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1998 BMW 328is 144,157 Miles Out: Valvoline 0w-40 & MANN HU 925/4X OCI: 3 years & 3 months / 3,871 Miles In: Mobil 1 0w-40 (LL01) & another MANN

2016 Honda Accord Sport 33,648 Miles Out: Valvoline EP 0w-20 and a "Made in Japan" Honda RTA - 003 Filter OCI: 5,036 Miles / 13 Months In: More Valvoline EP 0w-20 and Honda A02 The dealer / Honda must have changed their inventory back to the U.S. made (FRAM?) A02s?

I've been doing the same thing! Inside the house was a mixture of "warm" (3000K) and "daylight" (5000K+) bulbs. I found the cold ones to be kind of harsh for inside the house, so I've been replacing them with the warm color bulbs. For the garage 5000K appeared to be a happy medium for detailing...

I am considering the 5000K color temperature hoping it wouldn't be as harsh as the 6500K!

I haven't had a chance to measure it but I think they're pretty typical garage height ~9-10 feet? The ceiling is open to the trusses and the walls are dark, so I think I'll lose some light to these factors. Insulating and drywalling the garage is on my to do list too after I settle in for a bit...

I just purchased a house with a 24' x 24' garage and the lighting is pretty poor. There are two incandescent bulbs connected to a light switch and two that are built into the garage door opener. Obviously this will not do being a DIYer! My original plan was to purchase 6x the Harbor Freight...

Just to update: I ended up going with the Honda 51R (# 31500-SR1-100M) battery. It was pretty competitively priced at $135 (excluding core / taxes) with a decent warranty - 3-year full replacement warranty and 100 months "pro-rated." They were diligent about capturing my basic info for the...

Thanks for all the great feedback everyone. Up until the other day, I haven't had any significant problems that would warrant upgrading to the larger battery. The only thing I've noticed occasionally were my headlights dimming very slightly if I am opening / closing all four windows at once...

Well my 2016 Accord needed a jump this morning. I'm pretty sure it is the factory battery, so I know I was already on borrowed time. I am planning to replace it with an AGM 51R - thinking either the DieHard Platinum (Part # 51R-AGM) or a Super Start Platinum (Part # 51RPLT). My options seem...

I have a similar issue with my Accord. I bought it in July of 2019 and CarMax only put two new Vredestein Quatrac 5s on. The other two tires were the OE Continentals. The mis-match has been bugging me, but I can't bring myself to replace all four yet. I'm on a matching set of Blizzaks for the...

My '16 Accord also sees a fair number of short trips. The last UOA I took shows that Valvoline 0w-20 Extended Protection would probably suit your needs and was used over a similar mileage.

I was hesitant to run an aftermarket CVT fluid in it but now I am glad to know that Amsoil is a great alternative!

Interesting, thanks for the heads up! The original TAN value was something I had not considered.

Sorry I should've specified - I drove a few miles after the first drain / before the second to get it all mixed. Since I purchased the car used, I wanted to have a good fresh baseline to start from.

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I had specifically switched to using higher octane (mostly 89) more frequently to see if it made a difference in this 2nd UOA. I frankly wasn't anticipating a change, but since fuel dilution went down I was very interested in seeing everyone's feedback! I feel like throttle response improved...

I was surprised by this as well. It's concerning to think what the TBN would've been if I actually followed the Maintenance Minder. I would probably be looking elsewhere if I racked up more miles and was looking for a longer drain interval. I've been sticking with Valvoline EP because it's...

I have been trying to knock out some preventative maintenance this fall for the same reason!

Exactly! After only 28k I was surprised how much darker the fluid was than the new stuff. I'm glad to see the properties of the fluid were still good.

It was discussed in the thread for my other UOA so I figured I'd give it a try. The vehicle this replaced "recommend" 91+ so continuing to fuel up with higher octane didn't hurt all that bad. The fuel % did go down in this UOA, but since that's likely a coincidence, I'll stick with 87.