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Having recently purchased a VW Jetta TDI, the subject of diesel fuel is of considerable interest to me. Yesterday I played golf with a local over-the-road trucker who hauls fuels between Salt Lake City, Reno, and St George, UT, where he lives. In our conversations about fuels he remarked that he...

I have a 1.25hp Tanaka outboard which has been stored for maybe 20 years. I also got a tube of 90w Chrysler Outboard EP gear lube that came with it when new. Having no experience with any outboard at all, I wonder if a better gear lube is available or should I just change using the original...

I have a new Honda Civic Hybrid with a CVT.

I just purchased an 05 Colo I-5 with 3,500 miles with the original Dexcool coolant. Runs fine with normal temperature and overflow tank seems clear orange. Today I removed the radiator cap just to make sure it was full to the top. I was shocked to discover a brown slime streak on the cap...

2005 Subaru Forester XT EJ25 Valvoline Durablend 5W30 SL Miles on unit 3,865 Miles on oil 2,960 Oil Filter Bosch 3300 Air Filter OEM Analysis by Blackstone Labs Element Result Univ Avg Al 3 4 Fe 10 9 Cu 43 8 Pb 2 4 Mo 119 67 Mn 13 0 B 15 51 Si 19 12 Na 3 11 Ca 2287 2275 Mg 6 100 P 762 733 Zn...

I attended a meeting at the local Subaru dealers last night with about 20 other recent buyers. I have an 05 Forester XT. Mostly a routine sales pitch to use the service facilities because they have top technicians, and maybe they do. The interesting feature was an annoucement that starting with...

I bought 6 qts of GC today at the local AZ today (got it at the $4.39 price by accident) since it was of the 0428x....x vintage. After I got home I looked at the five qts I bought over a year ago at the same store. Had the identical lot number. This would lead me to beleive there is not much...

Blackstone Labs report on my Nissan Maxima. Mi on vehicle 10,850 Mi on oil 1,557, 6 mo Valvoline Synpower 5W30 ST 7317 oil Filter Pennzoil air filter This sample/Last sample-1,707mi Al 2/2 Cr 2/1 Fe 9/11 Cu 5/4 Pb 3/2 Sn 0/0 Mo 2/13 Ni 0/0 Mn 12/6 K 2/0 Bo 2/20 Si 5/7 Na 1/2 Ca 2011/2881 Mg...

Change interval is very low miles but six months time to satisfy warranty requirements. Engine: Nissan VQ35DE V-6 Filters: OEM air, ST7317 oil Miles: 7614 engine, 1707 oil Time: Oct to Apr 90% short city trips, 10% short highway trips Blackstone Labs Al 2 Cr 1 Fe 11 Cu 4 Pb 2 Mo 13 Mn 6 B 20 Si...

This analysis was done primarily to check on GM's engine assembling ability and to make sure all the gaskets were installed. I change oil on the servere schedule in the manual, 6 months/5,000 mi, and this results in very low mileage. What miles there are result from about a 50/50 mix of urban...

I have been lurking long enough to have been inspired to do an oil analysis.(Blackstone)Have been changing on 3 mo. schedule, first change 800 mi. 90% short trips by wife who won't drive on interstate. 2002 Nissan Maxima GLE, VQ35DE Engine Miles on car 4,280, miles on oil 750, 01 to 04/03...