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Hi BITOG, Been a while since I posted here, missed you guys. So, I just traded in my Forester for a Rav4 Prime, very happy about the switch. Being a PHEV, I can realistically go on months on a full gas tank, already going weeks without have the ICE starting. My concern is fuel related, since...

Hello, I am about to buy a 2007 Honda Rincon and would like to know what oil to use. It need JASO MA and I am wondering it I can use Rotella MV 5w-30 which is JASO DH2. I do not know these standards much. Thanks!

I hear a popping sound when turning the steering and I'm pretty sure the strut mounts are shot. Now, on RockAuto, there is a Moog K160313 for 47.32$ cad and a KYB SM5664 for 49.96$. I do not care for the price difference, I just want what is the best for my car. What do you guys think?

Hello everyone, Warranty just ended for my Subie and I was looking to put an oil catch can and I do not know what to look for when shopping for one. I have the FA20DIT engine (similar to 2015+ WRX), and I would like to have one that doesn't flash or stand out too much when I open the hood...

Hey guys, Here's my latest UOA with Mobil 1 ESP Formula 5w-30. Iron is at an all time low but aluminum is up a bit. Previous UOAs were as follow: 91 182 km was with Rotella Multi Vehicle 5w-30 82 271 km was with QSUD 5w-30 74 956 km was with QSUD 5W-30 67 931 km was with QSUD 5w-30 64 076...

Hi everyone, I went to the local Honda dealership for an oil filter for a 2018 Honda Civic EX-T (1.5 turbo) and I go out with the oil filter 15400-RTA-003. After a quick google I am not sure it fits the 1.5 turbo. Can anyone here confirm that it is indeed the correct filter? Thanks guys

So, I scored an almost never used (10 hours) older Craftman 5500 Watt generator with a Generac GN360 engine. I do not know much about the OPE, is it a good generator or engine? No manual, of course, after some googling it says 10w-30 for summer or 5w-30 in winter, but NO 10w-40. Any oil...

I finally got the results for the RTMV and all I can say is wow, it is by far the best UOA I got on this engine! 6 iron ppm, 2 cu ppm and 2 al ppm. It is also the longest run so far on this engine. I ran it a bit harder than before a bit too. I sent it to OAI because some people on this board...

I read a bit on oil color and what it can mean and what I found out is that it's not supposed to say much as black oil could just mean that it's cleaning well the engine, so far so good. Now I did multiple OCs with GF5 oils and I check often the oil level (a bit OCD on that) and I noticed that...

After seeing lots of UOAs, I noticed that aluminum ppm is very similar even if the OCI is very different in mileage length. In my UOAs the OCIs varied from 3800 kms to 7300kms and aluminum doesn't change much. Why is that?

Hello bitog, I am looking to try some Rotella multi vehicle 5w-30 on my next oil change and while I was looking at shell products on the API website, I saw that there was a mention of SN PLUS, has anyone saw that certification on the bottle as well?

Hey bitog, I'd like to hear what you guys think would be the best oil filter for my FA20DIT engine. I plan on 8000 kms OCI. From what I read, the bypass valve for subarus is at 23 psi. The onli filter that meets that is the Wix filters but their XP filters is only 99% @ 35 microns... Now the...

While we're in the cold vortex, here is a new video of 9 different (mostly) 5w-30 oils cold pour from Cris. I though some of you might find it interesting.

Hey guys! So after using the PP and reading it might cause a reaction with the oil cooler and resulting in high copper in the oil, I decided to try a new oil. This time around, I went with the new d1g2 formula of qsud and I am happy to report that copper is way down! I ran a can of CRC GDI...

This is my third UOA and copper is still pretty high. Engine is running great, I do not know what is causing this. Some mentioned that PP could be causing a reaction with the oil cooler and would result in high copper, so I filled it with another oil (QSUD 5w-30 D1G2) to see if it trends down.

Hello bitog! As I am approaching 60 000 kms, I decided to change both differentials' oil. I read a post on subaruforester.org and it looks pretty simple, so I bought amsoil svg 75w-90 for both differentials. A while ago it was the best gear oil from what I read online, is it still a good oil...

Hello bitog! This is my first UOA on a Forester XT that I recently acquired from a family member. Disregard that it says Mobil 1, at first that's what I thought the oil was but I found the service slip from the dealer that says bulk Super 3000 (that's what the dealers in Canada put in)...

Hi everyone, I just changed the oil on a honda gx340 engine and I found that the oil that came out had a somewhat strong smell of alcohol. Any idea what could be causing that and is that harmful to the engine? Thanks

Hello everyone, Long time lurker first time poster. I just bought a HS1132 snowblower with a GX340 engine that is 18 years old. I know the owner that bought it new and had it this whole time and he told me he changed the oil every years. Since he went to Honda every time, it must have been...