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I spent the last few days at a cabin which required a little bit of off road. The wheels had mud which threw off the balance so I went for a car wash yesterday evening. 10 minutes after the wash, the parking brake warning lights turned on. It went into some kind of limp mode because the car...

Chevron's Vartech was added at a 5% concentration and was in use for the entire OCI (not vetted for automotive use). Haven't gotten around to taking apart the oil filter yet but will try to get it done next week. Found it interesting how the fuel dilution has greatly improved since switching...

Total# of miles on this UOA: 6205 Total # of miles on the replacement CVT: 29406 Surprised to see the acidity number is even worse than the last UOA in December '23. Only thing I can think of is the CVT doesn't like the larger sized tires that were installed (225/65/17 from 215/55/17)...

Total# of miles on this UOA: 17151 Total # of miles on the replacement CVT: 23201 Can’t say I’m happy as a high acid number came up before the old CVT failed: https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/cvt-uoa-taken-before-honda-hr-v-transmission-failure.368942/ One good thing is my mechanic...

Cleaner was in use for the last 300 miles (2% concentration)

For sale: 3 quarts of the standard climate version of HPL's Differential Life 75W90 These were ordered by mistake instead of the cold climate version. Price: $60USD via paypal with free shipping to the United States

This filter was in service for 5 months and had 4300miles on it. 7 days ago, close to a quart of top up oil was added along with 120mL of Chevron's Vartech (it's use in cars has not been vetted). My hypothesis is oil performance shouldn't be affected when the additive is at a 2%...

Came across an interesting video on varnish formation in industrial turbines. (starts at 25:10) One of my cars shows symptoms similar to ones shown in the video Photo taken today of the fill port: A few highlights for those who don't want to watch:

First time I've opened up a filter. It was used for 4000 miles. For shts and giggles, 10mL of techron was added before the final 1000 miles. It's only about 1-2mL of PEA according to the SDS so not enough to have a negative effect on the oil and I was curious if it would bring out any carbon to...

Came across these cool filters while browsing the online markets. This model was made at Cusco's Chinese factory and even though the sports oil filter are sold worldwide, the ones made in China are only sold in China. I found it interesting to see the Chinese factory produce filters for models...

I've been doing short oil changes due to fuel dilution from short trips. In the last 6 months, I've been using 91 octane as the car seems more responsive. Looking at the analysis, there might be more benefits to using 91 octane. Only 4 of the fill ups were 10% ethanol, the rest were ethanol...

For the last 10 years, this engine has always gotten the good stuff as it only needs 0.6L / year. A neighbour suggested the oil be changed twice a season as the snowblower is used to plow multiple driveways in my laneway Decided to do an UOA for the first time to see how Red Line fared...

2016 Honda HR-V CVT failed @ 114k miles. The transmission fluid was replaced every ~10k miles When the transmission failed, the fill plug was missing. A sample was taken during a drain and fill, about a month or two before the failure. Thought it's interesting the TAN is more than x4 of the...

My 2016 Honda HR-V recently got a brand new transmission. First drain and fill was completed @ 5824 miles. It's been ~80 days since the CVT was installed...

These days, it feels difficult to figure out if inflation is caused by corporate profit and not supply chain issues. Needed some new tires and wanted to get something fun. The Nokian zLine A/S were my first performance set and they brought some life to the car. They were incredibly cheap at...

I'm big into mountain biking and recently read about some graphene brake pads that supposedly have better performance. https://bikerumor.com/absoluteblack-graphenpads-graphene-infused-disc-brake-pads-promise-fade-free-performance/ Real graphene is too expensive for something like brake pads and...

Taobao is like the Amazon of China and as a hobby, I'm always on the lookout for cool products. Back in July, I came across a vendor selling custom lithium titanate car batteries. You send the dimensions, they make the battery. Research from Google: -Cycle life of more than 20,000 (design life...

TPMS isn't mandatory in Canada like in the United States. Safety comes first and it's not fair that only the higher end models like the CR-V have TPMS but less expensive models like the HR-V get left out. I came across this TPMS made by Honda Access China. Like most (maybe all?) foreign...

My HR-V has two CVT Filters, one underneath the oil pan and the other for the warmer underneath the hood. Planning on changing them both but the warmer filter has a slightly dented metal pillar. Other than that, it looks good. Can it still be used or should I get a replacement? Was ordered...

The Fram XG7317 has been my go-to since day 1 of owning the Honda HR-V. The last two from Amazon had some bad quality control so the search began to find something similar. After doing some research, PIAA's Twin Power looked like a great choice. It has two elements inside, 20 micron and 10...