevant. If you're being given free oil or money in exchange for talking them up to be the next best thing, that is the definition of a shill, and very unethical unless...

Check back and see if I ever said HPL, or Amsoil even, was bad. Your rebuttal doesn't change the criteria I have, which is based on fact. Does it have the proper API certification that I require? I actually also only use Dexos oils on all but one vehicle, but API is the minimum, then Dexos. Is...

I just checked over your posts and can't see one that needs a reply. Is there something I need to reply to? Edit: You posted about Rudnick. I also read that you were a stickler for certifications and approvals but were put at ease after talking to HPL. The price isn't bad for you. I'm happy...

First, OTL means out of line correct? Or is it out of the loop? Either way. I'm out of line for saying I won't use oil with no certifications? The common theme on BITOG is use oil that meets the spec required by your manufacturer. What's the only proof of meeting that spec? Certifications or...