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    Post your latest oil change

    2007 Toyota Yaris, 151,307 km out: 3.7L valvoline maxlife syn blend 5w30, bosch workshop oil filter, 5220 km oci in: 3.7L pennzoil platinum 5w30, bosch workshop oil filter
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    Post your latest oil change

    2014 Chevrolet Trax 1.4L Turbo 4 cyl, 87,818 km out: 4L AC Delco dexos1 Gen2 Full Synthetic Engine Oil 5w30, AC Delco oil filter, 8496 km oci, 33% olm in: 4L valvoline full synthetic with high mileage 5w30, hastings oil filter
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    Post your latest oil change

    2007 Toyota Yaris, 146,087 km out: 3.7L castrol edge 5w30, bosch workshop oil filter, 7776 km oci in: 3.7L valvoline maxlife syn blend 5w30, bosch workshop oil filter
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    '02 Yamaha V-Star XVS1100. New to motorcycles. Help a noob?

    take the final drive off, and inspect the splines on the shaft. they need a high moly content paste, and should be service roughly the same time you would take the wheel off to replace a tire. a lot of v stars either weren't or if they were, just had a regular grease used on the splines that...
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    Chevy Trax 1.4 Turbo low oil...

    Originally Posted by WyrTwister Please update this thread when you find out about the turbo & leak . Best of luck to you , :-) Ok, few things were going on. The leaking oil was coming from the internal oil cooler assembly, which also contains the filter unit. they replaced that whole unit...
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    Chevy Trax 1.4 Turbo low oil...

    Originally Posted by oil_film_movies Originally Posted by mkskud my 2014 Trax 1.4T, has an issue with the turbo... .....So there is obviously a problem with the turbo and an oil leak, but what the consensus of being just over a litre down on oil, for who knows how long, due to the leak? .. The...
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    Chevy Trax 1.4 Turbo low oil...

    my 2014 Trax 1.4T, has an issue with the turbo... pending fault code is "turbo under-boost"... i noticed i had no passing power the other day on the highway, so it's going in for that... i also peeked around the engine bay and smelled some burning oil, checked the oil, the dipstick was dry...
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    Winnipeg -> Chicago

    born and raised here, and we get cold days in the winter every winter, but brother... this is cold. i can't recall it ever being -40 without the windchill. 2 days running now, too... both cars plugged in every night, timer on for about 4 hours before we leave in the morning. 5w30 synthetic...
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    Post Your Latest (Motorcycle) Oil Change!

    2005 V-Star 650 Classic @ 19,972 miles Out - 2.5L 50/50 Shell Rotella T4 15w40 & T6 5w40, Fram CH6004 filter, 1788 miles OCI In - 2.5L Shell Rotella T4 15w40, Fram CH6004 filter
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    Post your latest oil change

    2007 Toyota Yaris, 138,311 km out: 3.7L valvoline synpower 5w30, fram tough guard oil filter, 9953 km oci in: 3.7L castrol edge 5w30, bosch workshop oil filter
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    Post your latest oil change

    2014 Chevrolet Trax 1.4L Turbo 4 cyl, 70,141 km out: 4L mobil 1 5w30, carquest premium oil filter, 11,098 km oci, 8% olm in: 4L pennzoil platinum 5w30, service pro/champion oil filter
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    some spring cleaning on my vehicles

    Originally Posted By: Donald Do you have kids? Who has that much free time over one weekend. i have a 15 mo old... i washed these on different weekends, actually. no way i could it all in one weekend... that and his mother is a saint.
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    some spring cleaning on my vehicles

    managed to get both my autos all cleaned up and waxed for the spring recently... i normally do a detail in the spring, then again in the fall before winter hits. my 2007 yaris. hand washed and dried, then went over with a clay detailing mitt to clean the surfaces. this time i decided to try...
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    Meguiars ultimate fast finish

    clean, clay bar, then seal... fast finish or any sealant should go on directly. no need to top with a wax, and certainly wouldn't put it on top of a wax first, which defeats it's purpose. you could boost with a spray wax or detailer after washings, etc.
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    redline si-1 alternative in canada?

    Originally Posted By: webfors Originally Posted By: tcp71 Canadian tire CONCENTRATED fuel injection cleaner has PEA. http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/motoma...80745p.html#srp Where did you confirm this? just took this in the last hour at CT... quite of few of their fuel products had PEA...
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    Valvoline Dino 20w50?

    it's an old bottle design... Grand Prix is definitely JASO MA oil, no question.
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    Valvoline Dino 20w50?

    Originally Posted By: webfors Going to stick with conventional. No need to spend more for Suzuki's short intervals. I wish I could find Castrol's Go! 4T 20w50. Noack of 4.3! I believe Castrol Go! 4T, and the older 4T, is the same thing as Castrol Grand Prix Motorcycle oil 10w40 and 20w50...
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    Motomaster Formula 1 Premium Synthetic

    motomaster oils used to be a bargain, not so much anymore... i recently picked up 2 4.4 l jugs of black bottle castrol edge from walmart for $15 cdn each. pennzoil platinum is regularly on sale, its $28 at walmart. mobil 1 4.4 l jugs are $29. walmart sometimes even has 4.7 l jugs of valvoline...
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    Post your latest oil change

    2007 Toyota Yaris, 128,358 km out: 2L mobil 1 5w30 + 1.7L mobil super 1000 5w30, pronto oil filter, 8249 km oci in: 3.7L valvoline synpower 5w30, fram tough guard oil filter
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    Lowest temp you ever started an engine.

    don't know about the coldest but it's currently -31 C here right now tonight, and the Trax with mobil 1 5w30 just started fine. of course the block heater has been plugged in all day.
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