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    PCV valve replacement.

    Thanks everyone. I'm after the original one. Mine has been in there for five years. Long enough in my opinion.
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    PCV valve replacement.

    Whenever I have gone to replace the PCV valve I never can find a Motorcraft branded one. I call the dealer and they have to order it for my 97 Ford F150 w4.6l engine. I have always believed that you should put on the OEM part when it comes to this particular part. So I'm going to ask has anyone...
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    What one oil would you pick if only one could be had?

    I have two vehicles. First is a 97 Ford F-150. One oil in it for the rest of its life would be Valvoline 5w20. With that it gets what I find on sale for now. My wife's 2023 RAV4 has Mobil1 0w16. That is pretty much the only oil I can find locally in the 0w16 grade. If I could find some QS or...
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    Nissan says 2000 mile oil changes

    I bought a Nissan Versa Note. Great engine but junk transmission. Didn't know it when I bought it the transmission was so awful. The engine was great though and I am sure would have lasted 300,000 miles. I changed the oil every 3000 miles with 5w30. Transmission went out at 120,000 miles. My...
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    Do you have a favorite fuel?

    I get my gas at Maverick with the NITRO card which gets me a minimum of 10 cents a gallon. Sometimes I can get gas at the same or better price at Walmart. I often fill at the local Costco if the line isn't crazy long. Just depends where I'm at and how easy it is to get to what station.
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    What are you working on today?

    Today is an easy job. I think I will take some old oil to the parts store and turn it in to the recycle bin. Then home to change oil on the truck. Just got back from road trip and miles are up on the previous oil. Had a great time.
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    Post your latest oil purchase or even filter.

    5 qt. jug of 0w16 Mobil1. It seems only Walmart carried that grade. None of the local auto supply stores has that grade in 5 qts. They did in 1qt but at the qt premium price so no thanks. I tried to find a filter but the book was so old that it didn't have my year vehicle. Off to an auto supply...
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    how much oil do you keep on hand?

    I was letting my oil inventory slim down and was going to just buy enough for one oil change for each vehicle. Then I noticed after oil and gas prices were going up and up I maybe might want to consider a bigger stash. I had about 4 changes for my Nissan Versa Note which used 5w30. I had 2...
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    What would you rather have on the bottom of your oil pan?

    I have a Fumoto on my F-150. I like it.
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    NAPA (or other) brake rotors?

    I have had good luck with NAPA brake parts over the years.
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    First store brand oil you used?

    That would be Sears oh so many years ago. At the time it was claimed Chevron was packaging the oil. It came in 24 qt. cases.
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    Hi. My name is Brian and I am a motor oil hoarding addict.

    I depleted my previous stash during a garage bail out. Began a new stash when I saw oil prices were creeping upwards. Others must have seen it too. The local Walmart is depleted of most ST oils. I have been making trips to NAPA and taking advantage of prices on the blend oil they sell. I don't...
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    What Brand Of Conventional Oil Would You ONLY Use??

    I used Castrol GTX years back. Switched to Chevron Supreme later. I still like the Chevron oil. Hard to find locally though. Costco dropped it awhile back. I ordered 3 jugs from Walmart recently. Cheaper than ST which I like but I prefer Chevron when I find a source.
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    Oil availability going forward

    I am going to do some oil buying to re-stock my oil stash. I had completely used up the last "buy ahead" on oil changes. No with what I see going on I am going to start a new stash. My last stash buy was three 5 quart jugs of Chevron Supreme from walmart web site. I am not able to find Ford...
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    What is "severe service" by OEM's and your definition?

    Severe service considerations for my car is driving around town. Lots of stopping and going happening due to large uptick in traffic and construction. Lots of dust and lots of siting and idling waiting for a green light. I change the oil on the Nissan at 3000 miles. On my truck I am doing the...
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    Thoughts on Super Tech?

    I am using the ST Blend 5000 mile oil in my F150 now. Seems my truck likes it fine. No noise at all. There will be some NAPA synthetic on next change and Kirkland full synthetic after that.
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    Not trolling, but all things being equal, why not just use SuperTech for everything?

    My satellite installer job gets me into a lot of garages. In one I noticed a lot of ST branded products. The guy was a mechanic by trade. Interesting he used so much ST at home.
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    1 Quart Oil Storage

    I feel fortunate. I use 5w30 in both my vehicles. Two jugs will do an oil change on them both. 6 qts. on one and 3.25 qts. on the other. I keep the extra bit around to add to the next round of oil changes. I pour that into the 1 qt. container I keep around for such a purpose.
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    Remanufactured 5.4 Triton break-in oil

    When I had a rebuilt 4.6 liter engine put into my 97 F-150 the oil that was put in it was the Motorcraft 5w30 blend oil. I was instructed not to use a full synthetic until 5,000 miles. Until then just change oil with the conventional or blends. I used the ST 5w30 oil for many of the oil changes...
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    Post your latest oil purchase or even filter.

    I needed to replace my left CV axle on my F150. While in NAPA picking up the part I saw that their blend oil was once again on sale. A 5quart bottle and one quart bottle (also on sale) followed me home for the next oil change. I changed the CV axle and the truck is doing much better now.
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