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Originally Posted By: BobFout Originally Posted By: CATERHAM Some Shell's spec's: VI 169.5 HTHS vis' 4.0cP How did you get the HTHS? This is the first API 5w40 that close to a Euro 5w40 in specs! Looks like this might be a good budget candidate for my parents G35s...I wonder if it could...

I don't know his exact routine, maybe it was longer. I know he drives over 200 miles a day and his oci is under 10k on conventional...maybe it was 8-9k or once a month? Not sure but your probably right, something like amsoil or M1EP could probably go pretty far with almost all highway driving at...

Originally Posted By: Gene K 1. Buy what ever name brand conventional is on sale with included filter. 2. Change oil ever 5,000 miles. We know it worked for at least one car for 700,000+ miles without a rebuild (which is more than we can say for most plans). There is a guy who comes on my...

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Originally Posted By: Sonic Originally Posted By: mac9128 I think that there are alot of people like that. My sisters, my sister in law. Completely oblivious to when they should get an oil change. They don't pay any attention to stuff like that, just turn the key and floor it!! It drives me...

I see a lot of people on here saying QSUD is the best bargain synthetic, I think its like $20 at walmart. I can't speak professionally just saying it is cheaper than PP from what I've seen and supposed to be pretty stout

My friends family is like this with cars. They won't change the oil, change any fluids, do any sort of preventative maintenance on their cars. They will just top the oil off as they see needed and buy cheap cars and drive them into the ground. Seized the engine on his last "good" car after...

Originally Posted By: raytseng i would think with the towing you'd also want to give a little love to the diff and ATF fluids. I don't think you need to use any additives, Just drain/fill regularly with any high quality synthetic that matches the spec. I was going to say something to that...

wow thats just insane. definitely interested in a uoa and pictures of the filter. And i'm scared to run M1 EP to 10k in my honda lol

Originally Posted By: BBDartCA Yes this is Canadian oil from Loblaw company, Canadian Superstore. I did not check for API sunburst, probably has it. Your pictures reminds me of "beer" beer if you've ever seen it haha

I wouldn't. This reminds me of the other day I was in stop and shop and saw their own labeled 5w-30 and was tempted to post on here and see if anyone knew who made it as I assume it was something else just bottled for stop and shop. Not a no-name but also not an automotive name at all

Hello all. First time venturing into the grease section really and I see many posts about grease intervals and how often it should be done. But my question is what exactly are you greasing at these intervals? I feel like this is more of a bitog thing and not something most people do but just...

Hello all. Just found out I can get this oil for under 3 bucks a quart for my honda. Wondering what you would put it on par with in terms of how good it is? Been looking through the uoa and voa sections but didn't see it in there. I assume around the same level as motorcraft 5w20, seems like a...

Originally Posted By: lexus114 Originally Posted By: mac9128 We had a 1998 Lexus ES300 in the family for quite a few years and ran it from 60,000-200,000 miles without any serious problems. Needed a cat around 175 as well as new shocks. Other than that always ran great, and from 75k on always...

We had a 1998 Lexus ES300 in the family for quite a few years and ran it from 60,000-200,000 miles without any serious problems. Needed a cat around 175 as well as new shocks. Other than that always ran great, and from 75k on always saw Valvoline max life syn-blend at 3-5k oci's. I can't say...

Originally Posted By: 40Deluxe Probably the same thing that has halted the dealers on ordering black and red vehicles because the ingredient is supplied from japan ,Ford and Chrysler both annouced yesterday that there was a shortage of this and would not be able to do tuxedo black and certain...

Don't know what the manual recommends, I assume 5w-30 and am pretty sure of it. I keep telling him not to push it that far but he drive a lot for work, all over new england and new york so a lot of them are highway miles but still, the earliest he'll change it is 7k because in his words "you can...

Hello. So trying to help out both my parents who have G35's with the VQ engines if I'm not mistaken. I talked to my father but hes kindof set in what hes doing. Now he normally goes it Valvoline and gets synpower 5w-30 then runs it 7-9,000 miles before changing it. I'm wondering it switching up...

Thanks for the help guys. Not an mpg concern just wanted to see if it was too thick, I plan on basically driving the car till it dies so I was trying to find the best extended drain oil for protection.

I just wasnt sure if it was as good as the 0w30 because they claim that is their top of the line oil.