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Gents, I have a 2015 Chevy Volt. This car has an engine and a large battery. Runs as a full electric until the battery goes flat. Then, it fires up the engine and operates very much like a Prius. About 80%-90% of the miles are all electric, so the engine (and the oil contained therein) is...

Originally Posted By: eljefino ...I would be 100% sure to get the genuine GM part in case there are subtle electrical characteristics the aftermarket gets wrongly. Dexron HP is the GM spec. The only fluids I've seen that meet it is AC Delco, and one made by Mobil.

Originally Posted By: slacktide_bitog Where do you even get Dexron HP? Maxlife doesn't claim HP yet GM part number 19300536 AC Delco 10-4093 Mobil 1™ Synthetic LV ATF HP http://www.wholesalegmpartsonline.com/products/FLUID-Vehicle-Maintenance/10498188/19300536.html...

Originally Posted By: JamesBond Sure, why not? What other serviceable fluids does this thing even have? Brake fluid? You've got to have some sort of maintenance to keep you busy, otherwise you'll tun into one of those detailing people. Yeah. It's NOT the ideal car for a BITOG member. I now...

Originally Posted By: 2015_PSD Every Ultra I have cut open had smooth edges on the inside and rough on the outside because that is the direction they are punched. That's BRILLIANT engineering! The holes are smooth at the ADBV where it counts. Burrs on the outside just don't matter. When the...

Gents, I went and bought a Chevy Bolt. This is GM's all electric car (238 miles range). It's transmission couldn't be simpler. It just a 2-stage helical reduction gear set, reducing the electric motor's output by a ratio of 7.05 to 1. GM uses Dexron HP* ("High Performance," backward...

Originally Posted By: Gokhan For something like that, you would have to design it and have it machined yourself. It's leak-prone, as you won't be able to change the gasket every time you change the oil filter. Why not? When you make it, get a bunch of plate-to-engine gaskets and go ahead and...

Originally Posted By: Bud_One If it were mine, I'd change it for peace of mind. I've learned that *WHENEVER* I ask a question like this, that I'm better off doing it. So, if it's not going to cause you to miss a mortgage payment, then change it!

Originally Posted By: Camprunner Should I dump it early and have fresh oil...? Dump it early. Same answer to EVERY post of the nature: 1) I have newish oil in my vehicle. 2) I'm going on a longish trip. 3) I'm wavering - should I change the oil? Of course, change the oil! None of us buffoons...

Gents, I know that GM requires their oil to meet Dexos (1 or 2 depending). It looks to me like the Dexos specs are pretty good. Would it be a good idea to use the spec as an indicator of a premium oil, and use Dexos spec'd oil for, say, Hondas or Toyotas, or Fords, or...?

Originally Posted By: mightymousetech Originally Posted By: andrewp1998 seema to burn and go down faster? Just a pet peave, it's VTEC, not vtech, it's a car, not a chordless phone. Just a pet peeve, it's cordless, not chordless.

Originally Posted By: Astro_Guy Originally Posted By: Nolefan Most newer cars have extended warranties. The warranty as stated on M1 oil discurages folks like me from buying into it. Also, the advantages of extended drain intervals have not been sold to the avg car owner. For example, my '13...

Originally Posted By: Nolefan I know that the vast majority of folks who get their oil changed will not know or care about any of this, they just want their oil changed. Indeed. Originally Posted By: Nolefan For example, my '13 F150 with a 5.0, holds 8qts of oil. Almost twice the avg. This...

Originally Posted By: JeepWJ19 Looks like a good filter to me. Too bad you wasted your money and cut it open unused instead of using it :] Yeah. I can see cutting an unused filter to see what the media looks like, but the louvers don't change between a new and a used filter.

Originally Posted By: car51 Originally Posted By: demarpaint Originally Posted By: Whimsey Originally Posted By: demarpaint From the looks of it AP is helping to sell the lower priced products. WMT would be the worst place a mfg. could pick to sell a higher priced item like this oil. I give it...

So, I was in my local WalMart this evening. Here's a snapshot of the oil shelf: So far, not too bad. The Annual Protection hasn't sold nearly as well as the other Mobil oils. Then, I saw this on the end of an aisle: Hmmm... Not selling too well. Finally, I saw: I'm going to go out on...

Originally Posted By: spasm3 ...I'm curious about you going oversize. I wonder how that affects the bypass filtering. Would the smaller filter have more bypass flow through the ptfe filter than the oversize? Or would the bypass flow be the same regardless of filter size? 1) It ain't Teflon any...

Originally Posted By: Gokhan The reason I asked was because someone claimed the older version had higher efficiency. I don't know if this is true. Dear Customer, Don't worry your sweet little head. We're XOM, we know what we're doing, and if we tell you it's OK then that'll just have to be...

Originally Posted By: goodtimes I'd like to see a sideways shot of the adbv as it is assembled like in the fourth picture, under a little pressure like it would be in the can. The goal is to see if there is a space for the adbv to open into. This is my MG 101-1 and it is not squeezed together...

Originally Posted By: Dyusik The magnets are underutilized. As for the weakening at temps, they do not weaken enough to loose their grip on the crud captured. The N52 and 48 magnets have not stopped working, even in my Harley in 90 degree weather with stop and go traffic. Indeed, the magnets I...