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Hi everyone, Live down under and we will be traveling through the heart of Australia for Christmas. It will be around 45 to 48 degrees Celcius I suspect and currently I am running a Helix (Penzoil) 5w30. I am worried that the hot temperatures might degrade the performance of the oil and was...

Can you guys and girls have a look at this for me. We just purchased the car and I thought I would do an oil change. The car has 109000kms on the odometer, ans the previous owner liked hiking . I am concerned about the high silicon but I dont know where to start. Thanks on advance Tony

Hi everyone, We have recently purchased a Forester, never have we owned a boxer engine before so this is a bit new to us. I have for many years run synthetics in our cars without issue. The Suburu specfies 0w20, which I think is to thin, probably to meet fuel economy targets. I'm in Australia...

I have just purchased a 2007 2.4L Camry with 160xxxkms. In Aus the manual recommend anything up to 10w 40 in hot climates. We live in Brisbane and it tens to get hot here in summer. I was thinking about the M1 0w40 but was concerned about the apparent oil injectors in that engine. Do I have...

Hi everyone, just bought a pole saw with a Honda 4 stroke motor attached. Specs recommend a 5W30. I thought I might run it for first time use on the oil it comes with/mineral based and then switch over to the Mobil. Is this a good idea, as I assume the motor has to bed in first? Thanks in advance

I was told by a fellow workmate that 'you win Dutch people in a rafffle'. The fact is that people generalise about people and where they come from. 'Typically' Dutch are known for arrogance, tight with money and opinioniated. Not naming names do you know any Dutch people outside Clogland that...

I live in Australia, although we are told that we are travelling ok, I wonder for how long. I see the European union under a lot of pressure and also observe that the US is in a lot of debt, has a crippling health care system that will (aledgedly) overtake GDP by 2050?, money has been shed of...

Hi everyone, I am a long time lurker and a first time poster. I am about to embark on a ATF drain on my 2007 Tiida (Versa) It is a 4 speed non CVT gearbox. The vehicle has 60000kms or about 37000 miles on the clock. I am going to use M1 Synthetic ATF, but I cannot afford to completely fluch...