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So I purchased a new 2012 Yamaha Zuma for recreational fun for me and the wife. It has a 4 stroke 50cc engine. The owners manual does not say anything in regards to synthetic oil. I'm going to be running 10w-40 based on the what the manual says, it holds about 1 quart total. My question, Is...

My neighbor is changing his own oil for the first time. Car has 135k and is using 1 quart every 3k. 50/50 hwy/city driving and the manual calls for 5W-40. Calling on my fellow VW experts/owners for an oil recommendation to give him. Car is in Virginia and doesn't see temps below 0 but hot...

in there own oils? Certainly alot more of it than most brands out there. There engineers must like it I guess, what do you think?

Im going to get my 18 year old daughter a Civic or Fit Sport. The Fit seems to be getting great gas mileage, better than the Civic, although I like both cars alot. Maybe Im splitting hairs here but thought I would ask you guys for your input. Thanks

It sure is popular in my area and many people swear it works good. Price is the downside. I picked up a bottle today for $19.95 at the Chevy dealer. Anybody care to chime in on this stuff?

in my new Accord? The warranty etc. What do you think?

So Im in Carquest yesterday shootin the bull with the guys. My 1999 Dodge Ram Conversion van has 157k and always run 5W-30. The Carquest guy says "With that many miles, I would bump up to a 40 weight oil, it will help the bearings and your engine needs a little heavier oil with those miles."...

Just curious. Hows the MPG? Does the engine run smooth? Of course the big question is, do you like it?

So my 1999 3.9 dodge V6 with 155,000 has seen castrol/valvoline dino all its life. The last oil change I ran Penn yellow bottle with auto rx, I decided to put Penn Platinum in it for the rinse. On yellow bottle it purred like a kitten, its first dose of synthetic its sounds awful. Let me say it...

Care to share which oil these engines prefer once they get over 150K? Synthetics? Dino? High Mileage?

I've done 1 ARX clean/rinse on two of my vehicles. Volvo/177,000-Dodge Van 152,000. I know ARX wants you to but I wanted user opinions on this. Do I need to do one more clean/rinse? Thx

Can you guys see/hear a difference from 1 oil filter to the next? Can the right/wrong filter cause better/worse engine performance?

Anybody use it? Thoughts? Thx

Just curious as to why people choose this over say another brand. Tell me the benefits of this oil. Thx

I've got 150,000 miles on my 1999 conversion van.Ive got 1 cylinder running at 40 psi, should be around 150. The van seems to run ok, a little rough at idle but Im not sinking money into it, not worth it. My questions, is there anything I can do other than teard down the engine? Am I running on...

5 Quart Pennzoil Yellow Bottle $13, 5 Quart Pennzoil High Mileage Copper Bottle $16, 5 quart Castrol Syntec Green Bottle Full Synthetic $25.50, 5 quart Valvoline Synpower, $19. For what thats worth.

I've see this opinion in various threads when I was searching the archives today. Is this true? How does one come to this conclusion? Heck, I thought Mobil 1 was King of the Hill. Never even heard of Amsoil.

I have a 2 ton floor jack and thats it. Can I jack up 1 side and change the oil? Or do I need to stabilize both sides? Or would it be better to use ramps? Im trying not to kill myself. Thx

I've got 147,269 miles on my 1999 3.9 V6 Dodge Conversion Van. It has seen conventional Castrol and Valvoline all its life. I would like to extend the intervals so I don't have to mess with it as often. Synthetic at this stage, good idear or bad idear?

Engine wear actually decreases as oil ages. This has also been substantiated in testing conducted by Ford Motor Co. and ConocoPhillips, and reported in SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-3119. What this means is that compulsive oil changers are actually causing more engine wear than the people who let...