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Oil filter was a Fram Ultra Synthetic.

I expected the high fuel. It was cold, and the car was cold and sitting before I moved it to change the oil. Before this change I used Castrol Edge for one change.

This is the particle count of the filter in my signature. It's off of a 2020 Subaru Legacy 2.5L. The full UOA is posted in the UOA section.

I asked Blackstone about their take on different oil filters because here the focus is on efficiency, but UOA only looks at insolubles. I know it’s been said that 10-20 micron particles cause the most wear, but it seems like if it was that important, it would be part of the UOA testing. We are...

This was 2.5 quarts of Kirkland 0w20 SP and a 2 quarts of Kirkland 0w20 SN-Plus if I remember correctly and a an XG7317 Fram Ultra. I replaced it with 4.5 quarts of Kirkland 0w20 SP oil and a Royal Purple 10-2867.

With all the reports of tearing media in the 820s, I made an unedited video of me cutting one open after 10,000 miles on the filter. https://youtu.be/YHI6bc3vuKI

Hello, I have a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 with the 4.7. When it is cold outside the truck can be slow to switch into and out of 4wd, but the big problem now is when I turn the switch from 4wd to 2wd, the 4wd light goes off pretty quick, but the truck will travel 1/2 mile or less and truck will...

I know several, including myself, don't like nitrile ADBVs or combo valves. I just cut one of the new SuperTech ST2s open. It doesn't appear to be a bad filter, but I was wondering how many miles someone has ran this filter (or other new ecore) and had the ADBV still functioning. I would like to...

The following link is a video I made going over oil filters for my car. It's not perfect, but it's a first try. Oil Filter Video

Has anyone compared ADBVs in oil filters? Does anyone have filters you avoid because you've had a bad experience with their ADBV? I always use a filter with a silicone ADBV and use to prefer Champ Labs upper end filters. I liked their tight ADBV, that always looked like they sealed very well.

So in my 2009 Ford Crown Vic Police Interceptor with over 200,000 miles, how far would you run this oil? I always do 10,000 mile oil changes, but not sure if this oil will make it. Why change oil? I like ConocoPhillips as a company. I'm using M1 0w20 AFE now. I've thought about running PU...

I just bought this car with 196,000 miles. It was an Indiana State Police car. They do 5,000 mile oil changes on recycled dino 5w30. Would you switch to synthetic? Which oil weight would you use? Anyone know what kind of mileage people are seeing out of these cars? Does this year still have...

I'm really liking the M1 0w40 I have it in my car (signature). It hasn't been using much oil at all, but I have a little coming from some old hoses and cam seals. Not a major problem, just enough to make me want to try one of the HM oils next. I plan to do more city driving than I have been...

My mom has a 2004 Rav4 with a 2AZ-FE that calls for 5w30. Has this been back speced to use 20 weight oil? My sister has a 2010 Scion Xb with the same engine that calls for 5w20 and/or 0w20. Have these engines changed any between the two vehicles over the years? Are these engines known sludgers...

Using the car in my signature, what would you think my oil temp is during sustained 80 mph driving at 2850 rpm? The car holds 6.3 - 6.5 qts of oil.

Does motorcycle oil have any additives that aren't good for car engines? I know they usually have higher zddp levels.

In my 96 Volvo 850 turbo with 272,237 miles when you accelerate hard it smokes some. It's enough to see in the rear view mirror but I'm not smoking up the entire road. The smoke is black. Is this extra fuel like on a diesel or oil getting past the rings? I noticed this while using rl 0w20 and pu...

The vehicle is my 96 Volvo 850. I'm still putting about 1200 highway miles on the car per week. The car has 255,000 miles on it now and shows low wear not matter what oil I put in it according to uoa. The car calls for 10w30, but I'm trying for the best gas milage I can using the lightest oil I...