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This brings up an interesting topic: If anybody out there uses Blackstone for a Used Oil Analysis on their lawnmower oil, they've taken this BITOG thing to a whole new level!

Originally Posted By: mommafrica I'm wondering if you Bob or anyone else has heard about the New Mobil 1™ Annual Protection Synthetic Oil ($50 Walmart) that is supposed to last for 'up to' 1yr/20K miles as well as the new filters. But I'm not certain if the filter can't be used w/ other top...

Originally Posted By: JHogan I do really feel this oil is in Mobil's eyes a shot against Amsoil itself. But I guess only time will tell for sure. I still think it is a poor decision price wise especially in Walmart... If they're trying to compete with Amsoil, then they'll have to be as...

Originally Posted By: PimTac I'm going to bet that the VOA opens up more questions than it will answer. Too many things that analysis doesn't show. I was about to ask what we might see. Info on wear metals is useless as would particle counts. You'd find out how much moly is in there, and you'd...

Originally Posted By: kr_bitog For short oci, I will choose m1 afe rather than m1 and ep. It has more moly that is useful to protect better and lower fuel consumed. M1 ep for whatever reason doesn't seems hold well the viscosity on high rev usage and m1 silver cap bottle seems oxidized turns...

I sense your remorse. A $50 donation to BITOG will easily absolve you of all guilt.

Originally Posted By: NH73 Maybe NAPA only wants you to keep it in for only a year. Ok, maybe you didn't talk on the phone but the person that e-mailed you back treated you the same. OLM notoriously inaccurate? Maybe GM got it wrong one time, but what proof or reason for their statement? I see...

Originally Posted By: NH73 Originally Posted By: kohnen I corresponded with Mobil about running their M1 Annual Protection in my Volt for 2 years (as per the Volt's owner's manual) and they rather emphatically said that I MUST change it after only ONE year. (Using M1AP for 1 year and 1,500...

Originally Posted By: dareo Just for discussion, not an actual recommendation: What if you changed to a high end oil like Amsoil or Mobil 1 EP, best filter you can find, and you never changed it again... I couldn't bring myself to do it if i owned a Volt but i would love to see the results of a...

Originally Posted By: Linctex There's several members on here that have sent in UO samples after being in the crankcase for over five years. Apparently, Calendar time does not affect oil quality. Save the environment - Buy a good synthetic and reset the OLM even if you have low mileage and...

Originally Posted By: BigCahuna NAPA has 5/30 wt full synthetic Dexos 2 oil on sale this month for $3.49 a qt. If that's any interest to you. You know, I've read in several of Blackstone's UOA'S, that age of motor oil doesn't seem to be an issue to them. I guess oil that's not being exposed to...

Originally Posted By: SilverSnake This thread makes me very glad that my fleet of vehicles runs on good old internal combustion engines. I am particularly glad the I have high displacement V8s in 2 of my 3 vehicles (hills are not an issue). I would have the same in the 3rd but my wife wanted a...

Originally Posted By: dareo Not sure if they have it where you live but ethanol free gas and possibly some fuel stabilizer wouldn't be too bad of an idea. That or ensure that the car runs the engine and burns your old gas once every few months. I live in So Cal; E10 is the law-of-the-land. The...

Originally Posted By: Smoqueed ...but I would be worried about the gas going bad. I didn't know the Volt had a gas engine in it as well, never paid much attention to them. Can the gas powered engine charge the electric battery when it dies? I have the first generation Volt - it indeed calls...

Originally Posted By: redhat How do you like the Volt? Considering you've owned it for a couple of years now. Love the drivetrain, but lots of stuff unrelated to it being a plug-in electric vehicle are wonky. For example, sometimes the navigation just plain refuses to lock on to the GPS...

OK gents - Got a question for yall: I drive a Chevy Volt. It is an electric car with a gas engine that is fired up only when the main electric car drive battery is flat. The engine is a 1.4 liter, multi-port fuel injected normally aspirated engine, i.e., no turbo, no direct injection. It has...

I think it's funny how ExxonMobil is spinning M1EP as a 15,000 mile oil and M1AP as a 1 year oil. If you look at the specs though, it's: M1EP 1 year, 15,000 miles, $25 for a 5 quart jug. M1AP 1 year, 20,000 miles, $50 for a 5 quart jug. Now, if ExxonMobil would tell us what goes in to their...

Originally Posted By: earthbound ... My mom just used conv oil in her 03 accord and only got 250k miles out of it at the time her grandson wreaked it.(ran great btw) just think if she was using redline/amsoil and it was still on the road today. 300-400k for sure right? conv oil maybe just make...

Originally Posted By: parmm I just brought my second 5 quart jug at $28 a jug. That is what my local Walmarts are selling it for in both NYS and Western Pennsylvania!!! And it appears to be selling. No kidding? I'd try the Mobil 1 Annual Protection 5w-30 for $28 per jug. That's about $22 less...

Originally Posted By: NO2 After Mobil gets their first sales reports they will lower the price to $32 or so. I can't see it flying off the shelves at $48. Trouble is, the only folk who can afford this oil drive Teslas. (It's actually closer to $50, over $50 by the time you add in sales tax.)