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JonS: I have a 2002 camry V6 which I only drive 4 miles each way to work each day. My consideration for oil changes is the build-up of water in the oil (I can actually see the white goo on the dipstick soon after an oil change). For this reason I change the oil every 3 months, regardless of the...

MolaKule Wrote: "Why not develop a combination interior heater/coffee maker. That way, when you get into your car, you have about three cups of coffee to consume along with your Apple Strudels." Now MolaKule, don't you think that three cups of coffee and an Apple Strudel every morning would...

For what it's worth, I use both a block heater and an interior car heater in the winter. both of these are on timers for about 4 hours before I go to work in the morning. The interior car heater uses 900W and the block heater uses about 400W, I think. They are definitely worth it. When I go...

Patman: What!? You're going to run 5W-20 oil in your wife's civic? I thought you are dead set against that thin stuff? Why not try the 10W-30 ss m1 in it instead? That way we could all see if the synthetic 10w-30 M1 really can flow in the winter temps in those Hondas. Ha. Ha.

Oh, by the way guys, the oil change I just did on the Odyssey (5w-30 tri-synth) had 4200km on it and 4 months, which meant it saw a lot of last summer's heat. The oil level did not drop at all on the dipstick. The appearance on the dipstick was dark amber and it was starting to get a bit smelly...

carl97ss: You guys did a great job of answering my questions. I want to thank everyone who responded to my question. I just finished changing the oil in the Odyssey -- I stuck with the 5w-30 mobil 1 tri-synth (I've got 5 jugs of it). Most of you guys seemed to think that the lower viscosity...

Pablo: What did you mean by, "there is much more to motor oil than the W viscocity"

Patman: Does the vehicle you're running the 10W-30 in, call for 5W-30 in our winter temps?

Does anyone have any experience, or know if I could safely use Mobil 1 10W-30 during the winter months in my 2000 Odyssey. The owners manual says that 5W-30 is preffered for all temperatures, but 10W-30 can be used for temperatures above 20 deg F. (-7 deg C). The temperatures here in Bowmanville...

JSIR -- The base stocks used in all of the Petro-Canada oils are of very high quality because of their use of only severely hydrocracked base stocks. I've recently spoken to a person in their Technical Department about this issue who informed me that the high quality of their base oils is...

One more thing I should add that I got from the guy at Petro-Canada. He said that the durability is not affected on engines running 5W-20 oils, provided they are designed for it. The reason he gave is that because of the closeness of the 5 and the 20 weights of the oils that make up this...

Phoned Petro-Canada this morning and spoke to one of their technical people about thier oils and oils in general. The_Oz -- Asked him about the oil they supply to Honda. He said that it is probably not any special formulation (although he was'nt sure) because Honda is not a big enough customer...

The_Oz -- Sorry ,no, I don't know if the Honda oil is the same as the PC Supreme oil or not. However I suspect that it is not, because I picked up an information pamphlet on Hondas' oils and fluids which states that the Honda motor oil is "an all-season blend of highly refined mineral base oils...

Patman-- Yes, the Petrocan oils are only available, for the most part, at their service stations and they are more expensive ($3.69/l vs. $2.66/qt for 5w-30), but Employee#8 was asking for other hydrotreated oils out there, and Petro-Canada seems to make an excellent product because of their...

Employee#8-- Checkout the Petro Canada site. I think you'll find that their "supreme" oil looks even better than the Pennzoil. They claim that their Hydrotreating/Hydroisomerisation process produces 99.5% saturated base stock. Whereas Pennzoil only claims 97% saturated. Both of these are good...

VaderSS -- Sorry. I didn't realize the topic had been covered before. Thanks.

I am wondering if anyone knows what the definition of "extended drain" means exactly? It used to be that auto manufacturers recommended 3000 mile drains, then 4000 mile drains and now some are recommending 7500 mile drains. I assume that these increasing drain intervals from the manufacturers...

Liquidballbearing--I've read on the net, articles in newspapers, and heard from a number of people at work that there seems to be in the last 10 years or so, an increased number of tranmission failures in modern cars. Basically, it seems to stem from the increased power density in modern...

Employee#8 -- Thanks for the confirmation on Canadian Tire's oil supplier. Dr .T -- I don't know if your an American or a Canadian -- couldn't tell from your profile -- but I can tell you from an overtaxed Canadian's point of view, trying to support a young family on a single income, that I'm...

Thanks for the info guys.