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Hey guys, I'm getting a new Mazda CX-5 Skyactiv 2.5L Turbo and I'm not sure what oil I should use. I'd like a 0W-30 to help with faster oil flow and easier startups in winter, but I'd also like a higher HTHS and TBN oil to protect better for 10K Km intervals. A 5W-30 would also be good. It will...

Vehicle:2004 Golf 1.9L PD-TDI, 5-speed, CAT fuel filter, ProVent CCV filter. 30,000KM currently on engine, oil used between 18,000KM and 30,000KM. Oil: Elf Excellium DID, Mann filter, 0.25L top-up oil. 12,000KM interval. 1st oil change at 5,000KM with Elf Excellium DID, 2nd oil change at...

Vehicle: 2005 Golf 1.9L PD-TDI, 5-speed, CAT fuel filter, ProVent CCV filter. 23,000KM currently on engine, oil used between 10,000KM and 23,000KM. Oil: Elf Excellium DID, Mann filter, 0.25L top-up oil. 13,000KM interval. 1st oil change at 5,000KM with Elf Excellium DID, 2nd oil change at...

Oil used was RedLine 5W-40 for 13,000KM interval. 6-quart sump capacity, 2 or 3 quarts of top-up oil used as the engine burns some oil. Previous oil was either RedLine 5W30 or 5W40. Daily driven in Toronto winter, 50% city 50% highway. One bottle of RedLine SI-1 injector cleaner was used close...

I use Fuel Power in my Golf TDI as per Terry's advice. It has a 55L tank but I regularily fill up with 60L (15.8 gal). Diesel quality isn't the greatest here, so is it OK to use 4 ounces per tank instead of the recommended 3 ounces (1 ounce per 5gal)? Does it do anything or am I just wasting the...

Car: 2001 Honda Prelude, slightly modified (intake, exhaust, fuel leaned 2%). Daily driven in summer, 7500RPM shifts on a regular basis. Interval includes one track day on a road course (average 7000RPM for about 1 hour, only 1st to 3rd gear used). A few canyon runs, redline shifts and...

I've read this in a TDI Club forum thread, and I was wondering if there's any truth in this (regarding VW 505.01 oils being Group III as opposed to true synthetics): The problem, as I understand it, is that some constituents of some fully synthetic oils can break down under the extreme shear...

I need to change the fluids in my parents' 2002 VW Passat V6 4Motion. It's 4 wheel drive with automatic transmission. What tranny oil and rear end oil would be the best for this car? I assume the tranny oil lubricates the front diff, but I'd need to change the rear diff oil as well. The car is...

This is my girlfriend's 2002 VW TDI, 1.9L turbo diesel, 5-speed manual transmission. Absolutely stock. Driven daily in Toronto, lots of stop-and-go traffic, about 70% city, 30% highway. Started daily in winter, stored outside. Most of the gas used was Sunoco Gold with occasional cheaper diesel...

I used Amsoil Heavy-Duty Metal Protector spray on my coilover sleeves last year, and now I can't move them. They are seized, but obviously there's no rust. What should I use to dissolve the Amsoil Metal Protector so I can move the coils? Heavy duty brake cleaner can't handle it, it's not...

2001 Honda Prelude, 2.2L VTEC, 5L oil capacity, Amsoil SDF-20 oil filter, 70,000KM on engine. Oil used was Motul 8100 0W-40 Ester, 7000KM on current sample, previous oil was Amsoil 10W-30 ATM. NOTE: I forgot to take sample while oil was draining into the pan, so I had to take sample from...

2001 Honda Prelude, 2.2L VTEC engine, 45,000km on the car, 10,000km on oil, Mobil 1 10W-30 TriSyn (NOT the new SuperSyn), burned maybe half a quart, regular street driving, 60/40 hwy/city. Hit VTEC (over 5,400RPM) at least once every drive. Air filter is stock paper filter (just changed it at...

Ever since I changed my coolant on my 2001 Honda Prelude 2 months ago, the coolant heats up fine and temperature stabilizes at a bit below mid-point on the stock temperature gauge. Yet when I stop and let my car idle for about 2 minutes, the coolant temperature needle drops about 2mm down. After...

Oil & filter: Amsoil 10W-40, 10,600 KM on oil, 50% highway, 50% city, lots of stop-and-go traffic. 0.5L topup. Filter is the OEM VW/AUDI filter, very well made, rated for 30,000KM or 2 years. Vehicle: 2002 VW Passat V6 4-Motion, 5-speed auto, 40,000KM total. What do you guys think? [...

What is TAN and what does that say about an oil? I recently did a VOA on 2 oils, Motul 8100 0W-40 and Amsoil Series 3000 5W-30. Motul TAN: 0.48 Amsoil TAN: 2.12 Is that indicative of anything?

This is a VOA done by WearCheck Canada. The oil is Motul 8100 0W-40 Ester. Motul data sheet What do you guys think of this oil? According to Motul, it has a TBN of 10.8. [ November 26, 2003, 08:37 PM: Message edited by: Patman ]

What is the difference between the Cold Cranking apparent viscosity and the actual viscosity at the same temperature? For example: GC 0W-30 CC Viscosity @ -30C: 3200 cP Viscosity @ -30C: 6767 cSt Amsoil 0W-30 CC Viscosity @ -30C: 2993 cP Viscosity @ -30C: 3821 cSt The actual viscosity is...

I was thinking of running Motul 300V 5W-40 in my car. This oil is top-of-the-line Ester racing/street oil. Here are the specs This is an SG rated oil. What does that mean exactly? Thanks.

Car/conditions: 2001 Honda Prelude 5-speed, 2.2L VTEC engine, 3% fuel lean using air/fuel controller, paper air filter. 9,000KM interval, 49,000KM on engine, daily driven in winter in Toronto, cold starts, occasional 7,400RPM shifts, 2 x 30KM of highway driving every day, 40% city, 60% highway...