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    Change my oil Before or After road trip?

    I drive a 2020 Honda Accord Hybrid. So, take note some of the miles below is in EV mode where the ICE is completely off. On 3/22/2022, I changed my oil and filter when my odometer was at 49,494 miles. As of today, I have put 3,000 miles so far on the oil. Know that atleast 500 of those miles...
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    Wayne Gerdes, founder of hypermiling, started with a Honda Accord

    I posted this just as a discussion post. Just for us to share what we think about this guy, his hypermiling techniques and his community of extreme "hypermilers". I will not go as extreme as he does, but I sure find some things very interesting to me and so, I plan to make some adjustments and...
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    0W16 + 0W20 = 0W18? Mixing 2 qts Castrol 0W20 with 2 qts Toyota 0W16!

    My car is a 2020 Honda Accord Hybrid. I bought it brand new last year and next month (October 2021) would make it 1 year of me owning it. Car has 34,500 miles as of today. Honda specified the car uses 0W20. I have done 2 oil changes and sent samples to Blackstone Laboratory. UOA posted here...
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    Mobil 1 EP 0W20, 12,000 miles OCI, 2020 Honda Accord Hybrid

    This is my second oil change on this car. The first one was done after 12,000 miles also. This is the second oil change. This second oil was changed at exactly 11,918 miles. But I just call it 12,000 miles oil change interval. At the time I changed this oil, the car had 23,953 miles on odometer...
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    Factory Filled 12,034 mi UOA. 2020 Honda Accord Hybrid with 15,000 mi on it

    First oil change on my brand new 2020 Honda Accord Hybrid. Factory Filled oil. I ran the oil for 7 months. 12,034 miles on the oil. I changed the oil when the car had 12,034 miles on odometer. Right now the car has 15,100 miles. Please, let me know what you guys think...
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    Replacing my Group 27 battery with Group 31 battery. Is that ok?

    I have oem battery which is Group 27 battery in my Infiniti QX56/80. I bought the battery brand new at the dealership on 7/16. It has lasted me almost 4 years now and still cranks ok, but it shows signs of dying. I got it checked at Autozone and they confirmed that it cranks just ok but power is...
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    D2S HID bulb: Philips ($120) or Osram ($138) or Cheap off brand ($19)?

    I have had my suv for over 4 years now. I have 8 lights infront of my car and when I light them all up, they all look white except for my low beams which are oem color of 4300k. All others are white. I want to replace my current low beams. Without a doubt, Philips and Osram are top brands. But...
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    Can my Extended Warranty company cancel my policy after paying out over $18,000?

    (Excuse me with the super long biography. I am just looking for some insight) I have owned my 2012 QX56 now for 3 years 8 months. When I bought it, my credit union convinced me to buy extended warranty for my QX, which I reluctantly bought at $3,700. Thank God I did buy it! Well, after 4...
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    2008 Nissan Maxima Valvoline High Mileage 5W30 10,000 miles on oil.

    Vehicle: 2008 Nissan Maxima Oil: Valvoline High Mileage 5W30 with K&N filter. Make up Oil: 2 quarts (1 quart 5w30 and 1 quart 0W30) Miles on Oil: 10,004 miles (I am rounding it up and saying I used the oil for 10,000 miles). Current mileage on vehicle: 250,000 miles (I have owned car since brand...
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    2008 Nissan Maxima Mobil 1 0W40 12,000 miles on oil. 240,000 miles on car

    I finally got my oil analysis from balckstone today and decided to post. Please, let me know what you think. A little history about this car. I bought the car brand new on July 4th, 2008. I started keeping a detailed log of all maintenance on it as from 60,000 miles. I have done various kinds...
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    2012 Infiniti QX56/80 Castrol 0W40 5,060 miles

    I have been visiting this forum for ages and finally became a member today. This is my first time to send a oil sample to Blackstone for analysis. I got the results today and would like to share here to maybe see what you guys think and I may learn something new from you guys. Vehicle: 2012...
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