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Mobil 1 Delvac 5W40, 7272 miles, 1 year on oil. This truck gets driven on short 10 mile round trips about 2-3 times a week, then usually long 200 mile round trips towing on weekends at freeway speeds. Should I switch back to dino,(Delvac 1300) and change out at 6 months, or not worry about it?

Neighhbor informed me she had the oil changed in her husbands Dodge V8 pickup. She said it hadn't been changed in over 2 and a half years! Should something special be done with it? Off the top of my head, I would run it for a week or less, then change again. I guess it came out like molassas...

For those who have been waiting, finally got my UOA back on my wife's 2004 2.2L EcoTec powered Malibu. It's a good one Stopped by the Castrol booth at the Gatornationals this past weekend. Guys running the booth didn't seem to know much about motor oil in general let alone GC. The guy I...

Miles on oil:7428, 95% per OLM Miles on unit: 23271 Sample date: 2/10/06 Previous oil, Amsoil 5W30, 8000 mile OCI, 100% OLM AL 2 FE 12 CU 1 Pb 1 Moly 3 Si 7 Na 2 Cal 2723 mag 192 Phos 763 Zinc 892 Flashpoint 425 Fuel neg Insolubles .2% All other values 0 SUS Viscosity@210F 65.5 Blackstone...

Bought some today in *secret location*, Florida. A new squarer bottle, has "European Formula" banner on front, and Made in Germany on back.

Read a post some time ago about using glycerine as a tire dressing/preservative. The original poster stated that he was told to use it by a "tireman". Another poster was baffled by this and said that using it would not do a darn thing and may even be harmful to the tire. Does anyone know or have...

Rebuilding my JD 2520 engine. Mechanic at the dealer strongly recommeded using JD's "Break In Oil". Found this on another website: After an engine overhaul, fill the engine with John Deere Engine Break-In Oil. If John Deere Engine Break-In Oil is not available, use a diesel engine oil meeting...

My JD 2520 tractor, (diesel) blew a head gasket, or a cylinder liner is leaking. Lots of water in oil. Changed oil and filter right after I discovered it. I am not going to run engine until problem is found and corrected, which may involve a rebuild with new cylinder liners, pistons, etc. The...

Check out this article! http://www.lubedev.com/smartgas/faq.htm

Hoarding is what causes shortages. We are seeing gasoline hoarding down here in Florida. Some stations have run out of gas, but the reason they run out is from people bringing 15 gas cans and filling them up. If everyone didn't panic and just fueled up like normal, we would not have this problem.

Hoarding is what causes shortages. We are seeing gasoline hoarding down here in Florida. Some stations have run out of gas, but the reason they run out is from people bringing 15 gas cans and filling them up. If everyone didn't panic and just fueled up like normal, we would not have this problem.

Just got the bad news from Blackstone this afternoon. Oil is getting antifreeze in it somehow. I suspected this, as it has been using a little coolant. Will consult with JD mechanic. This is a 1972 John Deere 2520, with 4 cylinder 219 CI engine. Unknown hours, I have owned it 13 years. 40...

My Duramax/Allison GMC pickup is at 32K right now. GM recommends servicing at 50K. I want to do a drain and fill, which will replace 7.4 of the 12 quart capacity of the transmission. According to Mobil 1 and Allison's website, this should be no problem to mix syn and dino ATF. What do you folks...

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Looks like nice 15W40 synthetic blend. Where can I find this? Link:http://www.castrol.com/liveassets/bp_internet/castrol/castrol_canada/STAGING/local_assets/downloads/p,q/pds_hypuron_s_1850.pdf

Oop! Sorry, this should go in the "Humor Section". This movie is a real piece of crap. For those who have not seen it, a very poorly made docu-drama on what would happen to the US, if we lost Middle East oil for a year. Looks like it was made by a bunch of un-informed high schoolers. Lots of...

A friend has an old diesel Chevette with a broken head bolt. Says he can't find them anywhere. Any ideas?

I converted my Honda generator to use propane fuel instead of gasoline this past week. Why? During the hurricanes last year, it was a real pain and downright dangerous to fuel a hot generator, late at night in 40++ MPH winds. The little generator only holds 1 gallon of gasoline, but can run up...

Please, folks! It has taken me almost a year to find GC here in Florida. If folks didn't horde so much it might be easier to find. Set an an example. I was nice the other day, and only bought five quarts, instead of cleaning the whole rack out. Sure, I have a few extra quarts on hand, but...

Story here: http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2005/03/20/ap1894637.html