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Thanks Everyone for the comments!!! The air and oil filter were both Toyota filters. It was changed at the dealer when I purchased the car at 27K miles. The Toyota filters are fairly reasonably priced, so I buy them for my car. The QSUD is an old favorite of mine. I am old enough to remember...

My driving habits are mainly city driving and idling. Of the 10,901 miles, 10K were under 35MPH approximately. I do lots of idling as well. During winter months, it's not uncommon for me to let the RAV4 warm up for 5-10 minutes before leaving, and then a couple of hours idle time throughout the...

Here is my last UOA of my 2010 RAV4. It is the V6 model. So far I am very pleased with the Quaker State Ultimate Durability results. I am sticking with the QSUD since I bought plenty of it on sale at Menards for $3 a quart. Any thoughts or comments are greatly appreciated.

Well here is my newest used oil analysis from Blackstone Labs. The iron did drop a bit so that was good news, so maybe it will keep trending down from here. I stayed with the Amsoil since I already had it on hand, but may change to something else on the next one. The first oil change was VW...

I would go for the Husqvarna. I have one now, the 128L straight shaft, and love it. It starts fast and runs. No problems with it so far. It will knock down grass that has grown up thick around fence corners or smaller volunteer trees/obstacles with no problem. Home Depot had a model 128LD that...

The oil is Amsoil AELQT 5W30. They do not make an Low SAPS 5W40 that I am aware of. The first two oil changes were from the dealer Castrol LL5W30. I am thinking of changing to another brand to see if it makes any difference. As far as mileage goes, it averages 45ish on the highway and mid-high...

Here is the latest UOA from my Jetta TDI. The iron is still higher than most other 2010 Jetta TDI's from other users. This has been going on almost since new. I am starting to get concerned about it. Any comments or thoughts are greatly appreciated.

My Thing has 195/75/14 on it. The original tire size is 185SR14 made by Continental and Goodyear. Sorry about the late reply, I have been hibernating this winter and haven't been on here for a while.Good luck with the Beetle, all ACVW's are fun to drive.

I would go with the 185/65-15 tires for the car. I am in the same boat with my A.C.V.W. Thing. I am going to put a new set of tires on next spring due to age/dry rot issue. For the miles the car will see, I doubt you would notice any difference. My Thing has the "newer" tires on it now and...

Thanks for the comments and feedback from everyone, much appreciated. I was concerned with all of the city traffic about how the oil would hold up, but this has put my mind to rest. I feel pretty comfortable going 10K miles on this oil next time. I think this combo may be one that I stick with...

Here is my latest oil analysis from Blackstone Labs on my recent run of QSUD 5W30.This run saw lots of stop/go traffic in Metro East St Louis area, frequent idling and 2-3 mile runs between stops. I used a Mann filter with this run and put back more QSUD 5W30 and another Mann filter. I got the...

2010 Toyota RAV4 3.5L v6 45208 miles on engine, 7579 miles on oil & filter Out: QSUD 5W30 and Mann filter In: QSUD 5W30 and Mann filter

Here is my UOA from my 2010 VW Jetta TDI. The last 2 runs have been Amsoil 5W30 Euro formula and before that was the VW Castrol from the dealership. The iron levels have not dropped down, which I was hoping that they might. I replaced the oil with my last stash of Amsoil 5W30 Euro, and am trying...

Garlicbreadman: As the owner of a newer V.W. and newer Toyota (and have owned many more of each)I would say go for it with no hesitation. I had a 1983 GTI that I bought new, and it was a very fun car to drive. My current V.W. Jetta TDi is a reliable vehicle and no problems what so ever, and...

It was 0W20. I still have some left in the bottle. Walmart was carrying it here in my area, so I gave it a try since it was a little cheaper than Pennzoil Platinum. I guess it fooled Blackstone or they had a typo.

I'd wait until the spring. I just ran my oil for 14 months in my truck, and no problems were found in my used oil analysis that I got back today. Even Blackstone said it in their comments that oil doesn't go bad with time. So no harm should conme from letting it sit. So just relax until you need...

Here is my latest UOA on my 2006 Lincoln Mark LT truck. It has the 5.4 V8. The oil had been in the vehicle a little over 14 months, and that is why I changed it. It appears that it was in good shape, and could have went longer. Previous oils were Castrol Syntec (previous fill) and Valvoline...

I am not sure what is up with the potassium. I have heard that it may be from the manufacturing process (flux) since there is no water or insolubles present, and to not worry about it. But it still bugs me, and the iron as well. But if others have had to wait to 80K to come down, then maybe I am...

Here is my latest UOA on my 2010 Jetta TDI. I had been getting not so great UOA on the factory Castrol LL-03, so I switched over to Amsoil 5W30 Euro (AELQT) and have been going shorter runs than the 10K miles that VW says that it will do. This is my first run on the Amsoil 5W30 Euro which meets...

I would go to a local plumbing or pipe fitting/oil well company and get some Mastic Tape by 3M. It will remain solid but flexible enough to mold to the contour and keep the water in. It is used to keep water/moisture out/off of natural gas pipes as a coating. It comes in various widths/lengths.