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Mixed driving, some towing, mostly long highway trips and errands. Was warm for most of this OCI but 2 months of cool-cold weather. As expected no big deal for HPL but happy to see the engine is wearing nicely as this is the first UOA I’ve done on it.

A while back while reading here I came across the thread discussing HPL and needing an oil change soon I decided to try them out since they're local. I sent an email asking if I could pick up a case of oil sometime. I got an email from David Ward, the owner, inviting me to come pick it up at my...

Newer to me, had oil changed at dealer with AC Delco 0w-20 it's whole life til now. I've done the diffs and trans and transfer case. Have about 1800 miles til I do the oil change. I'm curious if anyone has any suggestions in particular for this engine? It gets driven very easily but does tow a...

We just picked up an Audi A4 2.0T last week and despite the fact that it comes with free scheduled maintenance til 50k miles (changed every 10k) I am planning on changing it in between every interval. I use Schaeffer's 9000 with great results on all my turbocharged diesel applications from my...

Just in today: John Deere 2755 239 CI Turbocharged Diesel 4500 Hours on Unit 133 Hours on Oil Schaeffer's 9000 5w-40 with 1:32 oz ratio of the 75K additive. Filter was Donaldson from Amsoil I did not do a TBN test on this, I think I forgot to check the box. AL 3 Chromium 1 Iron 21 Copper 2...

Hey guys, just bought me a new toy-- a Kawasaki Brute Force 650 4x4 ATV. This has a 633cc watercooled V Twin engine and calls for 10w-40 (year around) or 20w-50 (summer) that meets JASO MA. It has the CVT transmission, but apparently there is a starter cluth that doesn't like FMs very well, so I...

I was just thinking after reading the 3M thread, that some pioneering soul ought to rig up a setup like I have on my Deere tractors, where there is a solenoid that you put a can of ether into, push a button on the dash, and spray ether directly into the intake for starting on cold mornings like...

I noticed Mystik has a 15w-50 HDEO that meets CI-4+ and they actually prefer it to be run in hot weather in HD diesel engines over the 15w-40. What benefits would this oil hold over the typical 15w-40 in most aspects of normal operation? I suppose in really hot weather doing hard work the...

Just got my UOA back from Blackstone for a 10,127 mi run on Schaeffer's 5w-40. Stock filtration/Mann filters. Fair amount of idling, which is cause for fuel dilution. Zero makeup oil was added. Matt: VW engines don't get much better than this. The universal averages column shows typical wear...

Hey guys I am in a bit of a dilemma here. I bought a bunch of John Deere 0w-40 synth HDEO on Ebay cheap for use in my wife's 2001 TDI Jetta. Only problem was, when I sent it off to Blackstone for a VOA, this is what I got back: John Deere 0w-40 Synthetic HDEO UOA Granted this oil does not...

Just got my VOA back from Blackstone: MATT: The flashpoint was the only unusual finding in this sample of virgin oil. We normally expect to see it read above 405ºF in this type of oil, so the low flashpoint here may mimic fuel dilution in your engines. The other samples we have seen from this...

My wife drives a non-PD TDI....Had run Delvac 1 in it most of the time, tried a change of RTS, and last 2 changes have been Schaeffer's 9000 5w-40. I had thought about going to Amsoil 5w-30HDD for the winter but it seems like these engines throw a lot more iron with a 30wt oil vs. 40. So now I...

I have a 2550 Deere MFWD loader tractor used primarily in the winter for hay work. Was debating on going with the Amsoil @ $80/5 gal pail or JD Hytrans non synth for 50 bucks per 5 gals. WOuld the cold weather performance be worth the extra money? Is there anything in the Deere fluid that might...

Well I finally got around to cutting open a Mobil 1 synth media filter today, off my 2004.5 Dodge w/ Cummins. The media popped right out, and surprisingly, the pleating on this thing was an absolute mess. All the way around the filter there would be 2-3 pleats all stuck together then on either...

I have used both brands before, but never their gear oils. Was trying to decide between the Severe Gear and the RL 75w-140 for use in 04.5 Dodge 2500 front and rear axles behind a Cummins. Is one better than the other in all reality? I am shooting for long drain/maximum component longevity. I...

I have locally available Neutra, cheap, that comes in little bottles perfectly measured out for tanks of fuel in our applications (although my Dodge w/ Cummins needs 2 bottles). I use SoyShield in it primarily anyways. I have also wanted to try FP60 but it would then require dividing it up into...

The other day I was piddling around in the shop and had about 2/3 (8 oz) of a bottle of Neutra sitting there and wanted the bottle to divide a big bottle of diesel fuel additive into "one shot" dosages. I got to thinking that one of my old gas tractors was about due for an oil change so I dumped...

I am considering these two oils to put in my front and rear differentials on my next swap. I am going to leave it in until 100K (55K miles). (Dodge wants it changed with full syn every 15K if you tow. and specs either 75w-90 or 75w-140 depending on application) I just wanted to know if anyone...

I was at Farm & Fleet in Kankakee the other day and they have about the most extensive oil selection and oil+fuel add selection I have ever seen. There were many things I had never seen before. What really made me chuckle was that they even had PB Blaster Oil Additive and Trans Additive! Both...

After reading every thread on my search of this forum for "mystik", I still didn't come across anything that stated what kind of base or add pack these oils had except a cryptic message from MolaKule about them being lightly additized then another guy showing what the 10w-30 HDEO had for an add...