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    '05 civic si, Rotella T6 (5w40). 10k interval.

    Hey guys, another boring k-series oil analysis: - Stock k20A3, currently 106,000 miles. - No oil consumption/makup. - Rotella T6 5w40, 10,000 interval, (aprox. May - late August in the northeast US). The results column on the right of the "Unit Locations Avg" block are previous results: 10k...
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    5w30 PP, 10k interval, '05 Civic SI

    Hey all, 2005 Civic SI, 54k total miles, 10k miles on 5w30 PP. (May 26th - Oct 2nd). 5 quarts, honda filter. 10k is Honda's non-severe oil change interval for the EP3. Driving habits: Commuter car, vast majority of the miles are partial throttle in 5th gear, except for a few merges onto the...
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    Autocrossers - post your pics/stories!...

    Hey guys, Post up some pics/setups/stories of your autocross rides!...
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    '89 Accord - 7.5k interval - Shell Formula 5w30

    1989 Honda Accord LX-i 108,000 total miles, 7,500 miles on oil (Shell Formula 5w30). Sump holds 4qts. Almost all highway miles, and I baby the car (almost never full throttle, and almost always shift before 3k rpm): Although
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    Oil changes since '80s?

    Hey guys, My daily driven car is a '89 accord, with 110k miles, oil changed every 7,500 miles. I was curious what general additives/formulation changes have happened to oil since the 80s (e.g. less zinc, etc?), and would changing to another grade or brand be more appropriate? Thank you!
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    89 accord, 10w40?

    Hi guys, Picked up a 89 accord lx-i, with 85k miles. Wondering what oil would be best considering my driving style/change interval etc: I never use full throttle, shift before 2.5k rpm. I'm planning on sticking to honda's 'regular service' oil change intervals which are 7,500. Honda recommends...
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    'woosh' - bypass valve?

    I used a pure-one filter on my 1996 cobra for about a month, towards the end of the month (around 1,500 miles) it sounded like the car had a turbo on it, the "woosh" sound of alot of fiuids being passed through a tube sound. is this the bypass valve coming into play? Replaced it w/ a 'regular'...
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    timken oil load test...

    hey guys, someone on a local mustang cobra board posted this article: http://www.animegame.com/cars/Oil%20Tests.pdf just wondering what were your thoughts about it. I'm living in the north-east, tri-state area, & just switched from M1 5w20 to motorcraft sunth blend 5w30 for my cobra, and...
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