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I suspected that Gen 2 would be tougher, I was asking about Gen 1 which is what my Suburban was originally spec'd for.

I figure as much myself. I'm mainly curious how the two spec's relate to one another. Is one better than the other? Is one superior in certain areas but lacking in others. I am genuinely curious which is why I ask.

TFL bought it.

Good Afternoon Everyone! So I found my first bottle of API SP oil while I was looking for some oil for the snowblower I just finished repowering and it got me wondering...How does API SP compare to the original Dexos Spec that my Suburban calls for? It seems to me from what I have read that...

Thank you, that is what I was getting at. If we feel that OLMs are not accurate then why are we trusting them? Sure the UOA didn't look terrible, and to some extent back's up the OLM, but I just can't do it. And if I had their use case I would have an even harder time doing it.

Interesting...I'l just leave this right here from the owner's manual... It seems to me that what TFL is doing to their truck does not meet normal use, but rather severe in which case the 5000-7500 I mentioned at the beginning of this thread would be accurate.

That may be true...but if you read what I said, I said "TO ME" the UOA is a snapshot of the engine's health. Either way, I shared my opinion...some agree with me...some don't. That is the beauty of things, we can agree to disagree. Have a good day.

I personally am not one to trust a UOA. To me it is a snapshot of the health of the engine, not the shape of the oil.

I was somewhat shocked that they didn't do an earlier oil change, and while I agree the UOA wasn't terrible, I just don't feel like a 10k change is appropriate for that usage case. To me, towing with a lifted, tuned truck seems like a recipe for disaster. But then again they don't keep their...

Very true, I was thinking more in general. That and the fact that Black Stone said to do 10k again. I mean it isn't horribly out of grade but I think they should've suggested backing it off a bit.

Good question. I downloaded the owners manual and checked. It is spec'd for a 5w30.

They didn't provide a link, but you can see it in the video. Take a look around time code 4:58. I attached a couple of screenshots of the video.

The Fast Lane finally did the first oil change on their 2020 "GODZILLA Super Tremor". Did I mention then went 9500 miles on that 1st change? They had Black Stone do an oil analysis on the oil and overall I agree it looked good, but I did notice it had sheered out of grade. Considering their...

I guess I can be added to the list of folks who have suddenly found themselves significantly younger. It has me listed at 9...turning 10 in a few months LOL. I tried to PM wwilson and it would find his name in the recipients box, but when I click send it says the recipient cannot be found...

I have a Predator 3500, I really do enjoy it. The only thing that it doesn't have that I wish it did was a fuel gauge but I am researching ways to add one to it. I find it entertaining that whenever someone asks about these generators someone always brings up other brands, Honda, Yamaha...

Originally Posted by hallstevenson Read the manual closer and you'll see that the spec is just what Ford recommends. As far as requirements, they only "require" an SM or SN rated oil and a certain viscosity. I fully understand that it is what is recommended. Perhaps I could've worded my...

Originally Posted by CT8 The difference is the newer rating is supposed to be more like a Dexos type of a rating which is good. Yes use the oil, In the Suburban as well even though it doesn't carry the Dexos Cert anymore?

Good Evening Everyone, So I recently acquired a 2012 F-150 with a 3.5L EcoBoost and while reading the owners manual I noted that the oil spec in the the manual is 5w30 WSS-M2C946-A (which I have since learned has been superseded by B1). I started looking at what oils would meet that spec and I...

I run my plex media server on my Synology DS418play NAS. I've also ran it on a Raspberry Pi 3. While it can't transcode if you plan your rips that really isn't an issue.