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Hello everyone, I've been recently searching in internet some info on zddp quantities in mid SAPS oils and I found tables of ACEA C3 (mid SAPS) and A3/B4/MB 229.5 (full SAPS) oils on russian forum http://www.oil-club.ru/ (I do understand some basic russian so I was searching in multiple...

Hello everyone, I cam across this article from Blackstone Labs where they run ZDDP free oil (Aeroshell W65) in a flat-tappet GM 350 engine from 1984: article. Now, I am actually surprised that no-one published the article before on this forum or perhaps I did a bad search. Here are the...

Hello everyone, I've noticed that Castrol started to sell (in EU) Magnatec which carries MB 229.5 spec: http://msdspds.castrol.com/bpglis/Fusion...BPXE-A7YAVM.pdf It has nice specs: Name Method Units Castrol MAGNATEC STOP-START 5W-30 A3/B4 Density @ 15C, Relative ASTM D4052 g/ml 0.852...

Hello everyone, I've noticed that some of the 5W-30 oils have a very low pour point which is typically seen with 0w weight. For example, 1. Valvoline SynPower ENV C2 5W-30 (made in Netherlands) (SM/SN, A1/A5, RN0700) has a pour point of -51 C (-60 F) according to...

Hello everyone, A friend of mine decided to rebuild a very old motorcycle Jawa 350/360 from ~ 1965 and he acquired a refurbished Jawa 350/360 engine from Czech Republic. It is a two-stroke engine and I was wondering what would be the best oil to use in it. There is not so much info in the...

Hello everyone, I am using Continental PremiumContact 2 E 215/55 R18 tires in my car and recently I got a tire punch in a side place of a tire. According to my local repair shop I need a new tire because it is unsafe to repair the old one mainly because the side part is not re-enforced. So I am...

Hello everyone, Season is starting soon so I am thinking about buying an engine oil. My bike is Honda CBR 600 F4i 2001. I've been using Castrol Power 1 Racing 4T 10W-40 for the last 3 years and so far so good. I can see that I can also buy Valvoline SynPower 4T 10W-40 (made in Netherlands)...

Hello everyone, I noticed on french Amazon some JASO MA certified oils from CEPSA and I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this brand? Here is an example: link. The company is from Spain and has it's own refineries, but I can't find any reviews in English of oils branded under...

Hello everyone, I am trying to chose an engine oil filter for Nissan's MR20DE engine which is used in my car (Nissan Qashqai) and so far I have three choices: - MANN-FILTER W 67/1 - MAHLE OC 1052 - HERTH+BUSS JAKOPARTS J1311018 I normally use MANN-FILTER W 67/1 but I noticed that MAHLE OC...

Hello everyone, I thought this video will be interesting for an engine oil enthusiasts. It features Christian von Koenigsegg describing what oil they decided to use in their engines producing 1360 hp out of 5 liter engine blocks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tmSIwvBUdI&feature=youtu.be&t=11

Hello everyone, I will be changing oil in a couple of months in my Nissan Qashqai 2.0 and I would like to ask for an advice regarding this subject. It has a flat tappet DOHC engine (MR20DE) with valves regulated using shims. Engine specifications can be seen here...

Hello everyone, I guess many of you have seen the advertisement from Shell that it started a revolution on the market of engine oils with it's GTL (gas to liquid) patented technology: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WGbWbFr66w The Shell Helix Ultra with PurePlus technology oils are on the...

Hello Everyone, 8 months ago I have changed the oil of my Peugeot car (in signature) from Total Quartz 9000 5W-40 (ACEA A3/B4, MB 229.3) to Valvoline SynPower 5W-30 (ACEA A3/B4, MB 229.5) and everything was fine during the oil change. I verified the oil level, started the engine after the...

Hello Everyone, I thought this video might be interesting for an oil enthusiasts because it shows how different packages are mixed together which create an engine oil: - viscosity modifier - additive package - PAO base - etc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUmgqOH6ofY

Hello Everyone, I am in a search for gearbox oil for my Peugeot 107 which is mechanically identical to Toyota Aygo and Citroen C1. These cars have the same gearboxes and engines however they seem to ask for different type of oils for gearbox: - Toyota Aygo calls for API GL4 75W-90 (Toyota...

Hello Everyone, I can see that some of the 'Low SAPS' oils have Porche C30 specification which apparently is dealing well with engine wear protection: I don't think I ever saw any other spec with such good results in Librizol. Does it mean that if you live in Europe you should normally stick...

Hello everyone, I am trying to replace brake pads on my Nissan Qashqai and when I pushed the piston back I see that it's seal is not perfectly moved back. Please see the image below: I tried to gently push it to it's place (by hand) but it seems like it does not stay there. What are my options?

I have came across an Amsoil test of 5W-30 synthetic oils: http://www.amsoil.com/lit/g3115.pdf and I wonder if there any simular studies of European oils like Liqui Moly, Elf / Total, Selenia, ENI, Shell, Valvoline Ashland, etc? The study seems to be objective and very informative.

Hello everyone, I am choosing the next oil for my Honda CBR F4i (2001 year) and I am hesitating between JASO MA and JASO MA2. The manual for F4i calls for API SE, SF, SG oils without mentioning JASO specification. Since my bike does not have catalytic converter I may stick with JASO MA. I've...

Has anyone came across oils with Porsche A30 specification? I can see the following Lubrizol (https://www.lubrizol.com/apps/relperftool/pc.html) chart for A30 which features an outstanding score for engine wear protection: 10 This beats the current ACEA specifications which provide only "6"...