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    How Does Toyota Do It?

    Prius hybrids or any hybrid, how do they provide for excellent engine longevity, and provide the most dependable model that Toyota makes when their gas engines start and stop and start and stop hundreds of times a day? Does anyone know what technology they use? I'm on my 2nd Prius, a 2019...
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    How Do Prius Do It?

    I only put Toyota Synthetic Motor Oil 0-w20 in my car; for reason that this product has a cult following and its performance and protection qualities are "legend". My Toyota Prius's 1500cc gas engine turns off and on hundreds of times each way as I commute to/from work and home each direction...
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    Tire Wear

    What wears out a tire faster? Driving 10,000 miles at average speed of 60? Or driving 10,000 miles at average speed of 80? Same distance, different speeds. What say you?
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    Is this severe service?

    I have a 2007 Toyota Yaris, 1.5L engine, 4-speed automatic, hatchback. I drive 140 miles round trip to/from work 6 days/week, for a total of 840 mile weekly. The drive is 90% at 80-85 MPH both ways. Weather is 40F to 100F depending upon season. The engine tachs around 3,300 - 3,400 RPM. Is...
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    Octane & Elevation Correlation Question

    I live in Orange County, Ca, however I am vacationing in New Mexico for two weeks at an average elevation of 5,500+ feet, which is about 4,500 fee higher then where I live. I normally gas up with 87 but regular in NM is 86 and I find that my car provides noticably less power around NM. I realize...
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    Mobil1 0W-30 On Sell in Cali @ Napa for $5.39/qt

    In Orange County, Cali, I've been looking for Mobil1 0W-30 for a long time, and I finally found lots of stock at a Napa Parts store in OC. China-Phart didn't have any, nor did other stores, AZ. And skeakingof AutoZone, for a auto parts house, it carries a very small selection of motor...
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    Lucas UCL - Is it worth it?

    I drive a 2007 Toyota Yaris, 1.5L, VVT-i, 4 speed automatic, 2,300 lbs, 105HP, hatchback, using 87 octane Chevron 90% of the time, 60% city, 40% highway. Sticker EPA MPG is 34/39. This car uses Mobil1 0W-20 and the OCI is 4,500 - 5,000 miles, with Mobil1 oil filter, replaced airfilter every...
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    Garaging a Car & Effects of Condensation

    I noticed (and to no surprise) that when I don't garage my car over night, there is lots of condensation on the body in the morning, and when I start the car up I see lots of water vapor pouring out of the tail pipe. Ok, no big revelation there. But when I garage the car over night, the car...
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    Premium Gas vs. Lower Grades

    Additive packages and octane aside, what are the differences between premium, mid grade, and regular gasoline for a given brand (Chevron, Shell, Mobil, etc)? I was under the impression that the base gas was the same across all grades, but that the additive packages and octane levels are...
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    HTHS - How Is This Data Used?

    HTHS - How Is This Data Used? What is it's relevence? Thanks!
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    Amsoil 0W-20 vs. M1 0W-20 Question

    I collected Amsoil 0W-20 information from their site datasheet, but I cannot find same from Mobile1's for their 0W-20....I get to their site, but they do not post any datasheet info on that oil, yet do so for their other oils. Anyone have any datasheet info for M1 0W-20? I'm trying to compare...
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    Engine Louder With 0W-20 - Spec is 5W-20 - Bad?

    Should I be concerned that my car's engine is a tad louder on idle with 0W-20 then when it had 5W-20? Is there necessarily a direct correlation between engine noise and engine wear? And if so, is this absolute? Now I do notice a very slight increase in MPG with the thinner stuff, and it might...
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    Cold Start Up Projection: Am I fooling myself?

    I live in a fairly moderate part of the country: Southern California. Our winters are 35F to 50F at night, and of course our summers are 85F to 100F but mostly mid 90s. Having said all that, I just did an OCI and put in M1 0W-20, because my rationale is that I want low viscosity oil in during...
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    Help! Scotch Whiskey in Gas Tank

    My neighbor's boyfriend, who is a self-acknowledged alcoholic, after having a loud blowout with my neighbor, poured a half gallon bottle of Dewar's Scotch Whiskey (white label) into the gas tank of her 2007 Accord. This happened last night, and she has not driven the car for fear of messing up...
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    Strange Blue Dot @ Bottom of Mobile1 Filter

    What is this strange blue dot when one looks into a new Mobile1 oil filter? Some sort of chemical oil treament?
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    OIl Performance Engine Specific?

    If someone drives Car X, and uses Oil Y, and finds that their UOA is not good, does that mean it is no good for my Car Z? Can a particular oil work bad for one engine and good for another? Or if two owners have the same Car model and engine, and if they use the same exact oil, will their UOA be...
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    Very Low Car Usage - Oil Issue Question

    My daughter drives her new 2007 Toyota Yaris to school 5 days a week for a round trip total of 4.5 miles, through residencial streets, several stop signs, just one light. She works about 3-4 days a week, about 7 miles round trip. Through city driving. The car never reaches optimum oil...
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    Extended Use Oil Filters

    Is there any rational reason to change the oil filter every other oil change? Do the filters get so dirty that they're no longer effective at filtering out gunk? I ask not to same $$ on the filter, but rather to save time in changing the oil. I replaced the drain plug with one of those quick &...
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    Extended Use Oil Filters

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    1/2 Quart Over Fill of Oil....

    My dauhgter drives a 2007 Toyota Yaris, 1.5L 4 banger. JippLube overfilled her oil by about 1/2 quart, and I didn't discover it until she drove on that oil for about 1,500 miles. I drained out the oil bringing the level to the fill line. Should she be worried about any engine damage? Extra wear...
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