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Can't find a category for ATV's / UTV's so I thought I would try here. Sorry if this offends anyone. Now the question: New Polaris Rangers come with the owners Manual calling for a 5w-50 motor oil. Naturally they want us to use THEIR oil at $13.00/qt for full syn. Anyone know who makes the...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (fca) with the 8-speed auto trans are rated at 100,000 miles before a service is due. I want to change fluid at 30,000 miles, but dealer wants $44.00 per quart for their atf. Does anyone know of a decent substitute fluid that meets fca's specs? Tia. Glen

At the risk of being criticized for bringing up an old subject... Is Dexron VI a synthetic ATF? On a diferent forum i read that it apparently has more than twice the additives, durability, thermal protection, etc. TIA. Glen

Hi, I've read a fair amount on this forum about the virtues of "Gold Castrol," but I do not know how to recognize one from another. What exactly is gold about gold castrol? Is it the cap color? The bottle color? Perhaps a decal on the side of the bottle? Any help would be appreciated. Also, why...

I don't wish to offend anyone on this forum, but with the recent change by XOM in their Mobil 1 formulation from a pure PAO base to a group III or blended III, IV, & V base, aren't all old claims and testimonials aobut the performance of "old" Mobil 1 irrelevant? I mean, "old" Mobil 1 was...

My 1991 Corvette calls for Mobil 1 5w-30. That is what I have used since I got the car. Part of the reason for this oil, I understand, is that the engine is allowed to run quite hot - 225*F at idle. The old Mobil 1 used a PAO base stock which I understood would not break down as quickly in high...

If the base stock of Mobil 1 is now predominantly group III, and the base stock of PP also apparently is going to be or is already group III, and the base stock of the cheapest "fully Syn" oil (Walmart) also a group III, why should anyone spend close to $6.00 per quart of Mobil 1, or $4.00 per...

Does anyone besides me remember when Mobile 1 came out it was advertised as a "25,000 mile between oil change" product? I called Mobile and asked them what they had done to make the oil "worse" than it used to be. "Nothing" was their response. Then I asked why their oil would no longer last as...

Hi friends, I am relatively new to this forum, so I'll start by asking for your patience if I am in the wrong section. The situation is this: Just bought a 2005 Honda CR-V with Honda's 5 speed auto trans. Honda does not put a replacable filter in their transmissions. They just use a fine mesh...

Hi friends, I am relatively new to this forum, so I'll start by asking for your patience if I am in the wrong section. The situation is this: Just bought a 2005 Honda CR-V with Honda's 5 speed auto trans. Honda does not put a replacable filter in their transmissions. They just use a fine mesh...

Please help me to understand. What is "E-Core"? Many of the forum's readers are using SuperTech filters. Why? Are they as good as Purolator or Wix? Thank you. Glen

My local retailer sells the Citgo brand of synthetic oil for about 1/2 the price of mobil 1. I've always stood by Mobil 1, but it's a little hard to justify paying $5.10/qt for it vs $2.98/qt for Citgo. The usual wording about meeting new car warranties are on both brands. Is Citgo a PAO base...

Hi, I'm new to this forum and have a couple of questions. First, so many of the members here seem to prefer conventional petroleum oil to synthtics. Why? Aren't syn oils better in virtually every way except perhaps cost? Also, when it comes to syn oils I am under the impression that PAO base...