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Hello everyone, I'm preparing to sell my place and live full time on the road with my 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid requiring ILSAC GF-5 0w-20. The manual states to 5k OCI for severe duty and 10k OCI for regular use. I hypermile in the vehicle averaging 40+ MPG, so I'm very easy on the car. But when...

So brake fluid and boiling points... If I were doing trackdays in my car, it'd be all about dry boiling point as the car would get regular fluid changes. But since I'm driving on the street, and I'm headed to The Dragon this year (a very twisty road that can be tough on the brakes depending on...

In the MINI Cooper world, they use SeaFoam on the regular to try and "wash" the top of the intake valves as this direct injection engine does have the intake valves "washed" with fuel. Folks take off one of the PCV valve hoses from the valve cover and with the car running then squirt the...

I now have at least a few oil changes (both winter and summer weights) for: - My GF's 2003 Volvo S40 (calls for 10w-30, but running Clean 5000 5w-30) - My 2009 Honda Fit (calls for 5w-20, but running 0w-20 in the winter) - 2008 Brunton Super Stalker (GM L67 3.8l supercharged, calls for 10w-30...

Maybe I'm just not in tune with my car or something, but how does everyone know their car "likes" the new brand of oil they put in the other day? I mean, sure your car likes it... it's new oil vs. oil, dirty oil. And there's probably a psychological difference for the good deed you did for your...

....who say we are obsessive about cars/oil/filters etc.? She's next to me at the moment and was shocked to hear there are other obsessive nuts like me. She then wondered how other forum member's significant others handle this day in and day out? :p

I was at Walmart last night and looked it up. My Walmart did not have it in stock and I'd like to know: 1) If anyone knows the part #. 2) Is this a particular ST filter with a bypass filter on the dome. If it all works out, I'll have my Walmart order a case of them for me. Thanks!

There is a $5 rebate on 5qts of any QS oil, but before buying some, I'd like to be able to graph the viscosity here: http://www.widman.biz/English/Calculators/Graph.html So I need the Viscosity cSt @ 40c and 100c. Anyone have the details? Especially for full syn 0w-20, 5w-20 or 0w-30 offering...

Went to my local Walmart and Autozone to do some planning for my newly purchased (used) 2009 Honda w/ 1951 miles on it. I am contemplating the costs of going with SuperTech Syn 5w-30 ($17.50) and SuperTech oil filter ($2.84) every 3500 miles vs. Mobil 1 0w-30 or 5w-20 ($24.50 for either) &...

I've obtained some stout hard drive magnets and was wondering how people were securing them to their oil filters... - Just let the magnet do it's thing and hang on by itself? - I used some sort of strap or band to give extra assurance the magnet will stay there. I'm worried about two...