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So I decided that the Trans Am was going to get an oil change and a top end clean today. I literally stood in the oil isle at Walmart for about 10 minutes, trying to figured out what the [censored] to buy. Do I go with Synthetic or not? After all the Corvette requires Synthetic but it says...

Pulled these plugs out of my TransAm today. The plug on the left was pulled out of the passenger side. All 4 plugs looked like that one. The plug on the right was pulled out of the driver side. All 4 plugs looked the same. I'm thinking yellow electrode and bright white ceramic are not good...

Well this could explain why the car has started burning oil. It's about 1qt every 2000 miles. Looks like my head gasket may be starting to give out. Comments welcomed and appreciated.

Here's an analysis a friend of mine just had done on his WS6. His car is far from driven easy. He auto crosses it (and does quite well) and has also taken it on a road course a couple of times. He also has an accusump pre oiler installed. It's pretty obvious that he's doing everything right. He...

Awesome report on the old outback IMHO. We bought this car 4 years. Bought it used with over 100K on it. Oil filter is a Purolator Pure Oil(gold case) and a purolator air filter. I definitely think I'll stretch the oil interval out longer as Blackstone suggests. Comments welcome!

I'm doing an oil change for a buddy of mine so he can send a sample into Blackstone for a UOA. My question is does it matter if the car isn't warm when I change it? As in the car has been sitting for a couple days, I just show up and change it without starting the car. He owns a Trans Am that...

Hey guys. Lucky for me I have a hazardous household waste center right near my house. So I dropped off all my old oil and filters there the other day. The guy working says that they don't do anything special with the filters and I should just throw them away. I know that there is still a...

Oil was in service probably close to 8 months. This is the wife's car and is used primarily as a commuter car. Her commute is about 15 mins and 6 miles one way. 95,000 on the car. I didn't get a TBN since I switched to Valvoline Max Life Oil Filter - Ac-Delco PF46 Air Filter - AEM dryflow...

I have a 2001 Sunfire GT with 120K on her. The car burns about 1 quart of oil in 2k miles. Since 500 miles and up until the last oil change the car had nothing but Mobil1 5w-30. Last oil change I switched to maxlife 5w30. I was just wondering if an auto RX would actually help the burning. If the...

Hey guys. Currently 3 of my vehicles have over 75K on them. A 99 and 01 Sunfire GT and a 99 Outback. I really want to use a Synthetic Oil but also want the benefits of high mileage additives. The closest I have found is the Valvoline Max Life semi synthetic. I know valvoline also makes a full...

This is a additive that has supposedly been in development for a long time. Cermax There is also a video demo up on myspace. Everyone should be able to see it, I don't think you have to log in. myspace video It seems interesting. It definitely sticks like they claim. However a hot plate...

Does anyone know where to buy this? I'd like to give it a shot in my TransAm and Outback since they see a bit more severe service but I can't find it anywhere I looked (wallyworld, Autozone, Pepboys) I emailed Valvoline but figured I'd see if anyone here has seen it out and around. If not, the...

Hey all, first post on the forums. The wife and I currently own 4 cars. All recommend 5w30 oil A 2002 TransAm WS6 5.7L LS1 A 2001 Sunfire GT 2.4L LD9 A 1999 Sunfire GT 2.4L LD9 A 1999 Outback Wagon 2.5L (?) I've been doing much research on oil and what's good, what's not, what's changed. Since...