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    New Amsoil SS 0w16

    The oil temp is between KV40 and KV100 and under load for < 10 sec. HTHS.? Must be in safe area of operation - pushing the hairy edge though.
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    2021 VW Atlas Motul X-Clean 0W30 EFE UOA

    Looks like good juice.
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    Valvoline Restore/Protect Isn't Dexos Licensed.

    It states "recommended engine oil". That notice is to prevent shadetree science minors from using up that half case of Toyota 0w16 they had left over from their kid-crashed Camry in their wife's 3 cyl turbo Trail blazer loose pin grenade.
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    Valvoline Restore/Protect Isn't Dexos Licensed.

    Spider chart is comparative to MIN specifications. Most Premium "synthetic' exceed minimum ILSAC/API/Dexos1 spec in many of the test categories.
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    Ecogard s241 Virgin C&P

    Made in China - Nope! Next! Thank you, Zee09 for the reverse-engineering disassembly. Hopefully some stateside manufacturers are presently haunting and emptying and quantifying the salivation cups from today and thus wising up.
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    How is the Purolator One oil filter?

    See Mr. O.P. ! Use the excellent OE Tokyo Roki or join the Drama Club! :ROFLMAO:
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    How is the Purolator One oil filter?

    I think they are Tears in the media not tears. Happens when a BITOG member cuts open a filter from his car or ride-on mower and sees those wavy pleats, he starts to cry.
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    How do you like the driving aids in today's cars?

    I like the reversing cam in my ford, though the visibility out the rear is good enough to do without it. Absolutley needed it in the previous Jetta sedan lease, as it had a high rear "package" shelf along with tiny side mirrors. I leave the ASC on in the Ford as the mirco SUV handles terribly...
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    How is the Purolator One oil filter?

    Man if my OE filter was the excellent Toyko Roki Japan I would run that exclusively. Ten to thirteen bucks cost ? Don't fret and just find the money. Filters can be problematic and most aftermarket are junk these days IMO. Don't gamble the cost of one gallon of gasoline on something this...
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    Change oil low mileage

    The short run time with a cold engine is dumping water and acids are forming in the sump by only moving it a bit - the worse thing you can do to an engine and oil. Cylinder wash down with raw gasoline. I agree with facilty1. Maybe assess the need, There are lots of Cherokee lovers out there...
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    2022 Forester 10,060 OCI 5W-40 Mobil 1

    That car has stationary hydraulic lash adjusters and VVT. You don't want to go off the grid with viscosity. The HLA need a specific bleed down rate, the VVT phaser like a target viscosity to keep the cam in a good advanced angle for good torque at low and mid RPM. Important in a automatic...
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    Just came home: 2024 Pathfinder Platinum

    Just invest the money or leave it invested. By the time you might need it you have doubled the investment. You are giving them that cash for the period if the whole factory drivetrain warranty. for better pricing, Maybe talk to your NISSAN store manager who can have the finance guy give you a...
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    Mobil 1 5W40 or Castrol Edge 5W40

    The "heartthrob of BITOG" 0W40 FS Mobil has been reformulated so the old opinions will need to become new opinions as the experience and data come in. I will defer to all the VAG and Bimmer guys on to what and why on 229.51/A40 approval juice.
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    Just came home: 2024 Pathfinder Platinum

    Used to be very legit "Jeep-y or 4runner-y" on a full ladder frame. Now it is a modified Altima unitbody D platform mall cruiser. The prev. gen had poor torsional stiffness I noticed as a passenger riding to lunch in the back of my bosses 2012 pathfinder once, lol. Hopefully Renault-Nissan...
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    NGK plugs made in USA?!

    When I said "junk" I meant my assessment of the engineering+ design. U.S.A. V-power were always put together well and nestled in their little boxes with those little cardboard or plastic tubes slipped over the threads preventing the GND strap from getting smashed...
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    Employment quiz- would you have gotten this sample question correct?

    Does the relationship to Oliver and Brown matter here where (then) the new schedule applies to Oliver only "If" It states "the" new work schedule, not "a" new work schedule explicitly some how ties brown to Oliver, no? I suppose "begins" implies "currently", as a use of "began" would be in...
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    NGK plugs made in USA?!

    In the 90's the NGK v-power were US made, and they tended to run hotter than their rating i.e.: #6 ran like a 5. And this was pre OBD ii when most cars were lean and mean and ignition systems were sending high tension voltage anywhere but the plug - given the chance. I considered v-power junk...
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    Employment quiz- would you have gotten this sample question correct?

    I was just picking up that "new schedule ..." statement and riffing on it, I don't think I intended to respond to you. Sorry. Poor form: Forum Laziness BTW, FYI, I am too old to be a dude, or even the dude, lol !
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    Employment quiz- would you have gotten this sample question correct?

    How did you get the answer? Or is it your guess. We have "If" in the first sentence which indicates present tense, then "to be" in the second sentence indication future tense. Ms. Oliver may have showed up at work at her 'old' start time and the new hours could go into effect with notification...
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    Recommendations for fully copper 6 gauge jumper cables? Or 4 gauge CCA ?

    I think it was a Suzuki sport wagon 2.3l around 2005. Looked like a rolling toaster. I was probably sparking around trying to get a better GND on her car with my engine running - trying to hear my alternator go under a hard load.
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