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BLACKSTONE Oil Report Vehicle: 1987 Jetta 1.8 SOHC gas OIL: Motomaster F1 5W-30 SM (Canadian Tire) + about 7 other various oils blended together. OIL FILTER: Fram EG Oil sump: 4.0 liters MI/HR on Oil: 4,608 km (2,880 miles) ... ~ 2 years on oil (Aug8/2006 - July16/2008) MI/HR on Unit: 130,000...

1987 Jetta … 4500km (2800miles) on oil. Last change, Aug 8,2006 (so almost 2 years). Driving conditions: All city driving, mostly short trips of < 5 miles. Car sits outside during winter -- gets idled for warm-up when cold (it can hit -30C in the dead of winter). Oil is mostly (Canadian Tire)...

Interesting comparison of the base oils and their performance on several tests … Lubricants From Gas to Liquids (GTL) Base Oils And a few other articles at … lubricants university

I've noticed that a fair amount of people are under the impression that straight grade motor oils (or single grade as they are referred to in many product sheets) contain no VII's (viscosity-index-improvers). In another thread, I pointed out that I saw no reason why a straight-grade motor oil...

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I have 0.75l of synthetic blend GL-4/5 gear oil sitting on the shelf. I need ~ 1.25l for my MT. I am thinking of blending in 0.5l of 5w-30 motor oil rather than buying some more gear oil. My thinking is that I wouldn’t mind thinning it out a little for the cold winters here -- and seeing how the...

Manual Oil Analysis. I know just about everyone here must do it. Pull the dipstick out and check the color of that drop of oil still hanging on the end of the dipstick. -- or how dark it looks on the crosshatches. Then, put that drop of oil on the forefinger, and rub it lightly between your...