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Would you guess that all VW approved 507 oils are compatible?

This is my most current UOA on my Avalon. I'm concerned about the spike in Sodium. So, I'm trying to figure out what might be going on. I'm wondering if Redline fuel treatment might be the cause. I know I'm going to get hammered for my early changes, I acknowlege that. The current change is...

I’ve got a question about TAN. I’ve had four UOA’s done by Wear Check and they measure TAN and not TBN for gasoline engines. I’d prefer to have both so I can measure the relationship between the two, but what I’ve got is TAN. Over the past four analysis, I’ve has TAN of 1.24, 2.46, 1.26 and...

I maintain (own, but not drive) three vehicles, a 2004 Honda Accord, a 2008 GMC Acadia and a 2008 Toyota Avalon. I’ve used Lubrication Engineers LX-2300 with good results, increased gas mileage, better UOA’s, and a general “good feeling”; I am currently experimenting with Schaeffer’s Soy Ultra...

I'm guessing 5,000 miles. What do you think the average OCI is?

Just changed LE 5W30 to Eneos Sustina 5W30 in my Toyota Avalon. The Sustina seemed thinner, it poured very quickly. It could have been the larger opening in the bottle, I don't know. I'll post a UOA at 4,000 miles and see where I am. There's been some discussion about this line of oil, so we'll see.

I usually buy my gas at Shell. There is signage at the pump and on the receipt that says something like this, “$10 off the purchase of 5 quarts of Pennzoil Platinum at AutoZone.” I thought, hum good idea. So I went to AutoZone, got my 5 quarts of Pennzoil and went to the counter. The clerk said...

What oil are you running in your Toyota, Lexus 3.5 V6 2GR-FE engine?

I’ve been comparing conventional 5W30 motor oils on PQIA and they’re more similar than different. So two questions, 1) if you’re choosing from one of the majors, Pennzoil, Valvoline, Havoline does it matter? 2) I read somewhere that in order to get to the new Gf-5 standard, conventional motor...

http://greengarage.com/?page_id=684 High‐performance Dual Stage Oil Filter Think ‘super strainer’ that filters down to 3 microns instead of ‘chunky’ conventional filters at 30 microns. That’s 10 times more maximum purity through a two part, parallel filtration system. Increases your fuel...

Hi All, I got this email from Lubrication Engineers http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs027/1103143628450/archive/1109605504264.html Looks like they've gone synthetic and added a couple on new weights.

Does anyone have a list of oils and what group base stocks they use? Where can this information be found? What oils are: Group I Group II Group III Group IV Group V

I’m curious about the Pennzoil Oil Selector, if I input my 2008 Toyota Avalon, spec’d for 5W30 Pennzoil Ultra 5W20 is recommended. If I input my 2008 GMC Acadia spec’d for 5W30 Pennzoil Platinum 5W30 is recommended. I would have guessed Ultra would have been recommended for everything, or at...

First two samples are LE 10W30. Someone mentioned Cam 2 the other day, so I thought I'd post this UOA. The most recent is Cam2 Synavex data is on the far right. TOYOTA AVALON - Front Gasoline Engine Unit Make : TOYOTA Unit Model : AVALON Serial No : 4T1BK36B88V273779 Date Rec'd : Oct 13...

I pulled a sample of the LE 10W30 at about 2,000 miles. I haven't decided when I'll change this oil, but at 2K miles it looks pretty strong. What do you think? MOBILE OIL ANALYSIS REPORT CONTAMINATION OIL CONDITION WEAR NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL TOYOTA AVALON - Front Gasoline Engine...

Does anyone here know how to change the transmission fluid in a 2008 Toyota Avalon? There's no dipstick. I'm sure it won't be hard to drain the fluid, but how would you refill it? Does anyone have a procedure or a link to a DIY?

Despite multiple UOA's I've never stretched out my OCI's. I'm wondering what the average OCI for those here? 5,000 miles, more?

Has anyone done a UOA on a run including LC 20? I'm wondering if LC 20 is tangible on a UOA. Is there defined use for LC 20? Their marketing says it increases TBN, is that the main use?

Hello everybody, It took a while to type this and I'm curious to see your feedback, plus it may be helpful to someone.On an unrelated note, my transmission failed last week at about 156,500 miles. The Frankenblend that I listed is, as I recall, two quarts Motorcraft 5W20, One quart Mobil 1, the...

I've got a 2004 Honda V-6 that I've put Schaeffer's into for the first time. I was surprised by the pale teal color of the Schaeffer's. I've seen motor oil that was almost clear, some, dark before it went in but this is the first green oil I've seen. Is it supposed to be green?