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Once again mostly highway no top off Date 3-22-04 Mileage 102144 OCI 9868 Vis cst 9.44 Oxidation 10 Nitration 16 Silicon 9 Copper 1 Iron 7 Chromium 0 Aluminum 2 Lead 2 Moly 121 Phos 1013 Zinc 1126 Mag 14 Calcium 2292 Sulfur 12

This is my brother's car, driven mostly highway. This sample was taken as the last oil was dripping from the pan for I had nearly forgotten to do it. No make up oil. 6 quart pan Oil was in use September 22 till mid Dec. Schaeffer's recommends increasing to 10,700 miles My brother is fully...

This Mileage is 80/20 hiway/city maybe even less city. I sold this car to my brother in 02, he's put almost 40k on it in 18 months. I used to believe all oil was the same so it ran on all sorts of cheap stuff. I was planning on selling it for almost 2 years and never did, so it ran for about 10...

Does anyone use engine hours as a schedule for oil changes? I remember an interview where the "expert" said using a 150 hour cycle for changes was a good way to simplify maintenance. Well my car's trip computer is almost always at 150 hours when I get to 5000 miles. ( my interval) This last...

Hello, I just got done changing the oil in my '91 camry and because it's summer I used Superflo 10w40(3oz auto-rx, of course), but then I started thinking(thats always trouble). I used a thicker oil because I expect high ambiant temps and a thicker oil won't thin as much. Maybe this is the...

Howdy, I just realised how I could get some possible joy out of my forced march to my cousin's wedding... with a stop for some delicious Schaeffer's (Bobzoil) products. Could anyone please help with some info on farm or fleet stores that stock such goodies? I'm going up through western New...

Hello, I have been reading these forums for almost a year, daily, and this is my first post because you guys answer all of my questions before I ask them. The oil obsession bug has bitten me. I feel like I know you all, and when my wife's friends complain about spousal internet porn addiction...