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I just notice the power steering fluid on my 96 Avalon is a little on the low side. I check my owner manual and it calls for the Dexron II or III ATF fluid for the power steering which is red, but when I looked at the fluid that is in my power steering container on the car, it is a clear liquid...

Is it ok to mix ATF with different brand like QS, Castrol or Mobil as long as they all are the same type like Dexron III. Castrol has both domestic and import multi-vehicle ATF for my cars. Can I use either one of them? My cars are 99 and 00 Honda Accord and 97 Lexus ES300 and 96 Toyota Avalon.

I have 2 Honda Accords, a 1999 5 speed manual and a 2000 4 speed auto. I have been using either valvoline or GTX 5W30 oil in both Accords for years. Both cars are over 100K now and never burn any oil between oil changes which is about 4K-6K miles. Late last year I got a hold of 5 cases of...

I have a 96 Toyota Avalon with the 3.0L V6 engine, it had over 150K miles on it. I have been using GTX HM oil on it for the last 3 oil changes, total miles driven is about 16K. On the last (the 4th) oil change a little over a month ago. I got a hold of some old Havoline 5W30 oil (not the DS) for...

I was just in Big Lot last night and noticed they have a lot of old Havoline oil on the shell. They have dino 10W30 for $1.90 a quart, High Mileage for $2.20 and Syn Blend for $3.00. I don't these prices are that good even they claim these are close out prices. But I am interested in their HM...

Shall I use high milage (HM) oil in the winter time, like Castrol 5W30 HM oil for example. Since HM oils are usually a little on the thick side. Should they be use in 0F-30F temperature? Will they make starting the engine more difficult or generate more engine noise when at low temp compares to...

I have been reading a lot of posts here related to oil color. The general conclusion is oil color did not have anything to do with how well or how clean your oil or engine is. I just ran across something interesting the other day. I just got my oil change couple day ago and when I checked my...

Can I run Pennzoil Platinum or Q Advance Engine G3 synthetic oil for a 7.5K OCI with 50% highway/50% city driving or worst(25% Highway/75% City)?

I am going to do another Auto-rx treatment on two of my cars this spring. I have a good stock of both Hovoline (the old formula) and Castrol GTX dino oil. My question is: Should I use either Havoline or GTX for the Auto-rx cleaning and rinsing cycles or should I pick up some cheap dino oil like...

I own 4 cars, a 1994 Toyota 4x4 pickup, a 1996 Toyota Avalon, a 1999 and a 2000 Honda Accord. They all call for 5W30 oil on the oil caps and the manuals except the 94 pickup which requires 10W30 in the summer and 5W30 in the winter. I have been using 5W30 all these year on them and now I would...

Given Havoline dino oil (the old formula) had a good amount of moly (>400PPM) in the oil. Did anyoneone has experience using it with auto-rx for both cleaning and rinsing cycles and how well does it works? I am thinking about using it for the auto-rx application on my cars this spring, just...

I just checked Advance Auto Web Site and notice that they have the Havoline 10W30 High Mile oil for $0.95 a quart. I thought that price is very low compares to other HM oil. Does anyone know or use this oil and have experience with it? I assumed it is very similar to their 5W30 or 10W30 oil. Am...

If you have to choose between these two 5W30 dino oil for a 5K OCI, assuming the same driving condition. Which one would you choose and why?

For a 5K OCI, which of the following 5W30 dino oil will you use for the Honda and Toyota engines and why? The driving condition can vary from 25% city and 75% highway to 75% city and 25% highway. Motorcraft Castrol GTX SuperTech Pennzoil Valvoline Halvoline Quaker State Thanks

My daughter had a 99 Honda Accord with 5 speed manual transmittion with 105K miles on it. She just got an oil change last weekend and yesterday morning (Thanksgiving day), when she shift from one gear to the next and step on the gas, the rpm went up but the car won't move much. It did that for...

I just picked up a cases of Quaker State Q Advanced Engine and a case of Q Torque power full synthetic oil from Advance Auto (2 for 1 sale). I knew these are not full synthetic oil, they are group III oil only. But what's everyone opinion on these Quaker State synthetic oil compares to others...

My daughter drives a 94 Toyota 4x4 pickup. I will be finishing up an Auto-RX clean and rinse application for her truck in less than 200 miles. The truck had 104K miles on it. I am trying to prepare her truck for the winter which will has temperature between 35 to -20 degree F in upstate New...

I own both a 1999 and a 2000 Honda Accords and I have been going to Valvoline for my oil changes every 5000 miles. Everytime after the oil changes, I would smell burning oil from my exhaut for a week. I don't think they clean up the oil spill too well everytime after the oil changes. I would...

I am thinking about using SuperTech Synthetic oil on both of my old Toyota, a 96 Avalon and a 94 4x4 pickup. The Avalon had about 134K and the pickup had about 103K. My question is: If I am looking for a OCI of 6 to 7.5K, can the SuperTech handle it. The type of driving that I will be doing is...