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My bad, I misread that first post lol

What did you have in there before?

This might be better suited for the oil analysis forums, but given that it concerns change over time I figured I'd ask here: how does one explain the dropoff in Pennzoil Ultra Platinum's boron levels from VOAs (in the 200s) to the used oil analysis (<100)? Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or...

I changed the boss at like 1.5k miles. I had been running the Pentius filter since then.

Yeah from here on out, I'm doing 5-6k mile OCIs with the Pentius filters which are like Microgard Selects but made in Korea.

I had the boss for such a short period of time that I couldn't tell you. I'm still keeping an eye on it since it could very well be a fouled PCV valve, dirty injectors or (god forbid) a faulty torque converter. Given that it's under 9,000 miles it shouldn't be anything quite that drastic. Air...

Just wanted to give an update - I had been running the Pentius filter with Valvoline Extended Protection 0w20 for a couple thousand miles and everything was good. Went to the dealership for the free oil change and tire rotation and immediately took a 4 hour roadtrip. Things seemed fine until the...

Based on these findings, does anyone know of any equivalent or similar gear oil/ATFs currently on the market? Especially if they're of the group 4/group 5 variety?

I'm super curious if anyone here has tried the oversized Microgard Select MSL51626 or similarly sized filter. Would love to know how it went for them.

Yesterday I changed my oil at a little over 2K miles, and swapped out the Boss with a Pentius filter. Thank y'all for your guidance and suggestions!

I was aware of the moly which is why I went with the Valvoline Extended Protection that has a lot of it. What other kind of breakin lubes does it come with?

I used Valvoline Extended Protection 5w30 for the early change, since it has a lot of moly and a sizable amount of boron (though not as much as the OEM 0w-20 it came with). Wanted the heavier viscosity because of all the news about bearing failures, so I just wanted to kind of give them a...

I sure hope not, but it's easy enough to just throw one on there if I need to take it into the dealership.

Thank y'all so much for the advice! I'll be sure to switch out the Purolator. Based on the feedback here I'll probably go Microgaurd Select, unless y'all have a better recommendation.

Context: I have a new vehicle, Honda Ridgeline with a J35y8 NA GDI engine, and I changed the oil out at around 600 miles. I also changed the stock Honda filter to a Purolator Boss at that time. I plan on changing the oil 2 more times before the free dealer-provided service: once at 1,500 and...

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but that link redirects to the Ravenol M 9-G Serie ATF, not the ATF 9HP. Is this M 9-G ok to use in the ZF9 too or no?

I have a 2025 Honda Ridgeline that uses direct injection. Less than 1K miles thus far. I ran my index finger along the inside of one of the exhaust tips and found that it was coated (lightly) with soot. Apparently this is common with GDI engines, but how much soot is enough to be concerned...

This is open to both sponsors: what kind of testing do you undertake before deciding to list a different OEM specification or application in the product sheets of your multi-vehicle ATFs? For instance, what must happen before you decide to list Honda/Acura Type 3.1 as compatible with your...