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Picked up a couple oil filters at Menards to do some oil changes on friends vehicles. Since when did Fram rate their Extra Guard line of oil filters for 10,000 miles? Until very recently I was under the impression that their Extra Guard filters were rated for 5,000 miles.

UPDATE: WELP that didn't last long! The engine shop used a non-OEM gasket for the oil filter housing - to - engine block. It leaked a quart of oil in under 320 miles of driving (1 week). Back in the shop for more repairs! They also recommended replacing the intake and exhaust variable valve...

FINALLY!!!!! IT'S ALIVE!!!!! We picked up the Santa Fe on Friday 2-21. The excuse regarding the gaskets came down to this; the dealership in California that was supposed to ship them delayed the shipment 4 times and then when they showed up finally they were the wrong ones. The Engine shop had...

Originally Posted by Exhaustgases Any news on this one yet? NOPE! Still @ the engine rebuild shop. Same lame excuse last week when I called. "Can't get gaskets from dealer and the ones they ordered from California were supposed to ship on the 11th" I'm giving them another call in about 45...

Originally Posted by STIcandy Any updates? I have the same vehicle and have the rattle at start up which is a little concerning.... Especially now. Did you ever find out where the anti drain back valve is? Filter doesn't have one..... I've also seen pictured showing the defective timing chain...

2008 Toyota Sienna LE - 3.5L 2GR-FE, 180,750 miles / 4,950 OCI OUT: 5 quarts Pennzoil Conventional High Mileage 5W-20 & 1.5 quarts Quaker State High Mileage Synthetic Blend 5W-20 IN: 5 quarts Valvoline Advanced 0W-20 & 1.5 quarts NAPA Full Synthetic 0W-20 Filter: Re-used the Mobil 1 M1C-251A...

Welp... It's been over 3 weeks and still no Santa Fe. Getting quite frustrated. They are having a hard time getting some dealer-only part to reinstall the engine into the vehicle. They were supposed to be doing compression tests a week ago, that hasn't happened yet. Every time we call it's a...

M1 EP 0W-20 6.5 quarts M1 M1C-251A filter That's with approximately 4,000 miles mixed city/highway. Probably 60% city / 40% highway. Observations? IMHO that's dang clean looking oil in any vehicle with 4,000 accumulated miles since the last oil change; regardless of oil brand...

Originally Posted by Triple_Se7en Originally Posted by 1911CHAMPION Originally Posted by Triple_Se7en Someone put 100k on this engine in three years. So odds are, the oil wasn't changed often. How bad did the oil look at 4.4K? Can you see down the oil cap? "This new EP will clean the engine...

Originally Posted by Triple_Se7en Someone put 100k on this engine in three years. So odds are, the oil wasn't changed often. How bad did the oil look at 4.4K? Can you see down the oil cap? "This new EP will clean the engine better than NAPA." You should 'at least' monitor the looks & smell of...

"We've heard from multiple people that these engines are reliable and have no common problems." Unfortunately multiple people doesn't represent hundred of thousands. If these engines are so reliable and have no common problems, then why are there only 6 engines available on car-part dot com...

2016 Toyota Sienna LE FWD 3.5 2GR-FE, 104,400 miles About 4400 miles on oil & filter, time unknown. OUT: unknown (though I suspect NAPA oil and filter as the small mom & pop dealership we purchased from in August '19 had NAPA Advertising all over in their repair bay.) IN: Mobil 1 Extended...

What's the factory recommended oil viscosity for your year/make/model/engine? And does it spec something different dependent on ambient temperature?

I've never had any success with any "oil treatment" successfully reducing oil consumption on an engine that is already consuming that much oil. Can you provide some details on the vehicle and what oil you are using? I would NOT be using a 20W-50 weight in those temperatures. It's going to flow...

OK, so here is the latest and greatest.... (what you've all been waiting for I'm sure). They determined that the engine was rebuild-able and quoted us the same $$$ to rebuild the OE block as to replace it with the 56,000 miles salvage yard engine. We opted to go forward with the rebuild. They...

The engine Shop suspects the Oil pump went out (based on symptoms leading up to the "failure"). The engine rattling noise at cold startup (happening for a long time but never thought anything of it) indicates a malfunctioning anti-drainback valve, but this engine uses a cartridge style filter...

Originally Posted by OVERKILL Originally Posted by 1911CHAMPION I've been down that Ford / Chevy road. Never again... Weird. My 2002 Expedition is still on the road, years after I sold it, had 210,000 miles on it when I sold it, probably has well over 250,000 on it now. That old gas-sucking...

Originally Posted by GoldDot40 Originally Posted by SubieRubyRoo Originally Posted by GoldDot40 Incorrect. I have some good friends (father/son) who run a very reputable machine shop in this area. They do machine work on ALL sorts of "new" engines. Head work, block boring/honing, assembly...

Originally Posted by dareo What a bad situation. This reminds me of the old Chrysler 2.7 Sebring engines. Good friend of mine had a brand new one, Mobil 1 oil changes, still needed a brand new engine by 80k (Powertrain warranty covered luckliy). When you searched for a good used 2.7 they were...

I'm guessing they're hard to come buy in good condition with low mileage.