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Hi everyone, here's the first UOA for my 2018 Miata. Castrol Edge 0w20 for 5900 miles. I was mainly concerned with the 0w20 sheering down and getting too thin towards the end of the Mazda spec'd 7500 mile OCI. After seeing the UOA, I think the 0w20 can run 7500 miles without issue for my...

Hey everyone, here's the most recent UOA on my 2012 Frontier. Changed a little early on this one because the weather was nice. Going to do my next UOA at 125k probably. Sitting at 115k now. Truck runs great!

I knew this was the right place to come. You guys always give good explanations and easy to understand answers. Coolant is confusing and on so many forums they'll argue about color for hours without even mentioned the make-up of the actual chemicals in the stuff. Thanks!

So I had a little crash the other day and now I'm replacing the radiator on my 2016 WR250R. I'm not sure what the previous owner put in there, old stuff came out blue, so it could be engine ice which is a common thing in the WRR community. Long story short, I use Zerex Asian Blue in my Nissan...

Originally Posted by yeehaw1960 Wonderful! Thank you! When I saw the empty window when it was running, I kind of lost my mind. Shows full when engine off and bike is upright. What'd you use in the bike? I just did my 600mi change on my 250L and went with Rotella T6. Figuring on doing once a...

Here's my last change, everything looking good, I may go 7k on this change, not sure yet, the 5k OCI isn't killing me, it gets me about 6 months out of the oil. I used a 10k mile Mobil 1 filter and Castrol Edge 5w30. But it depends on how much beach time the truck sees.

You guys seem pretty confident that it'll be OK for the extended period. I'll go 7500 this fill and send a sample to Blackstone without changing the oil. Just to see what they say with my regular driving habits. Thanks for the input, as much as I like getting under my truck... It'd be nice to...

The only reason I'm really doing 5k mile OCI's is because I log all my maintenance in carfax so when I go to trade or sell the truck someday I'll have a detailed record of what was done. Do you guys think the average buyer would be put off by 15k mile OCI's?

Hey everyone, I've been using Castrol Edge full synthetic and I've been using Mobil 1 extended performance filters. The filter is supposed to be good for 15k miles. My OCI is 5k miles, can I use the filter for 2 or 3 changes? Should I just start using a cheaper filter and change it every time?

Going to do my next change this coming weekend. Castrol Edge 5w30 has been working great I believe. I've been trying different filters however because I think I'm getting some extra noise on start-up. This change will be about 5k miles on the nose, hoping to see consistent numbers, and then...

Just did my second change with Castrol Edge Full synthetic and a bosch filter. I went a little longer than I wanted to, like 4200 miles. I moved further from work too, I'm now driving 20 miles each way, So I think my engine should live a long happy life now with proper heat cycles and 4k mile...

Thanks guys, you're the best! It seems like a smart idea to stick to Nissan's spec and just change it every 3750. That would work out to be twice a year anyway with my driving habits. I can get it at the local Walmart for $18.00 for a 5 Qt. jug so that works. I was thinking the Castrol...

Let's get away from Castrol for a moment as it seems you guys have some other recommendations from other brands. Assuming the dealership is going to fight me on any engine failure claim anyway... Let's say I use another brand, what would be a decent choice? Could I get away with a 1 year OCI...

I will for sure get a Blackstone Labs UOA after my first change. I've got a few kits laying around. The reason I'm leaning towards Castrol is because I bought the car from Carsense and they have an engine life guarantee if you use Castrol products for the life of the engine. Now, I don't expect...

Hey everyone, sold my car and got back into a Nissan Frontier. This time around it's a 2012 V6, automatic trans 4x4. The first time I had a 2010 Frontier I went to quick lube places and didn't pay much attention to the maintenance of the truck. This time around I'm older, wiser, and more active...

My commute is 1.5 miles in 5 minutes. That's severe. I run it on the highway a few times a week to burn off as much as possible.

Interesting, I'll have to dig deeper into the specific ratings. I have a lot to learn. Thanks again guys, I'll update you when he changes the M1 EP and we get our UOA back.

You guys are really awesome, thanks so much. Yeah he is racking up miles very quickly, and with the way Nissan changed the newer Pathfinders into rounder, more cross-over looking vehicles, he's trying to hold on to the '08 as long as possible. They're pretty solid body-on-frame trucks, aside...

Originally Posted By: TWG1572 I have a Frontier with the same motor, and my driving characteristics are very similar. For about the first 100k, I did 7,500 mile OCI with 5w30 penzoil platinum. I sent in some samples to Blackstone on occasion, everything came back fine. For the last 50k, I...

Originally Posted By: 901Memphis Mobil 1 0W40 European Formula would be about perfect for this situation since it's a LL01 long drain type oil with good cold weather performance, I think 6000 miles would he cake, possibly try 7500 on Mobil 1 0W40 European Formula and run the UOA He's a little...