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    BMW SMG transmission 75w140

    I know this might not be the best forum to ask which oil to use to fix a differential groaning/chatter issue. I know that I would end up with the OEM BMW fluid. But I had this bugging my brain for the whole day today trying to think about it. Question: Am I naive to think that royal purple oil...
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    About to engine flush my 04' M3

    Please talk me out of this I'm about to put 1) Lubro Moly Engine flush 2) ATF 3) 1/2 bottle of gunk engine flush 4) seafoam 5) NO AUTO RX please *cause I can't get it over the counter into the crankcase of my 04' M3 engine. I'd regular oil change according to BMW recommended interval...
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    Spray Seafoam into Intake pipe before throttle

    Hi guys, I tried searching if anyone did this before, or call me crazy. Engine is a 2000' Mercedes 4.3L V8 SOHC with 70K miles. I'm trying to see what your responses are - if I sprinkle/sparingly spray seafoam into the intake pipe (after MAF sensor and after intake filter). So, the seafoam...
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    5W20 in place of 10W60 for cleaning

    This might be a question that you guys have covered many times, but I'm looking for any input from personal experience that your engine is running fine. My engine calls for 10W60 oil (2004 BMW E46 M3 engine)and it seems a bit sludged up for internal parts (dark stain seen from oil fill hole)...
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    Oil for Honda B16 1.6L DOHC engine

    I've been soliciting BITOG for quite a while, but there's this question that I can't seem to get it over with. Q: I've a 1992 Honda civic with a B16A3 engine swap (engine is a MY1996 1.6L DOHC 16V Vtec engine with 8000 rpm red line). Car is approximately 2000lb + driver. This is my summer...
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    Engine Temp vs oil weight

    I'm curious as if your engine require 5W20 from the factory, and you put 5W40 or 5W50 or even 10W60 oil in it. Will the engine temp gets cooler/hotter/stays the same? *don't ask me why I would wanna do that, but this is purely a theoretical question that got stuck in my mind for so long. any...
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    Mixing 5W30 + 5W50

    is it safe to mix equal amount of Mobil 1 full syn 5W30 with Mobil 1 full syn 5W50 for a 4.3L V8 low revving engine that ask for thick 30 weight or normal 40 weight. The engine has approximately 100K miles but not burning oil due to the low revving low end torque engine, it rarely see high rev...
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    Engine Flush with 8 quarts of oil

    I'm looking to flush my V8 engine with the cheapy gunk motor flush. The capacity of the engine holds about 8 qts of oil. But the gunk motor flush said it's safe to flush any 4 banger. So, I assume that I'm decreasing the efficiency of the gunk by half because my engine hold about double the oil...
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    Motomaster Injector cleaner - by Canadian tire

    So, I tried this motomaster injector cleaner from Canadian tire when it's on sale for $6.99 / 5 dose bottle. Every time you just pump about 100ml on a separate chamber and pour it into the gas tank, the fluid is in red color. After 2 doses of 100ml into my almost full 70ml tank, the car have...
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    Mobil 1 5W50 Synthetic

    What's your take on this oil? I mean it's Porsche approved and OEM SLR Mclaren oil, it shouldn't be too bad. At least it should sustain high heat and high shear. If my car's been using 5W40 european formula for the past 70K miles, and given that this Mobil 1 5W50 was too cheap to pass on the...
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    Mercedes Benz M113 4.3L engine with sticky lifter

    My car has about 72K miles and it had synthetic oil throughout it's life. Recently, the car developed this nasty ticking/knocking sound in the freezing winter morning. It appears to be a 10 minutes loud valve ticking during cold start up and it goes away when the engine is warm. I checked the...
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    SuperTech /Tech2000 0W30 synthetic

    I knew this topic has been discussed before by another memeber, but this oil caught my attention last night at the canadian walmart. Most synethic oil here in Canada ranges from $35-$40 / 4L jug. But the Supertech/Tech2000 0W30 seems to be a good deal of $28/ 4L jug. Anyone can confirm these...
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    5W50 in place of 10W60

    When my car ask for 10W60 synthetic (bmw castrol) , is it ok to run 5W50 synthetic (for example Mobil 1 5W50) in it? *provided that it's a bmw m3 S54 3.2L engine. any input is greatly appreciated
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    Wal Mart Canada Oil Price

    I just went to wally tonight and noticed some interesting price scheme there. The famous Esso XD3 0W40 synthetic 4L jug was $22 CAD. Now, it's $35.88 CAD. It just went throught a 60% hike. But I managed to scored a few 4.4L jugs of PP 5W30 SM for $19 CAD, which is like $15 USD. On the other...
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    is it OK to put QS 5W30 Synthetic into MB 229.5 ?

    My wife's car ask for MB 229.5 oil which is a 2005' Mercedes C230 Kompressor. So, I'm planning for a rinse due to excessive engine noise with the compressor. She always have it serviced at the dealer with 12,000 km OCI. I'm trying to use some QS horsepower syntehtic 5W30 for the next oil...
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    Should I be Excited with QS Torque Full Synthetic

    I know it's a srong groupIII oil, but I'm switching from Castrol HM 10W40, Valvoline synpower 5W30 to QS torque 4x4 truck full synthetic 5W30. All my cars ask for 5W30 (e.g. 02' Subaur WRX 2.0 Turbo , 05' Mercedes C230 1.8L Supercharged , 95' Honda Prelude H22A)
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    Best Cleaning Engine Oil ?

    I've a 95' Honda Prelude with the H22 engine. I'm the second owner which I knew the car didn't receive proper maintainance before. Now, I know you guys' gonna tell me the answer with a flush AutoRX. But i'm looking to clean up the engine slowly. So, OEM ask for 10W30 engine oil. Should I try...
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    High rpm + high burn off

    Car: 1995 Honda Prelude 2.2 VTEC engine (H22A1) with about 80K miles. The car creates a big smoke scene whenever I red line 1st-2nd-3rd gear. I mean big fat clouds of black smoke is an evidence of burn off oil. It doesn't burn a bit if it's a stop and go traffic with 3000-4000 rpm shifts. No...
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