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With 475,000 km on it? 20,000 km OCIs?

I have some of those in the garage. I’ll have to check.

Yeah, I just happened to be in AAP getting spark plugs and had recently heard about these and decided to give it a try. Otherwise I’m like you - I like to just cruise down to Walmart and grab whatever oil & filters.

It’s just the name, AFAIK

So admittedly I’ve never paid as much attention to oil filters as I have, the oil itself. When I started hanging around here about 15 years ago, I just looked around and most people said the Fram Ultra was very good, as was the M1. I remember Purolator Pure One was also thought of pretty well...

What vehicle?

$.90 more in TN. I'm glad our Elantra N is able to run on low-test, as most of the time I'm just droning on the interstate on my commute. With my 92 mile round trip commute, using premium would be close to $20 extra per week. If I'm going on a fun drive, I'll use hi-test.

Get real. He said, “just wondering why your wife “needs” a “tank like that”. Don’t pretend. That’s an obvious dig at their choice of vehicle and you know it. I have no issues with questions or discussion of any kind. Anyone’s free to comment or reply.

Hostility? I disagree with the entire premise of your statement. The adjectives you use to describe it are subjective; there are both larger and more expensive vehicles available. Thanks to inflation, $118,000 holds no where near the value it did even 5 years ago. Your statements are...

I’m wondering why you’re concerned with what she wants to drive, regardless of what she “needs”.

I went through a phase where I pushed my OCIs to 10K, 12K, even over 13K once with M1-EP. Got a UOA on that one and it didn’t look good. It’s posted on here. I’ve since settled on 8K or less. I should get another UOA to see if it’s settled down because that was years ago.

The oil got thicker over the course of your interval. Is that from oxidation?

I don’t think it currently is. I did notice it go down a tad on the stick 3 years ago when I was using the 0W-30 ESP and I did some towing. Since switched to M1 0W-40 FS, figured the little extra viscosity can’t hurt anything at 300,000+ miles, and also heard it works very well in the 1GR-FE...

I’ve wondered about using it in my 2007 Tacoma V6. I’ve owned it since new and I’ve done every oil change myself, always using some flavor of M1. I’ve used vanilla, the old Truck & SUV back in the day, EP, ESP, and for the last couple of years, 0W-40 FS.

But there’s no indication that this engine’s bearing clearances or oil passageways have been downsized for a thinner oil grade.

Yeah, it’s called 5W-30.

There’s more to it than that. If I remember right, and I’d love it if someone smarter than me could elaborate on this, what you’re actually concerned with is HTFS (high temperature full shear) vs. viscosity. A good HTFS score with a lower viscosity, comparatively, is a marker of good base...

I’ll have to keep them in mind, thanks. My search for fresh and high quality but well-priced beans is never ending.

Platinum and UP have fallen towards the lower end of 30 grade viscosity for years now.

No LSPI concerns with X3.