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Hi everyone once again. I've completed ~7660km on this Elf 10w40 oil. Trying to select the most suitable oil for my application I have to mention some findings so far: 1. The oil consumption is caused mostly by the leaky valve stem seals. During cold startup there is the usual whitish smoke...

As I've still got roughly 3000km before my next oil change (late May or early June) I've been looking closely to 15W40 HDEOs. One of the few US manufacturers that is actually available to me is MAG1. 20eur for 4 quarts (3.78lt). MAG 1® Premium Conventional 15W-40 CK-4 Heavy Duty Diesel Engine...

Wow, LPG on carbureted 7.4L V8! And here some people are afraid to put LPG on BMW straight-6s. Did you notice if the oil turned black after such long OCIs? Yes, it has aluminum heads and cast-iron block so yes, it should indeed have hard valve seats. Don't really know the material of the OEM...

As he gave me the original service manual (since the car was new) he indeed kept the oil for 20k km between the oil changes. He was using Selenia 20K 10w40 which was the recommended oil back when Selenia was owned by Fiat. But most of the mileage was outside of the city traffic, because the car...

Hi DV! Greetings to patrida in Melbourne! The CNG version had the exact same engine code (182b6000) and searching for the part numbers for valve guides and inlet/exhaust valves, the FIAT OEM codes are exactly the same. I cannot check the valve seats because I cannot find it as a standalone...

Well, as far as I know, my engine doesn't have a PCV valve. Just a breather (ventilation?) hose. Maybe I should check if it's clogged or something. Your idea about esters is pretty much what I thought. A good quality base oil that won't oxidate easily. The reason why I haven't used esters so far...

Hi everyone. I've been a huge fan of BITOG, I've read more than 1000+ threads in the past 2 years. This is my first post and I need your insight. I own a 2002 Fiat Stilo with the 1.6 16v DOHC 4 cyl "Lampredi" engine (182b6000) with 195k miles on the clock. I bought it used for fairly cheap last...