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Just got this in from Blackstone. I intended to change at 5000 but had 3 straight weekends get filled up with other commitments. This is my 2nd oil analysis on this car (doing them once per year). The only thing that bugs me is the lead. All wear metals dropped per 1000 miles, but lead nearly...

I'm trying to help out a friend to whom I sold a '95 Hyundai Accent about a year ago. He is having a strange problem that we can't seem to solve. It started with the headlights occasionally glowing brighter (about once per evening drive). The alternator was tested at Autozone and determined to...

The only oddity I see is how low the moly is in the 2nd sample. VOA shows 186, this sample is 129. Any ideas? Did Pennzoil reformulate? Second sample shows much lower wear, improvements in silicon, fuel, and flashpoint. First sample had approx. 65% city miles. Second sample had approx. 40%...

When posting UOA results using the Code command for proper formatting, is there a way to make the font size larger? I found on my last UOA post the result code was so small it was difficult to read. Thanks.

Just got the lab results back from Blackstone on my 1.7L 03 Honda Civic EX 5-speed manual. UPS delivered the sample at 10:19am Friday and results were emailed to me 3:29pm Monday. This is the first analysis on my Civic. The sample from this analysis was from the car's 3rd oil change. The...

In the vein of the thread asking why idling is so bad, what (technically) is lugging (I understand it is putting high load at low rpms, but beyond that...) and why is it so bad for the engine? How do you know when you are lugging and when you're not?

This is my wife's car. She drives mostly short trips (3 miles each way to and from work) along with shopping runs, etc. We usually drive it on the highway on weekends when going to visit relatives. Probably 70% city driving all told. This is the first oil change after the factory fill. Vehicle...

Prior to an Auto-RX treatment on my Mustang, I put new drain plug washers on. These were the brass washers with rubber inner linings. When I changed the oil, I noticed the rubber was VERY soft on the washers, but I reused them anyhow. 300 miles into the next interval, I noticed seepage from my...

I suspected my alternator was starting to go because of stumbling on acceleration in hot weather and with A/C on. I had it tested at Autozone and they came up with a peak reading of 63 amps. 75 is normal. The employee suggested that it's starting to go, but I have some time left. My question is...

I will be doing a VOA and UOA at the next OCI. I have about 1 qt of leftover oil from a 5 qt jug that I was going to use for the VOA. Would it be better to buy a fresh 1 qt to pour the VOA oil from, or am I good using the oil that's been in an opened (lid kept closed) 5 qt jug for a few months...

1 oz low 1/4 qt low 1/2 qt low 1 qt low other (explain) Unless I'm calculating oil consumption, I usually top off when 1/4 qt low. If I'm calculating oil consumption, I'll let it go to 1/2 qt low to get a more accurate picture of oil consumed per x miles.

I've been running Pennzoil 10W-40 in my '95 Hyundai Accent (to help w/oil consumption this summer) and would like to continue to do so through the winter. The "winter" here never reaches colder than about 40 F -- and that's first thing in the morning. Once daylight hits, it's never colder than...

I just got my '94 Mustang GT back from Aamco transmissions. I took it in because of a buzzing vibration in the clutch pedal between 1500-2000 rpm that would go away if you rested your foot on the pedal. They said the clutch and tranny are fine, the buzzing is traveling down to the clutch pedal...

I was curious. When you put a new oil filter on, how long does it take for it to become fully saturated with oil? In other words, if a week goes by and you're suddenly 1/4 qt low, then "oil consumption" stops, could that 1/4 qt actually have not been consumed, but just taken awhile to fully...

'94 Mustang GT 5.0, manual tranny. Lately, I get an audible vibration from the clutch pedal in the 1700-2400 rpm range only. What's funny is if I lightly rest my foot on the clutch pedal, the vibration goes away. If I release my foot, the vibration returns. Only in the 1700-2400 rpm range. It's...

Earlier I posted initial results with my '95 Accent that was consuming oil at a rate of 1 qt every 1200 miles. Oil consumption reduced by 3X. On my 2nd car ('94 Mustang GT), the problem was a rear seal leak. I just crawled underneath to see the progress (454 miles since adding Auto-RX) and ****...

Is it safe to cut open a used fuel filter? I'm curious what the internals look like on a fuel filter I just changed out, but it's in a metal casing and I'm concerned about heat from cutting it open causing a flame or explosion. Has anyone done this before?

While applying my 2nd dose of AutoRX, I checked the STP air filter that I've had in there for 9300 miles. It looked moderately dirty, but when bending the filter back to see deep into the pleats, the rubber gasketing cracked. The filter was in the car for 7.5 months. Rather than risk an air leak...

I searched Ace Hardware's site for MSDS sheets and found none. Anyone know who makes their oil?

Okay, I've been here a few months now and have so far shied away from the UOAs. However, when I finish the AutoRX treatment on my '95 Hyundai Accent, I'm going to do my first one. I've been using Pennzoil 10W-40 in this car for the past few oil changes. I'm tempted to stick with this oil once...