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Originally Posted By: bluesubie Oil cooler in the radiator for a 2007? -Dennis Think so; either than or external. I haven't looked closely to be honest.

Code: OIL M5w40 M5w40 M0w40 M0w30 MILES IN USE 6.3k 6k 4.3k 3.5k MILES 97k 86k 29k 21k SAMPLE TAKEN 02/17/13 08/11/12 11/29/08 05/17/08 ALUMINUM 3 3 3 3 CHROMIUM 1 0 1...

Originally Posted By: Clevy I read your other thread. Is this car equipped with an oil cooler. The copper readings are high in all your uoa. Where else could the copper be coming from. Since its consistently elevated it could very well be that your particular engine is just wearing this way,as...

Not sure about the long-term high Copper readings. Otherwise this seems like a solid lubricant.

Was still Stage 1 with stock intake on this oil. Really happy with the viscosity and TBN; not sure what's up with the high copper wear in my engine. See my other thread for the trend...

Note, for these two I was still Stage 1 (custom tune, stock intake), but the last 1000 or so miles on the second one was in fact Stage 2 with an aftermarket intake. I'm curious as to fuel dilution in future analysis. The current oil is the same Mobil 1 Diesel 5w-40; after that I'm trying a Motul...

Two UOAs for this oil:

Hey guys, This one is a little bit of an old sample, but I finally sent it out for the community.

Someone gave me a K&N once for my WRX...I threw it away. I used one for a few years on my old Subaru, a 94 Legacy. One day just for grins I stuck a Subaru paper filter in place of the K&N...and felt absolutely no change at all. At that point I tossed the K&N and have been using paper filters...

Originally Posted By: bluesubie [rubs eyes because I think I'm seeing double] Oh, I just commented on this at nasioc. BTW, there's a UOA forum. Interesting how Blackstone's "should be" viscosity starts in the 20 grade range. What filtration are you running (air and oil)? What were the...

Hello folks, wanted to share my first UOA with you and maybe see what you have to say about its interpretation. Thanks! Keep in mind that I replaced the filter at the beginning of this UOA, and my sample was taken closer to the end of the drain, because I'm kinda retarded and pulled the drain...

Originally Posted By: biomed_eng_2000 If the cocktail improves shifting, then use it. The only unknown would be the long term wear characteristics but I think that since all three ingredients are from major companies, there will be very little chance of accelerated wear. Well, according to a...

Originally Posted By: MolaKule The friction modifiers in the mtf fluids are going to be pre-empted by the fm's in the differential lubes. I recommend against this practice for mt's. For differentials, mix differential fluids only and break a leg. For reference, the Subaru transmission...

Yeah, seems scary to me as well. I think I'll put my money where my mouth is and send out a sample for a VOA sometime soon. I would imagine the viscosity would be pretty whack, with way too much sulfur and other EP additives in it.

I did a search for this topic and couldn't find anything...could be my inept searching skills, so sorry if this has already been hashed out, but... I am a member of a large Subaru message board, and a member there has what he calls a "Cocktail" of different fluids to use in place of a single...

Originally Posted By: csandste There's a post on the Edmunds Malibu Maxx thread. The poster said he had an 04 or 05 Maxx. He replaced it with an 07. His OLM (like my 05) had shown approximately 7000 mile oil change intervals. His new car dropped that to 3500-4000. He ventured that it was GM's...

Originally Posted By: G-MAN A word of caution: The oil leak on your 3.4 could be coming from the intake manifold gasket. These are notorious for leaking coolant into the oil, but they sometimes fail both ways and allow oil to leak out. It runs down the engine and mimics an oil pan gasket leak...

Originally Posted By: Dyoel182 If an oil change place has the time to take your air filter out and tell you its dirty they should have time to check to reset the OLM and check the tire pressures for you. I agree, but you're an idiot if you trust them to do it every time.

Originally Posted By: Rockford Fosgate Fan Originally Posted By: Ringe Originally Posted By: Rockford Fosgate Fan Like I said before the temperature this far south might drop below zero degree Celsius only a few times a year. I promise you if I pour 20w-50 in the crank case the pump will pull...

Originally Posted By: GMFan Some service places are good about resetting the OLM when it is illuminated. Sometimes when it is not on they forget to reset it. When the light is not yet on because people go in for a 3k OCI and it comes on 2k miles later because the service place didn't reset the...