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After purchasing my 2004 Mitsubishi Verada (Diamante) off the second owner last year, I decided to do the valve cover gaskets and spark plug tube seals. The car has 207000km (128000mi) and has the 6g74 engine He was an older man who had owned it for 15yrs, and did oil changes religiously every...

Hi all, Couple of UOA’s from Australia. The latest one was a very short interval due to the fuel % in the first one. This was later determined (by me) to be caused by the engine flush I mistakenly used prior to the first sample. No TBN on either sample unfortunately. Oil used -...

I just installed a derale transmission filter kit down here in Australia. The kit came with a luber finer PH253 spin on. Now, we don’t get that brand here and it appears it was made in the USA. Just wondering what the general consensus is amongst you guys? Is it worth keeping on, or should I...

Went out to get the mail this morning, and this big guy was there to say hello! Managed to wrangle him back into the bush without getting torn up..

If you've got a spare hour and a half, this guy comprehensively tears down a Honda engine which had a big end knock after not having the oil changed for a long time. He says that the sticker indicated it's last changed was 75000kms prior (46000 miles), but he also says it's likely it's had an...

Probably like many on here, I actually enjoy changing the oil on my car, in this case a 2000 Mitsubishi Magna (Diamante) with a 6G74 engine. It’s my daily beater which doesn’t look like much on the exterior but mechanically is A1. I bought it off an elderly gentleman a couple years back who...

Hi All, I know this is VERY off topic, but I'd like to share a little story about my dear Grandmother who passed away March 13, 2020. We were only able to have her funeral just last week because of the virus.. Anyway, she was a pioneer of her local area, which is about 100 miles North of...

Thought this might interest a few on here, one of our local cars with the 3.6 alloytec, a known sludge monster at the best of times..no oil change in 31k miles..enjoy, or cry..

Hey all, My LSA is in for a service on Friday and the dealer is going to put in a PF48E, which I'm not happy with, I don't like it's construction or e-core filters in general. A local importer has the older model M1-113 available near me, but I can't get the newer M1-113A. Even so, would any...

Hi all, I mentioned in another post that I've managed to source some M1 5-30 EP down here in Aus (imported from the US). The oil will be going into an LSA engined car which only travels around 2000kms (~1200miles) between changes, which is every 9mths. Is there any problem (or indeed...

Hi all, First time poster from Australia here. I've read a lot on BITOG and the general consensus (correct me if I am wrong) is that Mobil 1 uses group III oils as it's base stock? However, I've been reading the Mobil (Australia) site, where it mentions this (quote) - "Mobil 1 is made using...