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  1. Al

    2022 Forester 10,060 OCI 5W-40 Mobil 1

    Disappointing to say the least. I am going back to 5W-20. Sheared back to a 20Wt. oil. Probably not Mobil 1. I wonder if 0W-40 would have sheared back as much.
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    Tired of Blackstone Delays

    Its been over three weeks since I sent my sample in and still no results. Same as with the time before that. That service do other members like.
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    20,00 Mile OPCI

    2022 Forester-33,500 Miles on Odometer. After 10K miles on my current oil change, I just sent in an oil sample-Mobil1 5W-40. I had previously done a 5K mile UOA with 5W-30. Ran a 2K short Oil cycle and then my current sample with 23K miles on the vehicle. The filter is a 7317Titanium and I...
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    Michelin CrossClimate2 Tires

    Was out this morning on 7"unplowed snow in my forester when nothing was running except 1 jeep and 3 picvkups. Zero AWD drives. I had zero problems in my '18 Forester XT the tires are amazing.
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    Wheel Alignments

    I always lament when folks continue to get wheel alignments when its not indicated to be necessary. I have noticed over that one a wheel alignment is done it doesn't "hold" alignment like when it came out of the factory. I have had one alignment done in my60+ years and a million miles+ and that...
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    Out of Hospital

    Had a lot of blood in stool. After a colonoscopy (had to do the prep twice because of bleeding not stopping. Colonoscopy said I had bleeding from diverticulosis and internal hemorrhoid. I take Eliquis. They could not say it was from that. There was (I thought A LOT OF BLOOD) my blood count only...
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    Harbaugh

    NFL here we come.
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    Windows 11 slow Boot

    computer takes forever after signing in to complete boot up. I disabled everything except the browser. 55 seconds.
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    Modern Jet Fighters are WWII Battle Ships.

    Even a less than top of the line F-15 costs 50 million. It seems like there is very little it can't do. And it can do a lot that say an F-15 can't do. And yes I realize we need "some" jets .
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    Will this Strike Kill Ford/Chevy/Chrysler?

    Can only imagine.
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    LionGlass

    Invented at Penn State. Pretty amazing product. https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/new-glass-future-taking-lionglass-out-lab-and-market/ They are rated #1 in Material Science and #2 in Material Engineering. I had a tour of their facilities. Pretty impressive.
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    Got an EBike

    Pretty neat. It actually needs pressure on the pedal to go. When the pressure stops the power stops (it will coast). You an run it unassisted. The three lights to the right of the charge indicator indicates assist level. One red light is less assist than 3 red lights. I replaced the handlebars...
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    Moving to Retirement Village..

    My timeline is to be out of my house in 3 years. The move is 2 miles away and I will have movers. Serious downsizing. My thought is to give stuff to friends and relatives the pick of what they want. I was looking at a chartable organization to come in and take the rest-Everything needs to be...
  14. Al

    Exercise and Health

    By no means is this post construed to imply that you DO this or not as it related to YOUR physical health. It is a narrative on MY experience and is somewhat opinionated. At the age of 34 I had Mitral Valve Prolapse and smoked ever so little but over a long time. I never got "hooked."...
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    Interesting Article on Subaru FB Engine

    Not touting the engine but I liked the read. One good thing about the FB engine: They corrected the leaking head issue by using sperate circuits for the heads and block. I dislike DI only. I have it on my '22 Forester and on my '18 Forester XT with the FA engine...
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    '18 Forester, 4787 Miles on oil, Fram Synthetic 5W-30

    This is a terrible oil. It shears way down. The previous sample was the same oil. For some reason the iron is high. I do redline it a couple times per week but I do that to my '22 Forester and my previous Crosstrek. The results are not good for just under 5K miles. I cut the change cycle short...
  17. Al

    Swimming Pool Filters

    After40 years of having a pool you would think I had all the answers...lol. I don't. I always used DE filters but. But when the last one failed about 10 years ago I went to sand. Filtering was unsatisfactory. I used a finer grade of "sand" supposedly to "improve" filtering. IK also used...
  18. Al

    0W-20 vs 0W-40

    I should know this answer...lol Are the low temp specifications the same?
  19. Al

    Mobil 1 0W-40 in both my Foresters.

    I already use 5W-30 in my '22Limited (calls for 0W-20) and 5W-30 For my Forester XT (calls for 5W-30). We'll see how the UOA's compare.
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    Graphs on 30wt and 20 wt Oils

    Comparing multi-viscosity 20 wt. oils to 30 wt oils. Just have not found any.
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