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  1. TangoRed

    I would love advice from Australians on my 1998 Camry oil

    I’ve got it in one of my cars - a 2004 Mitsubishi Verada (Diamanté), with a 6G74 engine, but it only does about 2000kms a year so I’m probably not in a position (at least not for a while) to comment on its cleaning power. And the engine is already very clean, except for a bit of golden varnish...
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    Removing dog smell from inside of vehicle

    “Removing dog smell from inside of vehicle“ - Buy cat.
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    2025 Skyactive engine 2.5 NON turbo 0w20 vs 5w30

    Well I mean, we all have our minor prejudices against certain things..but to call us BIGOTs is a little harsh 😆
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    ‘Regular’ Mobil 1 now rated to 15k miles

    I’ll give them a guarantee of my own - I positively 100% guarantee I will never be doing this. (Leaving oil in for that long..)
  5. TangoRed

    Waymo goes through police standoff.

    Great common sense move!, everyone on scene would have very much appreciated that! 👏 👌
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    Waymo goes through police standoff.

    Trust me, this phenomenon is worldwide..I was a police officer here in Australia for over 20yrs..the amount of times I had roads closed for collisions/crime scenes etc..all with barricades/tape and a marked police car with a message on the back of the roof mounted light bar flashing ‘road...
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    HKS Pro Oil Series "Blend your own viscosity"

    “has incredible lubrication performance and low resistance addition to the stable viscosity and oil film that are characteristics of non polymer type oil.” That’s some next level gobbledygook.
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    Volkswagen Dealer arguing with me over the color of 508 oil.........

    I’m in Australia and to maintain new car warranty, the car has to be serviced by a licensed mechanic. I do have an oil extractor however, and will be changing it at the six month mark in between dealer services. I work on my other older cars myself :)
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    Volkswagen Dealer arguing with me over the color of 508 oil.........

    That’s the exact reason I supply my Audi dealer Mobil 1 ESP x2 for my ‘24 A4 I also ask them for the remainder back, have them note the EXACT oil on the invoice in case of any issues down the track and I check the dipstick (which i bring with me..car only has the plug in the tube) before I...
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    VW 508 00 question

    Yep, I dumped some Mobil 1 ESP X2 in my ‘23 Audi A4 last month. Definitely green/blue…and definitely golden after a week or so..
  11. TangoRed

    Post your latest oil change

    I’m guessing you drive a late 90’s corolla 😆
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    Post your latest oil change

    (Australia) 2023 Audi A4 Avant 45TFSI Mobil 1 ESP X2 0w-20 OEM Mann Filter (HU6013) 2004 Mitsubishi Verada (Diamanté) Valvoline Restore and Protect 10w-40 Ryco Syntec Z411ST
  13. TangoRed

    Mobil 1 ESP in hybrid

    I tend to agree. I run this in my ‘23 A4 45TFSI and going by the engine data from my OBD11, the oil is up to operating temperature very quickly.
  14. TangoRed

    Are Turbos Hard on Oil?

    My ‘23 Audi A4 45TFSI has this as well. Strangely however, it consistently reads 15-20° Celsius less than what the OBD11 reports when probing engine live data. I suspect this (the dash gauge reading lower) is deliberate to (attempt to) discourage hard driving prior to the oil being given the...
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    Vapor cannister reloading

    It would be nice if they made the innards of these easily serviceable with a screw on cap or something wouldn’t it? I had a situation where I took mine out to clean around the area it sits in, and charcoal came pouring out of one of the vents when I laid it on its side Luckily I found a...
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    2AZ-FE Toyota engine burning oil; additive to reduce consumption?

    You could add some new rings.. 🤷‍♂️
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    15yrs of 5000km (3100mi) oil changes

    Great advice, thankyou 🙏
  18. TangoRed

    15yrs of 5000km (3100mi) oil changes

    Thanks for your reply. I never have to top off between changes so I guess it’s doing ok 😊
  19. TangoRed

    15yrs of 5000km (3100mi) oil changes

    Thankyou :) this engine is definitely one of those.
  20. TangoRed

    15yrs of 5000km (3100mi) oil changes

    I guess my observations are based on comparisons of the internals of the same engine type. Over here they are very common, and every one I’ve seen the internals of, has varnish of some sort, usually a much darker colour than this. As I mentioned earlier, they are known to run hot in the top...
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