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    Need opinions on my oil choice

    After hearing good things about Shell Rotella oils, I'm thinking of using them for my vehicles. They're pretty cheap too at WalMart '06 Scion xB 1.5L - Shell Rotella T 5W-40 Synthetic (factory recommends 5w-30) '93 Oldsmobile Cutlass 3.3L - Shell Rotella T 15W-40 Non-synthetic (factory...
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    Brand new Toyota engine... What's best method of break in?

    Buying a 2006 Scion xB very soon. It has the 1.5L 1NZ-FE engine Should I follow what the manual says? Or should I run it hard? (per MototuneUSA's recommendation) http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm I'm going to be keeping this car for at least 7-10 years, so I want the engine to...
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    Brand new Toyota engine... What's best method of break in?

    Buying a 2006 Scion xB very soon. It has the 1.5L 1NZ-FE engine Should I follow what the manual says? Or should I run it hard? (per MototuneUSA's recommendation) http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm I'm going to be keeping this car for at least 7-10 years, so I want the engine to...
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    Valucraft oil filters from AutoZone

    Your opinions on it? Are these any good? After all, they do come from Champion Labs, the same oil filter manufacturer for STP/AC Delco/Supertech/Mobil Valucraft oil filters cost about $2.19/ea from Autozone and are easily available to me Is this one of the best bang for the buck oil filters...
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    Brand new 2006 Scion xB - What oil/filter to use?

    I'm planning to purchase a brand new 2006 Scion xB (auto) in the next 1-2 months. It has the 1NZ-FE (1.5L) engine I'm already thinking about what kind of oil and filters I should use. I'd like to follow Toyota's recommendation - change oil and filter every 5,000 miles. Should I use regular...
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    What's a safe OCI for a regular 10w-30 dino oil?

    Let's assume: good old regular dino oil 10w-30 50/50 city/hwy driving, and engine not abused or driven hard good weather like So. California (no extreme heat or cold) Probably 90% of people out there are believers of the 3000-mile oil change myth, but we know better than that, don't we? How...
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    Need help with SUPERTECH oil filter Part #s

    I maintain 4 cars in my household: 1985 Ford LTF Crown Victoria 5.0L Filter: Motorcraft FL1A 1985 Ford Ranger 2.3L Filter: Motorcraft FL1A 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera S 3.3L Filter: AC Delco PF47 1995 Toyota Camry 2.2L Filter: Fram PH4967 I'm going to switch all the vehicles to Supertech...
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    What oil should I use for a 1985 Ford Ranger 2.3L

    I just bought a 1985 Ford Ranger with 96,000 original miles on the odometer It's a 5-spd with an inline-4 2.3L I live in Los Angeles, CA by the way. We never experience extreme heat or cold like some parts of the country I drive about 30% city/70% highway I was thinking of using a...
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    I'm thinking of switching from Mobil 1 to SuperTech Full Synthetic... Need Opinions

    I have a 1995 V6 3.4L Camaro with 103,000 miles I've always used Mobil 1 10-30 and an AC Delco PF52 filter for my oil changes every 7,500 miles The car runs like a champ and I haven't had a problem at all I went to WalMart tonight and saw these: Only ~$12 for 5 qts. of FULL synthetic oil...
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