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Just got an 06 VW TDI w/ a DPF. Had Castrol Professional 5w30 from the dealer its whole life at 10k intervals. Now at 170k. I would like to go w/ Red Line but not sure which one would fit the bill. What about AMSOIL's choices? I'd like to stay w/ a 5w30 if possible. It uses no oil in its 10k...

Hey all, I changed my oil 1,500 miles ago and put in German Castrol and a Purolator Pure 1 oil filter. During this oil run I've been consuming oil for some reason, which was odd to me as the car hadn't used any oil on the last four or five oil changes. GC being the last time it did, but even...

Not sure if this is new. If it's old news I apologize. Castrol has an up to 500k mile 15 year warranty here.. Castrol Edge warranty ...seems to be more hassle free than the Valvoline one, and more miles/years. They also have other warranties (less miles/years) for their other line-up like...

Anyone seen this commercial for the free tax service for people who filed and received unemployment even one time last year? I knew I should have wrote the website name down. My wife is wanting me to remember. Anybody know the commercial I'm talking about and the website url? TIA

Ok, this is not mine but a fellow member of the same car forum as mine. He's having a fuel dilution problem and is also worried about the high sodium, since blackstone comments on it possibly being coolant (though his potassium is not high, so I'm not sure why they says that??). This has been...

I thought I had read here once about a car that was direct injected but also has 1 extra injector port injected. This to have fuel go over the intake valves. Anyone heard of this? I was thinking it was a Porche with a total of 7 injectors? Anyhow heard of this before? Just trying to read up on...

I realize this is a bit pretentious, but I always like these end of year threads that end up with top lists on different forums for fun... like top 5 favorites games this year, or movies etc. Since oil obviously doesn't come out often enough, I'll just throw them all together, along with...

On the UOA's blackstone labs sends back, sometimes they mention in the comments section what mileage the Universal Averages are based on. But if they don't do this (which is common) then I can't find where they post this information on the sheet. Does anyone know where they put this at? If they...

I know that it is said that in the States the Ethanol in our fuel kills the TBN of this low SAPS oil from M1. The 5w30 ESP. Anyhow, where I live, there are a lot of gas stations that sell 100% gas (no ethanol). In fact, quite a few. Two that are both close to my work and another two at a nearby...

Anyone remember this thread that covered Direct Injection and Intake Valve deposits. It had pictures of an Audi 2.0T, I think, that had only 15k miles on it and it looked hideous! Wanting to show them to my friend, explaining about Direct Injection and what problems it can have. TIA

Since he got the car (a few OC ago) we put synthetic in it and ran a few short 6k mi oil changes to clean it out a bit. Now he's settled on his oil of choice, M1 0w40 and he wants to run it as long as possible. The car is a 3.8 six cylinder with a 5-speed manual transmission. He drives about...

It is a 1966, Chevrolet, Corvair, Monsa Convertible with a 110 horse power, air cooled, 6 cylinder motor. This has just now had a rebuild done to it. Not sure how much he did with it but I know he had the engine out and did a lot of stuff to it when he tore it down. This will not be a daily...

My friend has a 1998 Mustang with a V-6 and a 5-speed manual transmission [T5OD 5 SPD......MA]. It shifts very sloppily and causes mis-shift under hard accelerating. This transmission calls for an ATF. The car has 190k miles on it. So we switched out the stock fluid and added in AMSOIL's ATF. He...

I bought one of the compression testers from Amazon ( this one). Cyl 1: 130 Cyl 2: 130 Cyl 3: 130 Cyl 4: 135 Car was fully warmed up. Then I parked it and let it sit for 10 minutes as per the instructions. Then I took the Intercooler off, pulled all the plugs, pulled the fuse for Ign 2 in the...

So I got to Pep Boys. I'm over looking at the GC, mostly because they had some of the older bottles (with the lug nut top) and I'm checking for the M05010 on them thinking to score some green stuff, and a clerk comes up and starts on a mini-rant against Castrol all the while pitching me on M1. I...

2001 GMC Jimmy 3.6 Vortec. 2 wheel drive. Lots and lots and lots of short trips. Occasional highway's. It hauls her and 3 kids around and sometimes more. She drives it hard too. lol. Oh and never waits till it warms up, no matter how many times I tell her. It has 180k currently on it now. I put...

Forgetting cost. I was all set to get Red Line but then I seen the Motul stuff. What is double ester technology btw? 2.3l Mazdaspeed 3 Direct Injected Turbo with mods. The main thing I'm wanting to help avoid is the buildup on the intake valves. These oils are supposed to help with that. Which...

Hi, I've seen it mentioned several times here (and other places) that people are getting Redline oil for just $8 a quart. Their website is higher than that. I'm in the market right now for Redline oil, as I need it for my Direct Injected Turbo to help with valve deposits, fuel dilution and...

This is not my UOA but got it from a nice guy on the mazdaspeed forums. This is easily one of the best I've seen for our engine. The 40 weight sheared down to a high 30 weight, but a 30 weight is what this engine calls for anyhow. The Universal Averages are for 4,200 miles, he ran this oil 6,091...

This is just an updated report, with the correct mileage on it now. Ignore the other one. Oil: 5 quarts of Pennzoil Platinum 5w-30 & .6 quart of Mobile 1 0w-30 Total Miles: 11,000 Miles on Oil: 2,700 Car: 09 Mazdaspeed 3 w/ mods: Cobb Short Ram Intake & Turbo Inlet Pipe, High-Pressure Fuel...