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Valvoline VR1 10W-30 5qt - $9.97 at Walmart In stock as of now for shipping or pick-up. $5 Valvoline rebate per 5qt jug Max $20 per claim, max 6 claims Comes to $1 per quart. I purchased 4 jugs. Should be an easy $20 rebate, supposedly 2 days to PayPal. Get your dose of ZDDP!

In late 2021 I discovered a wiped intake camshaft on one of my 2ZZ-GE equipped Pontiac Vibe GTs. https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/toyota-2zz-ge-intake-cam-wear-bad-oil-or-bad-filter.348741/ . I replaced the intake camshaft and 4 rocker arms and adjusted valve lash. After extensive...

CarQuest vs Purolator TL vs Motorcraft used oil filters cut and rated. Oil filters were in service for ~5,000 miles. 1 clear loser! CarQuest R84145 and Purolator TL14477 are direct competitors with identical external dimensions. Used in many Toyota engines (1.8L-2.5L). Motorcraft FL-400S is...

Is there any new gas/hybrid car (not truck) for 2025 MY that is actually built to last? Requirements: Metal intake manifold Metal valve cover Metal thermostat Metal oil filter housing Metal oil pan A few short years ago, most cars would be on this list but I wonder if there is at least one...

Texas legislature just passed the bill. $200 annual fee on all EVs to fund road construction and maintenance. Goes into effect on Sep 1, 2023 if the governor signs it and I'm sure he will. This has been long overdue in some form in order to level the playing field with with ICE car owners who...

Do you consider oil color as an indicator of degradation/oxidation? 2003 Jaguar S-Type 3.0 V6 Oil: Quantum full synthetic 5W-30 Miles on oil: 5,000 2003 Pontiac Vibe GT (2ZZ-GE Yamaha engine) Oil: Shell Rotella T6 5W-40 and PP 5W-30 (3:1 ratio) Miles on oil: 300

I find it very difficult to pick new tires. None of the "expert" test/comparisons bother to test the most important quality - roundness and ability to balance. All my cars seem to be very sensitive to this. Every time I bought tires new tires in the last 20 years, I got front-end shaking that's...

Stay away from Exide Sprinter Max batteries sold by Home Depot. My H8/Group 49 Failed exactly at 2 years young in my Jaguar which lives in the garage. Home Depot has a 3-year free replacement warranty but the HD employees and even the manager had no idea how to process the replacement. With help...

New class action lawsuit affecting 20 models was just announced. This goes far beyond Theta Ii. Nu, Gamma, Theta, Lambda and Kappa are all on the list. For now, the suit claims excessive oil consumption. Deja vu. Will catastrophic engine failures follow, like the did with Theta Ii...

I removed the valve cover to replace the gasket on my Toyota 2ZZ-GE VVTL-i engine and got a nasty surprise. The high cams on the intake camshaft are wiped. All the low cams on the intake and all the cams on the exhaust camshaft are fine - totally smooth to touch. The car is a daily driver, 40/60...

This is in my Jaguar S-Type 3.0 V6 with 96K on the ODO. The car sat in a garage for almost 2 years. I began driving it again but put very few miles on it. Only 2500 miles since the last oil change (Oct 2010). This car has 6qt oil fill and does not consume any oil. The oil is a synth blend. Upon...