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That engine only holds 3.7 qts. But the market is moving on making mid-size SUVs with small 4 cyl engines like the new CX-9 with a 2.5T engine, but they recommend 5W-30. Here we get on the 5W-30 range M1 and PP also the Motul X-clean 5W-40 which carries Porsche A40 and BMW LL-04 is widely...

Our automotive market here in Dominican Rep is very similar to the US one in terms of available vehicle models and motor oil brands. Now we are getting the new CR-V (made in USA) with the 1.5T engine which calls for 0w-20 motor oil. HGMO full syn and syn-blend, PP and Motul, are the only 0w-20...

Originally Posted By: Rolla07 Normal. When I switch from Pennzoil to Mobil or vice versa I experience same thing. You are going dino Mobil to Pennz syn and are worrying too much. Run it a couple thousand more miles and check it again, it will level off if you keep using the same oil. I cant...

Originally Posted By: cb_13 Why are you adding oil if it's not below the minimum mark? Because this truck never used any drop of oil even with 5k on Mobil dyno. After switching to full syn, 4k miles later the oil is dropping to the minimum mark, I'm not used to see the oil at such low level.

tig1: 1000 more miles and considering going back to Mobil 5000 dyno.

I drive a 09 Highlander ltd that I bought in 2012 (40k on the odo at the moment of my purchase). Since I bought it, I always used Mobil Super dyno 5w30 and OEM filter with zero oil consuption leaving it 4k to 5k OCIs. 3 months ago, the car reached 97k miles and I switched to PP 5w30 with OEM...

If it were mine, I would do what bigt61 said, a blend for the first 2 OCIs and after that full synthetic, but never conventional, that car has a nice Turbo engine creating a lot of heat.

2008 Hyundai Sonata 4cyl Out: Kendall GT1 syn-blend uknown filter In: Mobil Super dyno 10w30, purolator filter Firt time using Mobil on this car and the engine is making less noise and running quiter. I've used VWB, Castrol GTX and Kendall in the past OCIs and never got such amazing results...

A lot of tech knowledge here, let's talk about brands and give you an example, how do you compare PYB vs PP or VWB vs SynPower???...

Well, Toyota is known for reliability, so now they are comming out with DI engines in many models, including some known for reliability like the Tacoma and RX350 - IMHO they took the carbon formation on the 2GR-FKS very seriously. Do any of you know what the did on that engine to prevent it if...

I don't have a DI car yet, but the whole industry is moving on that direction (and more turbos are showing up), so in some years, we all probably are going to have a DI vehicle and maybe with a turbo. The carbon formation is something that the manufactures have to target seriously and find a...

The 4Runners are one the most reliable vehicle on the market, since 2008, we have a 2003 4Runner as well but with the 4.0 V6 and we've never used it for towing, don't know if the previous owner did. The car now has over 200,000 miles using any conventional 5W-30 on the market changing it every...

2009 Highlander Limited 4wd Out: Mobil Super conventional 5-30, OEM filter - 4000 miles on the oil In: PP 5-30, OEM filter First time using synthetic on this car, after 60k miles using MS 5-30 OCI: 4-5k miles Is so early talk about oil consuption but the engine is noticable more quite and...

Thanks for the answer, I'm talking about a 2013 Kia Optima 2.4 I bought it with over 50,000 miles on the odo.

Is it real the myth about replacing the ATF after certain number of miles driven on the same fluid, will damage the transmission? I'm very much aware about many people saying it will hurt the transmission, but have you seen any case of a vehicle with a broken transmission caused but an ATF...

Just look to this...at the end of the video appears M1 AFE 0w 20.

I'm still wondering, how many people change the FF on the first hundreds of miles? That's almost a rule here, but what about the people with minumim to zero knowledge about cars? How often do you see new cars with oil pump problems cause by the FF? The "normal" customer of new cars just follow...

Here in the world of the car geeks (BITOG crew), an oil change with a top quality synthetic as soon as you get home driving your brand new car is almost a rule, but how many people with minimum to no knowledge about engines, change the oil on the first hundreds of miles with a new car? I don't...

I drive about 12k miles per year, my driving condition are 60% city 40% highway.

Hi all, I've a 2009 Highlander LTD V6 with 100,000 miles, Mobil Super 5w30 is the only oil I've used over the last 60,000 miles without any issue. OCI: 4-5k miles. I want to go with a longer OCI and I'm considering switch to M1 EP 5W30. if anyone of you use M1EP, do you extend the OCI all the...