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This is why I love Mobil 1 15w-50 and 5w-50, not only does it do those things but it really clings to everything, even after sitting 4 hours during a valve cover gasket replacement (I was working on it in between customers cars) the roller tappet for the hpfp and the journal it rides in had a...

I'd go a step further and say use the thickest it will still start with. I was running 5w-50 all last winter, just give it 30 seconds to a minute to warm up and then drive gently and you'll be fine.

2016 Hyundai Accent SE, 1.6 GDI Gamma II engine. 233,886mi, 2600mi OCI. Out: Mobil 1 15w-50, Ecogard 10479 In: Mobil 1 15w-50, Supertech ST9688

Heck I run 15w-50 with a .0020 rod bearing clearance and a .0017 main bearing clearance. Pretty much any modern engine is going to fall in that range. I get instant oil flow to the valve train on startup and the last time I was in there everything looked brand new, even the coating on the valve...

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People forget faster flow=faster flow out of bearings, this is just further demonstrated in the wear test with a dry start (unprimed filter) in this video, it seems counterintuitive, but higher viscosity provides insurance against oil starvation.

It will fall out the bottom so either way you'll be retrieving it from the valve train or the hole. Main thing is don't forget it when it's time to go back together.

Funny, I put FCS on a neighbor's 04 Avalon and one on my Accent and they've been great. Just goes to show even within brands there can be differing quality.

Yep just a small bead where the timing cover meets. I'll also say make sure when you remove the valve cover and high pressure fuel pump you don't drop the cam follower into the valve cover and forget it, pull it out with a magnet and set aside before removing the cover.

Yup me too.

If the exhaust manifold is leaking that will cause a p0420. You need an actual scan tool to graph the downstream oxygen sensor, if it's capable of averaging a steady .45v or higher the cat is probably good. I'd also check long and short term fuel trims, and do a cylinder balance test, a rich...

For a 10k oil change, 12.9 is actually very good. I believe it starts out at 13.7.

Everything Moog I run across and install in the shop has been very high quality.

Yeah that too, simple hand tools and a jack and the transmission comes right out. I could probably do it in half a day. I love it because I spend all day working on cars with no room that have to be completely disassembled just to replace one part, when mine needs work it's extremely...

Everything else is easy to fix to, I could probably do a timing chain or head gasket in a couple of hours. Just did all 4 GDI injectors on my 2016 and it was a piece of cake.

The 1.6 gamma is the best engine Hyundai makes. They will run forever if you just change the oil every 3-5k and don't run it low.

Yup, all the metal shavings weren't cleaned out of the oil passages in the crankshaft and they will eventually collect all in one area and starve it of oil.

Yup, most everything on a car can be maintained and fixed, but if the subframe mountings and unibody frame are rotten, you're done. It's also significantly more expensive to get a car fixed if it's got severe corrosion, case in point someone needed a simple lower control arm/ball joint...

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The 2grfe is a bear to work on, took me two days to do a water pump on one.