2003 Toyota Corolla 1.8L: Amsoil OE 5w30
2012 Honda Civic 1.8L: Amsoil OE 0w20
2012 Honda Civic 1.8L: Amsoil OE 0w20
Developing Oil Life Calculator, see inside.
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Originally Posted By: Hokiefyd
What does your calculator say for my cars, and I'm wondering if grade matters to it?
2008 Honda CR-V, 70,000 total miles, 2.4L I-4, 5 quart sump
2005 Acura MDX, 90,000 total miles, 3.5L V-6, 4.5 quart sump
I am interested in your calculator's estimation of both when using either M1 0W-20 or M1 0W-30.
Thanks.
CR-V: 8132 miles or 10 months 7798 miles or 10 months MDX: 7133 miles or 9 months 6844 miles or 9 months <--- 0w-20
What does your calculator say for my cars, and I'm wondering if grade matters to it?
2008 Honda CR-V, 70,000 total miles, 2.4L I-4, 5 quart sump
2005 Acura MDX, 90,000 total miles, 3.5L V-6, 4.5 quart sump
I am interested in your calculator's estimation of both when using either M1 0W-20 or M1 0W-30.
Thanks.
CR-V: 8132 miles or 10 months 7798 miles or 10 months MDX: 7133 miles or 9 months 6844 miles or 9 months <--- 0w-20
Originally Posted By: DavidZ28
I"ll play.
-'98 Chev S10 4.3L V6 (vin code W) M1 HM 10W30 SN
-'84 Chev Camaro 5.0L V8 (vin code G) Mobil Super HM 10W30 SN
S10: 9358 miles or 12 months Camaro: 5196 miles or 6 months <--- couldnt find the TBN for the high mileage varient, so i assumed 8
I"ll play.
-'98 Chev S10 4.3L V6 (vin code W) M1 HM 10W30 SN
-'84 Chev Camaro 5.0L V8 (vin code G) Mobil Super HM 10W30 SN
S10: 9358 miles or 12 months Camaro: 5196 miles or 6 months <--- couldnt find the TBN for the high mileage varient, so i assumed 8
Originally Posted By: Smokescreen
(in announcers deep voice)
Coming ... er,...uh..One Day..
...a Formula so applicable, So Useful, that BITOGers will use it... from Executive Producer randomhero439 ... in conjuntion with UOA studios...
...The Oil Change Interval Formula !! ....
..crickets...crickets...crickets...
Its slightly more complicated than just ONE single formula. I have a decked out Spreadsheet.
(in announcers deep voice)
Coming ... er,...uh..One Day..
...a Formula so applicable, So Useful, that BITOGers will use it... from Executive Producer randomhero439 ... in conjuntion with UOA studios...
...The Oil Change Interval Formula !! ....
..crickets...crickets...crickets...
Its slightly more complicated than just ONE single formula. I have a decked out Spreadsheet.
Originally Posted By: weebl
I'd like to play to.
Vehicle is a 2006 Toyota Sienna (FWD) 3.3L 3MZ-FE. Current fill is Valvoline SynPower 5W-20. My "normal" fill would be PP 5W-30. Also curious how it would be on Mobil Delvac Elite 222 0W-30, and for kicks, on PYB 5W-30.
SynPower: 7532 miles or 9 months
PP: 8544 miles or 11 months
Delvac: 7038 miles or 9 months
PYB: 5612 miles or 6 months
I'd like to play to.
Vehicle is a 2006 Toyota Sienna (FWD) 3.3L 3MZ-FE. Current fill is Valvoline SynPower 5W-20. My "normal" fill would be PP 5W-30. Also curious how it would be on Mobil Delvac Elite 222 0W-30, and for kicks, on PYB 5W-30.
SynPower: 7532 miles or 9 months
PP: 8544 miles or 11 months
Delvac: 7038 miles or 9 months
PYB: 5612 miles or 6 months
Originally Posted By: panthermike
2003 Toyota Corolla 1.8L: Amsoil OE 5w30
2012 Honda Civic 1.8L: Amsoil OE 0w20
Toyota: 7729 miles or 10 months
Civic: 7255 miles or 9 months
Amsoil OE kinda sucks IMO
2003 Toyota Corolla 1.8L: Amsoil OE 5w30
2012 Honda Civic 1.8L: Amsoil OE 0w20
Toyota: 7729 miles or 10 months
Civic: 7255 miles or 9 months
Amsoil OE kinda sucks IMO
Originally Posted By: randomhero439
SynPower: 7532 miles or 9 months
PP: 8544 miles or 11 months
Delvac: 7038 miles or 9 months
PYB: 5612 miles or 6 months
PYB comes pretty close to the owners' manual OCI of 5K miles. SynPower just sufficient to handle my 7.5k miles, with PP giving more of a margin. Interesting the Delvac HDEO can't go as long as the PCMO synthetics.
SynPower: 7532 miles or 9 months
PP: 8544 miles or 11 months
Delvac: 7038 miles or 9 months
PYB: 5612 miles or 6 months
PYB comes pretty close to the owners' manual OCI of 5K miles. SynPower just sufficient to handle my 7.5k miles, with PP giving more of a margin. Interesting the Delvac HDEO can't go as long as the PCMO synthetics.
Originally Posted By: weebl
Originally Posted By: randomhero439
SynPower: 7532 miles or 9 months
PP: 8544 miles or 11 months
Delvac: 7038 miles or 9 months
PYB: 5612 miles or 6 months
PYB comes pretty close to the owners' manual OCI of 5K miles. SynPower just sufficient to handle my 7.5k miles, with PP giving more of a margin. Interesting the Delvac HDEO can't go as long as the PCMO synthetics.
it has a [censored] TBN
Originally Posted By: randomhero439
SynPower: 7532 miles or 9 months
PP: 8544 miles or 11 months
Delvac: 7038 miles or 9 months
PYB: 5612 miles or 6 months
PYB comes pretty close to the owners' manual OCI of 5K miles. SynPower just sufficient to handle my 7.5k miles, with PP giving more of a margin. Interesting the Delvac HDEO can't go as long as the PCMO synthetics.
it has a [censored] TBN
Originally Posted By: randomhero439
Originally Posted By: DavidZ28
I"ll play.
-'98 Chev S10 4.3L V6 (vin code W) M1 HM 10W30 SN
-'84 Chev Camaro 5.0L V8 (vin code G) Mobil Super HM 10W30 SN
S10: 9358 miles or 12 months Camaro: 5196 miles or 6 months
Thanks for the quick response!
Originally Posted By: DavidZ28
I"ll play.
-'98 Chev S10 4.3L V6 (vin code W) M1 HM 10W30 SN
-'84 Chev Camaro 5.0L V8 (vin code G) Mobil Super HM 10W30 SN
S10: 9358 miles or 12 months Camaro: 5196 miles or 6 months
Thanks for the quick response!
Originally Posted By: weebl
Originally Posted By: randomhero439
it has a [censored] TBN
And I am guessing TBN figures prominently in the equation you've developed.
Would love to see your calculator implemented into a web app.
So would I lol, unfortunately school work needs to be done. Already spent to much time developing it and testing it on you guys :whoops:, its just so much fun!
Originally Posted By: randomhero439
it has a [censored] TBN
And I am guessing TBN figures prominently in the equation you've developed.
Would love to see your calculator implemented into a web app.
So would I lol, unfortunately school work needs to be done. Already spent to much time developing it and testing it on you guys :whoops:, its just so much fun!
Originally Posted By: randomhero439
Originally Posted By: Char Baby
OK, I'd like to hear more and yes, this is certainly interesting to watch but, I too would like to know the formula as the oil I use in each vehicle changes by the seasons and brands.
'01 Lexus RX-300 w/3.0L V6...QSUD 5W30 SN/GF-5
'04 Nissan Altima w/ 2.5L 4cyl...QSGB 5W30 SN/GF-5
'06 Mazda 3 w/ 2.0L 4 cyl...Havoline DS 5W20 SN/GF-5
'80 Firebird FORMULA w/ V8 4bbl...QS DEFY 5W30 SM GF/4(I need to look this up as it may be SL/GF-3 due the extra Zinc)
Don't you need to know the mileage of each vehicle and the driving style, winter/summer or cold startup idling or the % of city/hiwy miles traveled?
Thank you, I look forward to the results!
CB
Lexus 7940 miles or 10 months
Altima 5482 miles or 6 months
Mazda 6014 miles or 7 months
Firebird: 4975 or 6 months div>
Thank you!
Yes, the Firebird has a 4.5 qt capacity only because I am using an oversized oil filter. It's a 4.9L/301 V8 that actually requires only 4 qts according to the OM and my dipstick measurements. But, I've been using an oversized GM filter since the early 90's.
Originally Posted By: Char Baby
OK, I'd like to hear more and yes, this is certainly interesting to watch but, I too would like to know the formula as the oil I use in each vehicle changes by the seasons and brands.
'01 Lexus RX-300 w/3.0L V6...QSUD 5W30 SN/GF-5
'04 Nissan Altima w/ 2.5L 4cyl...QSGB 5W30 SN/GF-5
'06 Mazda 3 w/ 2.0L 4 cyl...Havoline DS 5W20 SN/GF-5
'80 Firebird FORMULA w/ V8 4bbl...QS DEFY 5W30 SM GF/4(I need to look this up as it may be SL/GF-3 due the extra Zinc)
Don't you need to know the mileage of each vehicle and the driving style, winter/summer or cold startup idling or the % of city/hiwy miles traveled?
Thank you, I look forward to the results!
CB
Lexus 7940 miles or 10 months
Altima 5482 miles or 6 months
Mazda 6014 miles or 7 months
Firebird: 4975 or 6 months div>
Thank you!
Yes, the Firebird has a 4.5 qt capacity only because I am using an oversized oil filter. It's a 4.9L/301 V8 that actually requires only 4 qts according to the OM and my dipstick measurements. But, I've been using an oversized GM filter since the early 90's.
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2003 Mercury Grand Marquis 4.6- Motorcraft Syn Blend 5w20 6qts, MC FL-820s
2006 Pontiac Torrent 3.4- QSUD 5w30 4.5 qts, Purolator P1
2006 Pontiac Torrent 3.4- QSUD 5w30 4.5 qts, Purolator P1
2003 Chevy Silverado 5.3L V8, 1/2 quart make-up oil added every 3,000 miles.
1) Pennzoil Platinum 5W-30, API SN
2) Pennzoil Ultra 5W-30, API SN
3) Castrol Edge w/SPT 0W-30 (GC), API SL
1) Pennzoil Platinum 5W-30, API SN
2) Pennzoil Ultra 5W-30, API SN
3) Castrol Edge w/SPT 0W-30 (GC), API SL
Originally Posted By: uplandr
2003 Mercury Grand Marquis 4.6- Motorcraft Syn Blend 5w20 6qts, MC FL-820s
2006 Pontiac Torrent 3.4- QSUD 5w30 4.5 qts, Purolator P1
Mercury: 6355 miles or 7 months
Pontiac: 7520 miles or 9 months
Originally Posted By: danthaman1980
2003 Chevy Silverado 5.3L V8, 1/2 quart make-up oil added every 3,000 miles.
1) Pennzoil Platinum 5W-30, API SN
2) Pennzoil Ultra 5W-30, API SN
3) Castrol Edge w/SPT 0W-30 (GC), API SL
PP: 10800 miles
PU: 11700 miles
GC: 10200 miles
Those are make-up oil corrected
2003 Mercury Grand Marquis 4.6- Motorcraft Syn Blend 5w20 6qts, MC FL-820s
2006 Pontiac Torrent 3.4- QSUD 5w30 4.5 qts, Purolator P1
Mercury: 6355 miles or 7 months
Pontiac: 7520 miles or 9 months
Originally Posted By: danthaman1980
2003 Chevy Silverado 5.3L V8, 1/2 quart make-up oil added every 3,000 miles.
1) Pennzoil Platinum 5W-30, API SN
2) Pennzoil Ultra 5W-30, API SN
3) Castrol Edge w/SPT 0W-30 (GC), API SL
PP: 10800 miles
PU: 11700 miles
GC: 10200 miles
Those are make-up oil corrected
Originally Posted By: randomhero439
Originally Posted By: danthaman1980
2003 Chevy Silverado 5.3L V8, 1/2 quart make-up oil added every 3,000 miles.
1) Pennzoil Platinum 5W-30, API SN
2) Pennzoil Ultra 5W-30, API SN
3) Castrol Edge w/SPT 0W-30 (GC), API SL
PP: 10800 miles
PU: 11700 miles
GC: 10200 miles
Those are make-up oil corrected
Thanks! I knew my 7,000 mile OCI was a bit conservative! If not for the 36 quarts in my stash I'd extend it a bit...
Originally Posted By: danthaman1980
2003 Chevy Silverado 5.3L V8, 1/2 quart make-up oil added every 3,000 miles.
1) Pennzoil Platinum 5W-30, API SN
2) Pennzoil Ultra 5W-30, API SN
3) Castrol Edge w/SPT 0W-30 (GC), API SL
PP: 10800 miles
PU: 11700 miles
GC: 10200 miles
Those are make-up oil corrected
Thanks! I knew my 7,000 mile OCI was a bit conservative! If not for the 36 quarts in my stash I'd extend it a bit...
Good to know, for comparison Mobil 1 would knock you down to 9300 miles while Mobil Super 5000 drops it to 6300 miles.
Originally Posted By: RamFan
So the equation is???
Its not just one, its a series of them. Idk if or when im gonna release it.
So the equation is???
Its not just one, its a series of them. Idk if or when im gonna release it.
Ok, I'll bite.
2003 Subaru Outback 2.5 SOHC
3 quarts G-Oil Advanced Bio-based Synthetic 5w30 SM
1 quart Quaker State Advanced Durability 5w30 SN
.5 quart Quaker State Ultimate Durability 5w30 SN
(also know as the "clean off the shelf special")
2003 Subaru Outback 2.5 SOHC
3 quarts G-Oil Advanced Bio-based Synthetic 5w30 SM
1 quart Quaker State Advanced Durability 5w30 SN
.5 quart Quaker State Ultimate Durability 5w30 SN
(also know as the "clean off the shelf special")
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