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    2010 Acura Tl SH AWD Mobil 1 5w-20 9300 miles

    Here is my Acura's Blackstone Report. 9300 miles with some below zero winter weather and a combination of commute to work, 60 miles round trip, some in town driving and ten 320 mile roundtrip road trips. I have a lead foot and there are many full throttle passings of other cars with speeds up to...
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    Acura 2010

    Due for the 3rd oil change on the Acura 3.7 SH-AWD. Used Mobil 1 the first time 5W-30, as recommended. Went to my oil stach and have the following choices Castrol German 0W-30 (some green some gold) or Mobil 1 0W-20 or Mobil 1 5W-20. Which should I pick?
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    Cleaning suggestions

    Just inherited a 1988 GMC 5.7L (350) 3/4 ton 4x4 PU with 96,000 miles. Looks like oil changes were done on a somewhat regular basis, but the truc kwould sit for months if not an occaisional year without being used. It has about 2000 miles on this OCI and I am thinking of a cleaning with either...
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    Acura TL 2010 SH AWD

    Have a new Acura sitting with approx 5000 miles. I have read all the post I can find and will probable wait until the OCM says it is time to change it, (or at least close to that time) I have 32 years worth of Mobil 1, Amsoil, Green Castrol,Castrol GTX, Delvac 1, and a little bit of Frenchy oil...
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    Not looking for the "BEST"

    Just read through months of posts. I live in the middle of nowhere Wyoming. Can easily find the following oil filters locally Napa, Fram, AC, and whatever K-Mart or Walmart sell.Can get WIX from Fleet Filters. I have used Mobil 1 filters and Amsoil filters on my last vehicle (95 Nissan Maxima)...
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    CASTROL 0W-30 (green) 7750miles 1995 Nissan Maxima

    Here is another Blackstone report on my Maxima. Total mileage on the vehicle is 146,000. Daily driver that has had 2 Auto RX treatments, and now runs the German Castrol with 2 oz of Lube Control every 1000 miles, in addition to the 2 ounce per qt starting dosage. Aluminum 3 Chromium 2 Iron 12...
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    Castrol 0W/30 6350miles 95 Nissan Max 138k total

    Here is another Green German Castrol report on my Maxima. I use 2oz of LC per Terry Dyson's reccomendation and 2oz per 100 miles. I posted a previous Dyson Analysis with high fuel dilution last fall, and then ran Redline cleaner through the system, changed the oil and posted again at aprox 300...
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    Castrol 0W-30 Green 2726 miles 95 Nissan Maxima

    Earlier in the fall I posted data from my Maxima run with GC for 6200 miles. In that analysis (which was done by Terry Dyson) my overall report was pretty good, but I had terrible fuel dilution of 1.4% and a flashpoint of 300. I checked out as much engine stuff as I could (short of doing a...
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    Castrol 0W-30 Green 6200 miles 95 Nissan Maxima

    Here's a report on my 1995 Maxima running German (green) Castrol for 6200 miles. Total miles on the vehicle 130,000. Air filter Baldwin, with a torn gasket, oil filter Mobil 1.Had the full ARX treatment. No codes are being thrown, and it is running perfectly, (at least by my seat of the pants)...
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    FP60 vs Stabil for winterization

    With an inch of snow on the ground, it is time to winterize the mower. I have a Kohler 28 horse fuel injected engine, that already has gas in it that has been treated with FP.Is 1 oz enough for winterizing, or should I put more in, or should I go with Stabil, or add stabil, to the FP treated...
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    Havoline 5 year Dex Cool

    For lack of something to do I just dumped the Havoline Dex Cool in my 95 Nissan Maxima. It was in for three years, and I just figured I'd be on the safe side of the 5 year life that the jug indicates is possible. If looks are any indication, then I had years of service left. The fluid had a nice...
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    Auto-RX in AT

    I put Auto RX in a 2000 Subaru approx 1200 miles ago. Today I took it in for a flush and drain, with the T-Tech machine. Before I could say anything, the "tech" dumped the oil, and took off the spin on AT filter. I figured I'd lucked out big time and would avoid the extra charge for the...
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    Amsoil 5w-30 6,000 miles Subaru

    Here is Blackstone comments on this Subaru with total miles of 33000, and 6000 on this oil. Amsoil oil filter, paper air filter, and all stop and go short trips (less than 1/4mile four times a day): Note the above average lead and Viscosity. Lead is usually from bearing and is about twice the...
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    amsoil 10-40 5142miles 95 Nissan Maxima

    Here is a report from Blackstone on a Nissan Maxima that I have owned since new. It has had a steady diet of either Mobil 1 or Amsoil. Did an Auto RX treatment on it and after finishing the rinse cycle with dino, put Amsoil 10w-40 in it for the summer and early fall. Total miles on this V-6 3.0L...
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    Motul 8100 5w/40 Toyota 4.7L V8 Tundra 8500miles

    Heres the latest Blacksone analysis on my Tundra. Total miles 39186, miles on the sample 8576, Amsoil filter (sdf-15) (largest size that will fit) No make up oil. Driven 160 miles twice each week over a 9800 ft mt. pass, and to work approx 4 miles each day, with the running around town etc.that...
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    Motul 5w-40 8100 ExcessToyota Tundra V8 4.7 2001

    Total miles on this vehicle 35687, miles on this oil sample 5071. Sampled on 1/5/04. Filter is the Amsoil SDF-15. Had used series 2000 Amsoil 5w-30 previously. Also had used Amsoil LTF previously but had changed to OEM paper for this test. Driving was a mix of a few long trips, (500 miles each)...
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    Amsoil 0W-30 Toy Tundra V-8 5000 miles

    Heres some numbers on a 2001 Toyota Tundra 4.7 V-8 with a total of 31,000 miles on the truck and 5050 miles on the oil. This Toyota has used Amsoil since about mile 6000, and before that it used Mobil 1. The filters since then (mile 6000) have been Amsoil SDF-15's. I also used the Amsoil oiled...
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    Auto-rx and Nissan Maxima

    I am not sure I am doing this quite right, but here is what I did. 1995 Nissan Maxima with 3.0L V-6 approx 95,000 miles. Mobil I (5w-30) for the first 60 thousand miles or so and then Amsoil 5w-30. since then. Oil filters were either Napa Golds or Frams (I didn't know any better). changed oil...
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    Injection cleaner

    Not looking for a brand recommendation, but more opinions as to what is best for a procedure. Is it best to use a fuel injection cleaner, (that goes in the gas) for one long trip that uses up all the gas i.e. a long road trip, or is it best to put the cleaner in and use the tank of gas up in...
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    Looking for something exotic (oil)

    Tried mobil 1, all variations from 1978 on, tried Delvac, tried Amsoil 5w-30, and Amsoil 0w-30 series 2000. Now since this interest in oil and analyising oil gets to be more of a hobby/obsession than a maintance need, I WANT TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND EXOTIC in my next oil. Any...
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