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Total miles on vehicle: 143745 Used for daily commute to work, 40 miles each way. 70% highway, 30% city. Amsoil dual filter with by-pass, BE-90 and ST8A. Full flow oil filter -Supertech- changed @ 8k miles. Analysis results by Oil Analyzers Iron: 5 Chromium: 0 Lead: 0 Copper: 2 Tin: 0...

Does anyone know the best source for oil filters for a 2004 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom? My bike can use any of the following (there are a few more): Amsoil SDF 109 Fram PH6018 K&N 138 Napa 1359 Purolator ML16818 Wix 51359 If there is a Supertech equivalent that would be even better because of the...

Miles on Vehicle: 90195 Miles on oil: 24305, in use for 10 months Amsoil dual/bypass filter sistem, oil capacity 4.5 quarts, 1 full flow filter change @ 7.5k miles and one @ 15k miles, replaced a little over 1 quart of oil in total during those 2 filter changes. No measurable oil consumption...

Miles on vehicle: 75391 Miles on oil: 11562 Oil filters: Amsoil BE-90 and Supertech full flow -replaced when taking the sample- Make up oil: 1 quart Vehicle driven to work, 80 miles per day Lab: Oil Analyzers Iron: 5 Chromium: 0 Lead: 1 Copper: 10 Tin: 0 Aluminum: 2 Nickel: 0 Silver: 0...

2001 Toyota Echo, Amsoil dual filter with by-pass system, BE-90 –bypass-, Supertech -full flow-, Amsoil ASL--- Pennz. Syn--- Havoline Syn--- Amsoil ASL 5W-30--- 5W-30--- 5W-30--- 5W-30--- Miles on oil 8018 4485 5340 6384 Miles on engine 54005 58489 63829 70213 Iron 3 4 5 3 Chromium 0 1 0 0...

Oil: 5W-30 Havoline Synthetic Miles on engine: 63829 Miles on oil: 5340 Purolator Air Filter 80% Highway, 20% City The first 2 numbers stand for my previous UOA's, Amsoil 5W-30 *ASL* @ 8018 miles - and Pennzoil 5W-30 Synthetic - 4485 miles, respectively. Here are the results in PPM: Iron 3 4 5...

This is my second report for this car. Same lab, Oil Analyzers. 2001 Echo, Amsoil dual filter with bypass, BE 90 by-pass filter, Supertech full flow filter. No filter change, no oil consumption. 70% highway, 30% city. The first number in each line is for the previous UOA with Amsoil ASL 5W-30...

Analysis by Oil Analyzers Inc. 2001 Toyota Echo 1.5 liter engine Oil: Amsoil ASL 5w-30 Air filter: Purolator Oil filters: 1 Ac Delco, 1 Amsoil BE 90, using Amsoil dual filter, bypass setup Results in PPM, only those greater than 0 listed: Iron: 3 Lead: 1 Copper: 5 Aluminum: 3 Silicon: 16 -...

Just bought the last 20 quarts of Havoline synthetic 5W-30 and 10W-30 at my local Wally World. The price: $ 3 Canadian per quart (US$ 1.97). Do you guys think there is a reason for the low price? Is it because they are changing the formulation? As far as I know it is made from 100% synthetic...

I hope the experts on this board can tell me wether the daily use of a block heater will affect the life of the oil used in my vehicle ('98 Chev K1500, 4.3 l V6). I'm sure that many of you will say that in my moderate climate (Vancouver, BC) the use of a block heater is not necessary. I agree...

In addition to what Patman is saying, after swithing to synthetic I would do a normal oil change (3 to 5k Miles) and later extend that to 8k miles or more. The reason, synthetics often disolve a lot of the sludge that sometimes forms in engines that use conventional oil. This sludge could...

Hi everybody, I just installed an Amsoil dual filter system in my 2001 Toyota Echo. It was a really tight fit and the two filters are located under the left front headlight. Oil capacity is now at 5 and one half quarts. The oil I'm using is Amsoil 5W30. Any thoughts on how long I could go...