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Thanks guys! I wondered about that personal info. I'll ask on of the moderators to help me out. I'm happy with it. Viscosity looked good, as did the wear metals. I went with a relatively standard Mobil 1 for the current change in the 0w20AFE. I'm thinking its similar to what was in this sample.

Hi folks! This is my first UOA on our 2015 Forester. The vehicle has 72,000 kilometres (44738 miles), and the oil was drained at roughly 8 months and 7400 kms. (4598) A mix of highway and stop and go/ short trip driving. The fuel was expected, probably contributing to the lower flash point. But...

Originally Posted by Trav Originally Posted by Audios No mini, doing timing chains on an S with 68k that has had 5k oil intervals since 40k. Guides crumbled apart. They are notoriously expensive. These are really easy to do, not like an old Ecotec where you have to pull the pan and head (might...

Originally Posted by MCompact Crown Vic or Camry- the only logical choices. : ) I see!!

Originally Posted by OVERKILL Ryan, are you going to take this car out to Kawartha Downs for the motorsport events or is this just for back road driving fun? Hey Overkill! Theres a local guy! Yes, We did plan on taking it to the cones once or twice

Thanks a ton guys. Interesting reviews on the mini. I wonder if preventative tensioners would have helped with the tensioner issues? Im actually in Peterborough, Ontario Canada. I agree with the service costs generally although we have a good independant that only services mini and bmw. Im also...

Hi guys! Looking at a fun second car. Niether will be....or have to be an uber reliable car that will be our primary. I feel like the Fiat is going to be more reliable and is a far simpler car. Both are base model and manual transmission. Any thoughts on reliability? I know the Minis have a...

Thanks for the replies guys. Much appreciated. I'm actually digging deeper into this, and am about to speak with my local emissions testing facility. If they still have their old testing equipment which actually measure Nox, HC and CO, I may voluntarily have our healthy 2011 Subaru impreza read...

Hi gang, Wondering if anyone had any hard numbers on the effects of oil change intervals and emissions? I know when they used to give you a readout up here, that fresh oil was always best, and that N0x and HC always dropped. I'm thinking about running a green initiative here because we area...

He just changed the oil, from probably original fluid. Are there any gl4 fluids that you guys would recommend? Would royal purple synchromax be the correct weight?

Hi guys, A good friend of mine has a mid nintees VW Van with the Audi 5 cyl and a manual transmission. The van runs great, and the transmission shifts fine usually, although third gear has been giving him the odd issue. Under a normal upshift into third it shifts fine....with a very slight...

Thanks guys! I will try those things. Much appreciated!

Hi guys, The families boat has a 4.3l cobra I/O and all of a sudden will not turn over. The battery is new and fully charged, accessories work....the ignition switch and tether cutoff both work fine. I've jumped them both with the same result. Theres power getting to the engine, because I...

I'm doing the same, using kendal synthetic blend which is a cousin of motorcraft.

Thanks very much guys! I really appreciate it. My only concern is the short trips. Although....at only 6-7k miles....something like mobil1 EP or Castrol shouldn't have an issue I'm feeling.

Thanks SubieRubyRoo! Is the time in service an issue? Thats awesome mileage out of the EJ25's! They're solid engines for sure. I'm doing the plugs on the Impreza when it warms up!

Yeah, I'm in the same group. I've done two on my Dads '06 Mazda and both didn't seem to last. In the future I'd rent the compressor and install some nice KYB or similar

Thanks Donald. I see you have the newer 2.0 and 2.5i. I'm not sure what they changed, but they are a different oil spec.

Hi guys, My wife and I now have two subarus in the driveway. They both have the same 2.5 NA motor, one being an '08, and the other an '11. We use the wagon on longer trips, which has 50k miles on it, and the impreza has roughly 70k. Both get used primarily around town, BUT get the odd 100k...

Thanks a ton guys. That's what I figured. I put the new gaskets on and shes nice and dry. Glad I dont have to stress.