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In my experience, most of the auto repair industry earns their bad reputation. For every positive/no-issue repair I've had done, four or five have been botched or have had things overlooked/incomplete. Missing fasteners and loose parts are commonplace. It pains me to have "professional"...

I have a soft spot for MGs. My first car was an MGB. I've also had some experience with older Midgets. But after owning a Miata, I would never consider another MG. The Miata I owned was beat on and had almost 200K on it when I sold it. Even after a hard life, there was no comparison between...

I guess I'm somewhere in the middle. A '96 Jeep Cherokee with about 250K on it has had M1 almost exclusively and is still doing quite well and runs as quiet as any 4.0L with that many original miles. Except for a water pump, it's completely original inside. Not so much as a valve cover removed...

Katrina and GF-4 perhaps?

Volv04Life, I sent you a PM.

Our '04 Liberty has been a very good vehicle. Couple more things: There is a baffle under the large oil fill cap. Remove it and clean it. It gets gunked up and will need cleaning if it's been neglected. If it's gunked up, also change the PCV valve that is mounted on the side of the oil fill...

I bought a new one back in '96. Used 10W30 M1 year round for the first 120K miles. My son is driving it now. He's put about another 120K on it. He's been using mostly 0W40 M1. Internals are untouched and it still runs well. Does leak a little, mostly from the rear main.

Ran onto this awhile back. This non-detergent oil was made by Pennzoil.

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete If you want a small, fun, and reliable car, get a Miata. ^^ This, if it has enough room and comfort for your needs. The Miata is an example of how well a car design can be executed. I know of no other vehicle that comes as close to perfectly meeting it's own...

You shouldn't need to add it every 5K. May just need a little more than the initial amount. Once the correct amount has been added, no additional should be required until the next lube change. At that point, you're basically starting over. Otherwise, I'd say something else is wrong.

I've typically seen the recommendation to add more FM to address chatter. I would be tempted to try that first. I've also seen the recommendation to drive in several tight figure 8 patterns after a change to better distribute the FM. Not saying any of this will work for you, but I've had a few...

Might be worth a try, but I wouldn’t have high expectations. I once priced a set of four tires from a store that perpetually offers 4 “free” oil changes with the purchase of four tires. I didn’t want their oil changes with bulk oil and cheap filters and offered to swap that for an alignment...

Rod, In that case, it sounds like the OP readings are real. Does your son's '12 Mustang have any kind of oil cooler? My '01 Cobra has an intermediate water filled jacket at the base of the oil filter mount.

Thanks for posting the article. I found the following quote of the most interest: How does a consumer know that the motor oil they are paying a premium for is in fact synthetic? I'm fine with establishing requirements for “synthetic” product. But why not sharpen the point a bit: Is the API...

Originally Posted By: macarose Not all cars can pull it off. Not all oils can pull it off. Mobil 1 has used their EP brand motor oil and oil filters as marketing tools for this OCI. Then there is Bosch with their Distance Plus oil filter. Amsoil & Royal Purple for motor oils. And finally, you...

Originally Posted By: RGR Originally Posted By: rrounds We have run 5/30 in my sons '12 Mustang for around 75k miles now and it runs great with very good gas mileage. He did try 0/20 AFE once and he found that the oil pressure dropped more than he liked to see in the summer heat. ROD...

Conversion to G-05 complete. I was able to get out 8 of the 14 quarts by draining the radiator and removing a lower hose. Four flushes with distilled water and in went the G-05. Everything looks clean so far.

Originally Posted By: dparm Originally Posted By: Brian Barnhart Last K&N oil filter I looked at was made in Asia somewhere. Put it back on the shelf immediately. Not going to pay top dollar for an Asian made oil filter. I won't be buying any high dollar oil change specials with those filters...

Last K&N oil filter I looked at was made in Asia somewhere. Put it back on the shelf immediately. Not going to pay top dollar for an Asian made oil filter. I won't be buying any high dollar oil change specials with those filters either.

I been running GC in my 27HP air cooled Kohler for the last 9 years. I think it's a top notch mower engine oil. I spent some time at an outdoor equipment show with many of the mower and engine manufacturers present. Several had their house brand (Kohler, Briggs, etc.) oils on display. A quick...