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Mobil 1 has a link showing Zinc, Phosphorous and Manufacturer approvals in a nice table, linked below. Interestingly, the 0w20 offerings in the various flavours, with two exceptions ( M1 EP HM 0w20 and M1 HM 0w20 ), have lower PP and ZN levels than the other grades, including 5w20's. Wonder...

Temperatures have plummeted, we are seeing morning lows of -22*F ( -30*C ) and colder. Last week temps were around 30* F. ( -2*C ) Yeaah ... I have also seen numerous flat tires around the city. Yesterday I saw 6 cars / SUV's with flat tires. WHY so many flat tires ? Is it the usual failure to...

Picked up a couple of these mainly because I had never seen one before ... the HP17 is the 20x1.5 mm thread Honda / Nissan / Subaru etc. application. They were $ 10 CDN , which is about $ 4.00 less than a Fram Ultra 7317. These filters are advertised as HIGH FLOW / HEAVY DUTY, and come with a...

A second tire from the same car has developed a sidewall bubble. These tires are a standard load winter tire, 185/55-15 Bridgestone Blizzak, not a lot of sidewall in this small, lowish profile size. I have never had a sidewall bubble on any of my other cars, but I did notice that the tires on my...

Why do many OE filters use a round, or P profile seal ? My Honda and Subaru both use round filter seals, but after market filters are always flat cut, even on premium filters like the Fram Ultra. Does the P-profile seal just work better ... ? Is it less expensive (seems unlikely ), or easier to...

It was - 22f ( -30c ) this morning. Nice. Our Mazda 2 started after being outside, unplugged over night. Not super happy about it, but all good. Car runs M1 0W30 in the winter, with a Fram Ultra filter. How much actual filtering is taking place at these temps ? Even the 0W is noticeably thicker...

I have a Honda and a Subaru... one specs ONLY Honda PS fluid, the other takes ANY Dexron III equivalent... Both systems are basic hydraulic assist power steering systems with similar vane rotor pumps, rack and pinions etc. What is so different about the Honda PS system, and the fluid...

I have two Napa Gold filters in my garage, one a 1356 , the other a Subaru specific 7055... Both have identical sized canisters, but the 1356 has a dome end by-pass, and the 7055 has a threaded end by-pass. Why do they bother with the different by-pass set ups...? Seems inefficient from a...

Just got a local quick lube flyer in the mail, advertising a spring oil change "special... " and the prices were eye-opening... Conventional oil change... $ 39.99 + $ 4.99 shop fee / disposal fee , regular $ 64.99... Synthetic oil change ... $ 99.99 + $ 4.99 , regular price $ 119.99... $...

Funny thing happened on a recent Walmart visit. There was a display of M1 5w20 and 5w30 jugs on sale for a decent price ( in Canada at least...) I wanted some 10w30 , and they had jugs on the shelf, but the price tag showed a much higher price. I asked a clerk about it, and he pointed out that...

Bit of a storm rolling thru last night and today... 6 to 12 inches of snow...Tons of accidents... not a good day to test out the summer tires... ! Most people swapped out winters a week or two ago...

Does anyone know roughly how much oil is in circulation, so to speak, when the engine is running. Would it be 1/2 a quart, or a whole quart, or more... or less? Checked the oil on a friends car, and dipstick was dry... added 2 + quarts to get it full, on a 4.3 quart sump... car ran fine, no...

Came across a couple of really expensive oil filters, HKS, Cusco and Prova brand, priced at around $ 30.00 per filter... made in Japan... marketed to the tuner crowd. ANYTHING special about these filters that warrants them being 3x + more expensive than any other premium filters...? HKS...

Picked up a couple of oem Honda (A02 Frams...) oil filters the other day... when I went to install one, I discovered one had a "rattle...". I always give any new filter a quick upside down shake, in case there is anything inside the filter, but I don't recall any previous filters rattling. Had...

After stoppng to help a young lady with 2 flat tires, front and rear right side, she hit a well disguised crater in the wet road, HARD. Looked like a puddle... like about a million others... I was looking at my tires, a 55 series winter tire, and wondering if I should ... 1) Pump them up to...

We had a nasty bout of freezing rain, followed by temps dropping to 0*f , and the roads are a mess. Sheet ice everywhere, and it's too cold for salt to do much. Would airing down the tires somewhat make much difference in traction...? Or conversely, would pumping up the tires more decrease the...

A couple of high mileage threads got me thinking... Don't all modern oils contain a seal conditioner / sweller? etc. Wasn't that an issue with synthetics back in the day, that they didn't have enough seal sweller / conditioners, and THAT led to leaks...? I know most HM oils are quite a bit...

As if oil isn't EXPENSIVE enough in Canada... At CDN Tire today, and checked out the oil prices.. whoooaaa nelly! Price jack... "Regular" M1 is now $13.99 per liter, ESP was up at, get this, $ 16.49 per liter... it used to be the same price as the other grades. For comparison purposes AMSOIL...