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Oops! I did forget that I went through 7 transmissions in my 87 Mustang GT, however those failures were 100% drag racing related, as they were due to powershifting at the track, combined with the fact that I had a Paxton supercharger on the car, stressing that weak T5 transmission even more. So...

It's about time Pennzoil did this, it gives a little more clarity here, even though most of us on here probably already suspected that it was formulated to go about 10-15k and that Ultra Platinum is their extended use formula.

I do drive like I'm 90 when I'm in the Civic :ROFLMAO: Seriously though, with the cost of gas up here, I try to get the best possible economy that I can. I drive 35,000km a year in the Civic and about 15,000 a year in the Corvette (I don't drive that one like an old man though!) so every...

I started using eco mode in my Civic last fall and it made a very noticeable difference in fuel economy! I was previously averaging 5.4L per 100km during all of the spring and summer months, and since my last oil change 12,000km ago, and through the winter months as well, I'm at 5.1L per 100km...

I've said this for a long time now that I feel as if 10w30 is somewhat of an obsolete viscosity because there are so many good 5w30s that can perform everything that a 10w30 can do, plus having the better cold cranking ability in the winter. So my vote here would to be to choose a good 5w30...

Congrats on your purchase Al! This kind of came out of nowhere as it sounded like you were going to keep your Forester for a while! What oil do you plan on running in it?

I'm one of the lucky ones, I started driving in 1986 and have owned more than 20 cars and not a single engine or transmission failure

Many 0w20s will turn into 0w16s after a bit of usage, as the viscosity between the two is incredibly similar. It only takes a tiny bit of thinning out to get there. Case in point, M1 0w20 is 8.2 cst at 100c, M1 0w16 is 7.6. Your engine won't know the difference between 0.6cst of viscosity shift.

There's even a boosted 3 cylinder in the 300hp club now too (the GR Corolla) :cool:

I have had good luck by buying 5 year old Civics. Did that first in 2011, paid half of the price of a new one and drove it for ten years and spent next to nothing in repairs. In 2021 I bought my 2016 Civic, also for half the price of a new one and have already added another 106,000 km to it and...

I have had over 20 cars in my life and not one engine or transmission problem on any of them

Change it once a year but save the oil in a clean container and reuse it in a beater car or give it to a neighbor who might need a free oil change.

I haven’t followed the 3000 mile OCI in about twenty years now. I love how much time and money I have saved and haven’t had any engine problems at all. I follow the oil life monitor in both of my cars and it works out to about 7k in the Corvette and 10k in the Civic.

Even without regular fluid changes the CVT in the Civic is pretty reliable for most people. Mine has only had two fluid changes in it's life and the CVT still behaves perfectly. I personally think the way people drive these cars has more to do with how reliable the CVT will be for them. For...

It is entirely their rating system. They use Research Octane Number, so when you see regular gas in Europe that is labeled 91 octane, it's actually only 87 octane under our rating system in North America. The highest octane at the pumps that I've heard of in Europe is 99 octane, but that's...

You won't likely find any over on this side of the pond. But they are pretty huge in Europe. Been around forever and have sold millions of cars there.

In a nutshell, it really does depend on the car in question as well as your driving conditions/habits. I would venture to say that for a good number of cars that call for 0w20, they will get longer engine life than needed (in other words you'll trade the car long before it's engine is going to...

My girlfriend likes to go to bed around midnight on weekends and sleep in until 8 or 9 while I'm falling asleep by 11 and I'm wide awake between 5 or 6am. We don't live together, but I stay at her place 3 nights a week. During Formula 1 season I will usually watch the entire race on Sunday...

If you’re mostly driving it gently on long cruises then M1 5w30 will keep serving you well. But if you like to go full throttle quite often then another option would be M1 ESP 5w30 as it is formulated on the higher end of the 30wt range and has a higher HTHS value of 3.5 vs 3.1 for the standard...

While these would never be my filter of choice, there are better options for the same or less money, I also know that there have been literally millions and millions of cars on the roads that have run these filters over the years without an issue. It's quite possibly the largest selling oil...