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    New To BMW and Synthetics

    Originally Posted By: Shannow BMWTurboDzl, yep, that's pretty well generally true...historically winter was when they added oxygenates to keep the HC and smog down too...there goes some mileage. Worst change I've (personally) seen was 10%, switched from SAE30 over summer to 25W70 through winter...
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    New To BMW and Synthetics

    No CAFE here, so not it won't
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    Cleaning Engine Internals

    Originally Posted By: Trav If i knew it would get your knickers in such a twist i would have posted something different. Actually I couldn't give a [censored] but whatever floats your boat...
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    New To BMW and Synthetics

    Originally Posted By: OVERKILL Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Originally Posted By: Garak You could grab an approved lube or reasonable facsimile thereof. That would include the real BMW approved A3/B4 type lubes such as GC (and its brothers) or M1 0w-40. That's right. If something like M1...
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    Engine Cleaning - What Oil Weight?

    Originally Posted By: MolaKule PEA in a crankcase is useless. PEA in a fuel mix helps cleaning and combustion. This
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    Cleaning Engine Internals

    Originally Posted By: Trav Originally Posted By: Sprintman Always trying different methodologies As usual KK doesn't get it. What a surprise....
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    Cleaning Engine Internals

    Originally Posted By: rockydee sprintman-how many times do u have to clean a engine? Are you getting them clean the first time? You said-"Your Falcon usually gets two bottles until recently." I cleaned project car engines up, and engines neglected by friends and prev. owners and they stayed...
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    Amsoil EA discontinued

    Originally Posted By: SilverC6 Originally Posted By: lubedude13 For some that's ok but I'd rather pay $5 more per oil change on amsoil than step foot in chinamart Hard to understand your Walmart stance. Walmart hung on with a strong buy USA effort longer than most retailers. The problem is...
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    Engine Cleaning - What Oil Weight?

    I'd run a thicker oil fwiw. 40W70 would be about right...............
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    Cleaning Engine Internals

    Originally Posted By: Mystic Originally Posted By: Trajan Originally Posted By: Mystic Don't speak for me Trajan. I will speak for myself. I have not used Auto-RX in years. It wasn't me who wrote all those posts. It was you. It was those posts that played a big part in my using it during my...
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    Cleaning Engine Internals

    Originally Posted By: rockydee Originally Posted By: Trajan Originally Posted By: rockydee Lunchtime laggards, cool name. I don't see how it applies to a tech with Trav's credentials, but still a cool name. Lunchtime legends actually. To quote the late and much missed Gary Allan...
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    Cleaning Engine Internals

    Originally Posted By: Mystic Yeah Trav. That is true. No way I will ever pay that again. MMO is much cheaper and Kreen is also cheaper. And they work. I am done. Let them make whatever silly comments they want to make. After all, it reflects on them. Rx works for me but again I don't follow...
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    Cleaning Engine Internals

    Originally Posted By: Trav Don't play this stupid game he is just trying to get you wound up so you get yourself banned. Anyone who is really interested will dig though a lot of old threads and think twice before laying $28 out. I do then hand over $500-600 for a case depending on exchange...
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    Cleaning Engine Internals

    Originally Posted By: Trav Yeah we know. Drive it 6K miles like a Kamikaze pilot on crack and it works fine. Oh dear.........one day you'll grow up but we won't hold our breath.
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    CHECK YOUR TIRE PRESSURE!

    40-42 psi bottled nitrogen. It varies very little when I drop in for a check.
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    BMW confusion, why not just use M1 0W-40

    Originally Posted By: Coprolite LL-04 is not backwards compatible with LL-01 in the US. Originally Posted By: lim Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete BMW has had an FE spec for over a decade (LL-01 FE). I guess this LL-14 FE is an updated version of it. True, but I doubt that this latest spec...
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    ZF 9-speed disection

    Modded C4 or C10 is the go these days. I remember when you couldn't give 'em away......
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    Cleaning Engine Internals

    I'll stick with RX. And no, I DON'T follow the instructions!
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    Changed Fluid in Diffs/MT 2014 WRX

    No Amsoil 75W110 here unfortunately as I'd use it in the Forrester I just got and the Falcon LSD
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    Auto RX in 1995 Subaru Impreza 1.8

    I have 1.5 bottles Rx Plus in my 1994 Sube 2.2 and will run it at least 6,000 miles. 500 miles don't bother
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