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I don't know if anyone else watched this, but Project Farm tests out a can of 1950's (SB/SC?) era Quaker State against a modern SN formulation. https://youtu.be/-zHlxeu_yuM I wouldn't be surprised if it was a BITOG member that sent him the vintage QS can in that crazy intricate package.

Just wrapped up an oil change on the wife's Acura RDX this long weekend and pulled off this Advance Auto Parts Protection Plus Totalgrip AA7317 filter. Total service time was 6 months, 5,032 miles on Valvoline Maxlife 0W-20, with OLM reading 30%. This red guy was picked up a long time ago...

Here's the PureOne from the latest oil change on my in-law's 2000 Toyota Camry V6. This is a very low mileage city vehicle with only 44,600 on the odo. Given this vintage 1MZ-FE's reputation, I perform annual oil changes regardless of mileage. This filter was installed Labor Day 2013 and run an...

This was posted over on Reddit's CarTalk forum, thought I'd share it with you guys since I've never seen a filter balloon like this before. Originally Posted By: yehyatt Few months ago, my engine started spitting a small drop of oil right after cranking it, I thought it was the head gasket, but...

I was curious as to how a GM 4718M oil would hold up in the turbo Honda since almost all of the HTO-06 oils are on GM's list. So here's the first non-HTO-06 UOA on the K23A1 - --- This OCI was mostly city driving with regular weekend highway runs. OLM was down to 20%, only paranoia prevented...

Here's a UOA report on our 09 Acura RDX with the Honda K23A1 turbo engine. Oil was the original factory fill Mobil 1 5W30. The OLM reported 5% life left after four months and 4.5k miles. The RDX saw about a 60/40 split of highway/city miles including winter runs on heavily salted roads. I...

Jiffy Lubes owner admits putting oil down the drain By Steven Kreytak A company that owns 31 Jiffy Lube automotive shops in the Austin area pleaded guilty in a Travis County courtroom today to violations of the Texas Water Code and was ordered to pay a $300,000 fine. ... Employees at the...