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Quite a test of this oil, it was in service from Dec 17 until Jun 20 or 2 1/2 years. A lot of life got in the way on this run. Was driven very little for about a year while deployed. 1/2 qt added at 10k mi. Used a Fram XG 3614, will be cutting open soon. Refilled with same oil and filter...

Originally Posted By: Auae85 Not a trick question - Making the general assumption that trucks were maintained in a similar fashion, which 2000-2010 brand would be more durable after 200K miles? In other words, which brand could be reasonably expected to last another 100K with routine...

Originally Posted By: HYUNDAIFAN0001 The ULW side actually looks much better than the 845 for beading...it appears to demonstrate large aggregated beads and better water run-off instead of smaller beads just sitting on the surface...me thinks you got the results backwards... Wrong...

This is ULW (left) vs 845 (right) after 7 days of rain. Hood was clayed prior to application. After seeing these results I tossed the remaining ULW and went with 845. Water beading and hydrophobicity may not be important to some but in areas like the PNW that have constant rain it helps...

Originally Posted By: ChrisD46 *Safe for trim ? Originally Posted By: GMZ I find Collinite 845 to look similar with much better beading and durability. Safe for trim, mine looks great.

Originally Posted By: SilverFusion2010 It’s the lack of perceived value for its target market. Vehicles under warranty are going to get the owner manual oci or shorter from the BITOG/DIY crowd. Very few people are willing to risk their warranty. And once out of warranty, you only get 5k more oci...

Nice report and 4Runner. Im usually down about 1/2 qt by 10k so I add a 1/2 qt and push the OCI to 15-18k.

I find Collinite 845 to look similar with much better beading and durability.

Originally Posted By: bigj_16 What special offer? They had a magazine rebate last year.

Originally Posted By: Linctex Donaldson Synteq Close second: Fram XG series Concur. If money were no object a Donaldson P169071 would be what I'd use. But it is, so I use a FU and sleep well at night.

Nice report, AFE is an underrated oil IMO.

Hope everyone had a good Christmas and New Year. Originally Posted By: jdavis Was this latest UOA from 5w-30 EP Dexos 1 Gen 2 and the first from EP Dexos 1 Gen 1? I dont know for sure, it was gold cap EP with "Dexos 1" symbol on the front. I usually buy 2-3 OCIs worth of stuff at once so it...

The avg speed readout in my 4R says 29 mph.

Originally Posted By: tig1 UOA numbers vary from one tester to another testing the same oil sample. Differences are expected. OP, Good Report. Couple OCI's back I got a UOA from both Blackstone and OAI from the same run and they were much closer than I thought they'd be. 2 lab UOA

Originally Posted By: blupupher Does it have room for the XG3600? Same diameter, but about 1.5" longer. The C&P does look good though. I used to run an M1-209 which is oversized for this application so I imagine a 3600 would fit fine too and I'd probably put 7 qts instead of 6.6 qts...

Was initially concerned about a long OCI on such a small filter, but those fears were unfounded. The last UOA was a M1-209 filter, Fram seems to have it beat for much cheaper.

Mostly highway miles, though I have a 16 mi city commute 5 days a week with 2-3 short ( Usually drive to the mountains every weekend so over the passes and usually USFS roads. Last UOA was with M1-209 filter, sure looks like the Fram has it beat at about half the cost.

I sampled and sent on Dec 9 and got my results today. USPS First Class in the sample container.

Oil was in service from Dec 2016 to Dec 2017. Drove more than last year, same usage patterns. Filter is a Fram Ultra XG3614, and based on these results I am sticking with this combo for the duration of my ownership of this vehicle, very happy with these results. Oil filter C&P here ...

This Fram XG3614 was used on a 2008 Toyota 4 Runner with the 2UZ-FE 4.7L V8. It was ran for 1 year and 18,027 mi with Mobil 1 EP 5W-30. Based on my UOA results I am sticking with this combo for 1 yr/15-20k mi. UOA posted here .