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How can the pour point be warmer than -35C for a 0w20 oil? For Phillips 66 Shield Choice Syn Blend 0w20 (waxy stuff I guess), CCV is a "normal" 5400 cP. Something that won't even shear under gravity (pour) can still do 5400 cP?

I can't tell the difference: Gremlin was all the rage in high school. Somebody at FCA these days (AMC's current equity holder) should sue Kia.

Now Mobil1 & Shell have truck-SUV specific oils. Clever to target that audience. I've always thought that if you wanted more performance out of an oil, you got the "Extended Performance" products from Mobil or Castrol Edge, or maybe went to Pennzoil's Ultra oil, or just starting using Amsoil...

Anybody have direct experience or know of cool or unusual or weird features on a vehicle that you've never or seldom seen on other makes/models? For example, I remember BMW had, back in 2007 or so, a ventilation system that would automatically detect dust or smoke in the air and switch to...

The results are in. There was a previous thread ( https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/4785725/1 ) on it. Now they have put on some results we can argue about: https://mobiloil.com/en/article/why-the-mobil-advantage/mobil-1-performance/20k-road-trip I'm still looking at...

The Top Gear crew was right! http://topgear.wikia.com/wiki/Toyota_Hilux https://jalopnik.com/nurse-who-cooked-his-truck-to-help-california-wildfire-1830408627 One of the doors won't open, it was heated so bad. The owner (nurse) said it was "welded shut" on CNN, but I think it was warped or some...

Alright, we red-blooded American Corvette fans, we don't think its a "mythical sportswoman". Not manly. Thats a muscle car, not Wonder Woman. This is from the Chevrolet website for France:

Europe's GM oil requirements now look like the U.S.-Canada. Except for SAE viscosity rating that is. dexos1 Gen2 is still thinner (HTHS) than dexos2 though. First is the 2016 Opel Astra (Chevy Cruze), second is the 2018 same car, see the comparison. --- dexos1 Gen2 is now recommended for...

Did anybody else get this remarkable check rebate thing from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) watchdogs? Good watchdogs. I bought $272 of these bulbs 8 years ago, and I just got a check to cover them! Early-ish consumer LED light bulbs. They have been failing quite a bit, although half are...

Back in 2008, gas spiked to $4.50/gallon and the feds were about to raise EPA CAFE MPG numbers, so all the car makers were setting strategy. Mazda & Toyota said "no turbos", GM & Ford said TDI, etc., hybrids sprinkled around the product line-ups. Which strategy has paid off? Goal: Measure...

4 months 10k miles which is a miles number the iOLM hits about every time. Fram Ultra over-sized oil fllter, XG3600 at 4.9" long (standard size is XG3614 at 3.3"), same diameter. It's a hybrid, meaning the engine really only ran about 50% of the time. That 10k mile figure is about 5k road miles...

ENEOS 0W-20 Racing Street Oil http://www.eneos.us/wp-content/uplo...TREET-0W-20-Product-Data-Sheet_0418b.pdf I just found this. Didn't know it existed. "Racing" they say, but it also carries SN GF-5 and they do say its good for the street too. This would be good for someone who didn't quite...

Watched the 1st show of the 'new look' Magnum P.I. TV show on CBS Monday night. Seems to me the 308 would be the most fun to drive. Kind of a beast to handle maybe. Not always super smooth like the 458 is. Anybody have any experience with these two, or at least one of them? Also, I'm trying to...

Anybody know why Uber disabled the Volvo's normal Pedestrian Avoidance and Automatic Braking feature, the same feature that you & I can buy on a Volvo XC90 every day? https://www.iihs.org/iihs/sr/statusreport/article/53/4/4...

When does one car maker pay for ads for another make of car? Pretty unheard of. This looks like a Chevy Bolt commercial. And a funny, good one too. Chevy SHOULD have done this, but VW did it, paid for it, and has a website for it: https://plugintothepresent.com/#tv-spot from...

Like many, I've tried to see which tire company makes quality. Safety, hassle, you know. https://recallinfo.ustires.org/TireRecallSearch/ListRecalls/60 has the list of tire recalls for the last 5 years. Cooper tires (aka Cooper, Mastercraft, Avon, Cornell, Futura, Roadmaster, Vanderbilt...

Did Anheuser-Busch make this decision after drinking a lot of Buds? Am I missing something, or is the hydrogen horse NOT the horse to back in the future wars of fuels? Cool looking aero-cab though !!! Its powered by electric motors, which gets amps from H2 fuel cells & some batteries. (No...

Looking forward to the test results of this project. Where r the short trips mixed in sowewhere? At least this should show more about how M1 Ann Prot won't oxidize or thin out too much over lots of highway miles. Some drivers with long commutes, etc., may indeed benefit from less maintenance...

Found! A particular combo of 11 herbs & spices. Thank you Mr. Ledington! He found this, and I tried it in a chicken wrap (no MSG on mine though): 11 Spices – Mix With 2 Cups White Fl. (note: Ts means TableSpoon) 2/3 Ts Salt 1/2 Ts Thyme 1/2 Ts Basil 1/3 Ts Oregano 1 Ts Celery salt 1 Ts Black...

How does a passenger's bag trip the Emergency Fuel Cut-Off switch? Where is this switch? Is it shrouded?