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Originally Posted By: Boomer Had an 88 full size Chevy pickup with the 305 engine. At 12,100 miles, the block cracked while on a trip. After getting it to a local Chevy dealer, they showed me a pile of about 50 blocks from the 88 trucks that they had pulled, all with cracks. They told me (and I...

Originally Posted By: Johnny Originally Posted By: lazaro Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah Look back through the board. There are actual stories and one denial due to NOT following the manual for OCI. (Ford denied a engine due to going over the OCI in the manual) Do NOT make it into a...

Originally Posted By: 440Magnum Originally Posted By: lazaro just under 200lbs seat pressure? are you sure the seat pressure is that high? Quote: It may be more than "a bit" under 200, but I'd honestly have to go back and look at the machine shop's printout. 140 sounds too low, but I do...

Originally Posted By: 440Magnum Originally Posted By: SnakeOil I think people get too wound up on zinc content for older vehicles, but I still wouldn't even consider anything other than VR1 in a high performance Detroit big block. I agree, ZDDP is most critical during cam breakin, and after...

Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah Look back through the board. There are actual stories and one denial due to NOT following the manual for OCI. (Ford denied a engine due to going over the OCI in the manual) Do NOT make it into a sales pitch for the oil you sell. No one falls for it anyway...

I have the same engine with a flat tappet hydralic cam that was built by me from scratch for a 1969 Mach1 8 years ago. The car is back now for more power, Aluminum heads larger cam etc. I put in 8 years ago Amsoil 20w50 ARO product code, and we left it in for all this time. he put about 15,000...

I would like to know who actually has had a drivetrain related lubrication failure during the warranty period. With all the hoopla about following dealer/manufatures service intervals to the T, I wonder if anyone has had any issues. While we are here why not give us some failures after the...

Originally Posted By: panthermike Originally Posted By: 3Toyotas Originally Posted By: PT1 FWIW: I just changed out my 08 Toyota 4Runner diffs & t-case to synthetic. I used Amsoil 80w90 in the rear and Mobil1-75w90LS in the front & Tcase. Mileage 4300. Definitely quieter & smoother especially...

Originally Posted By: NHHEMI Originally Posted By: ryland What I would also like to say is weather it was in my head or not I changed the diff oil in my 07 ram 1500 that came from the factory with syn to amsoil sg 75w140 in the rear and 75w80 in the front and I fully believe it made it much...

Originally Posted By: tig1 Originally Posted By: BUBBA0420 I am sorry but 10,000 miles is way toooooo long I know someone that tried it on a Saab Turbo with Mobil 1 and had to replace the engine. Well thats a turbo. I have a friend that has 290,000 miles on his 2000 Taurus and counting on M1...

Originally Posted By: Pablo Originally Posted By: ryland So I know its a big debate with the new "study" on dino and how its "better" than syn in hypoid diffs..... Where is this "study"? You will be waiting just a few short weeks on that report LOL!

new oil sample collected with 2000 miles. 8/9 days till I can post results. this UOA was run with a generic oil filter. it was changed with a EAO50. both samples were with the oem air filter. owner just added EAA filter couple weeks ago. lets see whats new!

Kremlin to pitch new currency http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/600/42/375364.htm

I can cook mineral oil on my stove with around 375 degrees and in 3 minutes. mineral oil turns to smoke,fire,caked on sludge. I can do the same with Synthetic oil and at 500 degrees for 20 minutes I still have oil in the pan that still looks like oil. I would say synthetic oil will keep any...

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Originally Posted By: Johnny Old stock. It will be replaced. you know after so many years buying oil, one thing never changes. you cant ever buy the same blend year after year from a single oil company. So many issues to contend with, ran out of stock, oil manufacture does not make that blend...

Originally Posted By: Mark888 Originally Posted By: tenderloin http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/497517 http://www.ottendistributing.com/quaker_car_lubricant.html QUAKER STATE Higher Mileage Engine with Slick 50 Said to "Restore Power and Performance in vehicles" ... Quaker State...

warranty is over, buy a new car, now you have a oil burner. Im sort of kidding, my opinion your engine has plenty of burnt up Castrol deposits inside that are causing the oil compsumption. the engine has wear. not a new engine anymore. cyliders are tapered from wear, larger at top than bottom of...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/british-scientists-to-create-synthetic-blood-1651715.html

Quote: does not need to be API certified? The idea that an oil has such "good aditives that it does not need to be API certified" is absurd, although we all know were that idea comes from. So I am standing in Wal Mart the other night looking at this Quaker state oil and I post up a thread...