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2015 Chrysler 200S with the Pentastar V6, 6598 miles over a 7 month period starting early December. The car sees mostly heavy stop and go driving on the DC/N VA/MD beltway where the 15 mile trip to work can routinely take 1-2 hours. This run had one round trip to Charlotte. (maybe 1000 miles)...

2008 Chevy Impala V6 3,5L w 4 quart sump, 109,844 miles at time of change, Bosch Filter 3423 was double stinted and had a total of 12,200 miles at time of change Car was mostly short tripped w the occasional highway run. Oil run was 6 1/2 months - 1 qt makeup oil added during the run. No...

From my 1992 Chevy Suburban 2500 w 7.4L engine. 57,000 total miles on unit. Truck spends most of it's life in a garage. This M1 10W-30 was at least a few years old before it went in August, 2011 - I think it was API SM. This truck went 5 years between changes, but only 1781 miles. Most of the...

New Shield line up and updated Kendall - lots of spec sheets http://www.phillips66lubricants.com/brands-products/automotive-engine-oils.aspx http://www.phillips66lubricants.com/brands-products/kendall_brand/automotive-engine-oils.aspx

From my son's 2015 Chrysler 200S V6 - this was the original factory installed oil filter (MO-349) and the FF oil was changed at OLM mileage of 8786 miles. No evidence of extreme break in debris noticed by me. So, at least in the case of this engine, early oil/filter change seems unnecessary...

Good resource - worth the bookmark/DL. http://www.noln.net/sites/default/files/Specialty%20Motor%20Oil%20Guide%202015.pdf from 2014: http://www.noln.net/sites/default/files/images/downloads/specialty%20motor%20oil%20guide.pdf Page 12 has the European Motor Oil Specs Guide - lots of info.

I found this interesting. "It is the ester that can cause problems when you change from mineral to synthetic. Ester base oil used alongside PAO base oil in lubricant formulation has excellent natural detergency. In other words, it will clean up varnish on component surfaces as a result of...

Thought this was interesting.... http://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/28815/what-are-friction-modifiers

Lots to choose from for almost every application - a nice informative stroll. Maybe coming to a Walmart in the future. http://www4.total.fr/lubrifiants/elf/Car%20oil.pdf

Projects under way at Oak Ridge National Laboratory include: •An oil additive that may reduce any vehicle's fuel consumption at least 2% and cut U.S. oil consumption by billions of gallons a year. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/07/28/oak-ridge-oil-batteries/13258389/

My buddy took his 08 Impala to the local Quick Lane which I have used myself before for a friend's car without issue. When he went to pay the bill, they wanted to charge him for an extra quart of oil because only 5 quarts are included in the standard price. So they put in 6 quarts - but his car...

ExxonMobil And Toyota Racing Development U.S.A. Extend Lubricant Technology Partnership http://www.enginebuildermag.com/2013/11/...gy-partnership/

With Advance Auto Parts having a great sale on Havoline Synthetic this month - http://www.havoline.com/products/motor-oils2.aspx I thought there might be some interest in finding the latest specs on the oil - these were all updated July 2013. Conventional -...