Felt good, got to do 2 oil changes today

[lipadj46]

My 2002 corolla and my mother's 2007 Rav4 hit their OCI mileage marks (7k and 5k resp.) so I got to use some of my rebate oils. The corolla had Pennzoil Platinum 5w30 and the Rav4 had Mobil 1 5w20 in them and both came out pretty dark (both are low mileage used cars of previous unknown service history). I put 4 quarts of the Castrol EDGE 5w30 in the Rav4 even though I usually use 5w20. I figured the Castrol EDGE is thin enough it should be perfectly fine this winter. I put all my odds and ends oil into the corolla, 2 quarts of Pennzoil Platinum 5w30, 1 quart of Castrol EDGE 5w30 and 1 quart of syntec 5w40. Each got a half bottle of lubro moly MoS2 just for kicks. I slightly overfilled both (by about 1/2 quart). I used purone filters for both.

Anyhow just though I would gloat that I was able to get my hands dirty today. Unless anything unforeseen comes up this will be my last oil change of the winter (one of the reasons for using synthetics).

 

[mechtech2]

Let us know what you think about the lubro- moly additive.

 

[donny939]

I dont understand why people add extra oil... Why wouldnt you just keep and eye on it and add oil as needed

 

[Dave Hess]

1/2 quart extra won't hurt, I do the same on all my cars.

 

[heypete]

Originally Posted By: donny939
I dont understand why people add extra oil... Why wouldnt you just keep and eye on it and add oil as needed


Indeed. The manufacturer specified the "max" oil level for a reason.

 

[lipadj46]

Originally Posted By: donny939
I dont understand why people add extra oil... Why wouldnt you just keep and eye on it and add oil as needed


For 2 reasons, 1) lets me use whole bottles of oil 2) the more oil volume the more additives and it will help to better dilute things like fuel contamination and whatnot.

Also it has been discussed to death here that overfilling by 1/2 quart even on the smallest wet sumps is not going to raise the oil level enough to even come close to the point where contact will be made.

 

[tenderloin]

Also when you change the oil on relatives or friends cars that you may not see for a while...and you know they do not pay any attention to the oil level...then adding a tad extra just makes you feel better in case of slow leaks or burn off...while doing NO harm.

 

[lipadj46]

Originally Posted By: mechtech2
Let us know what you think about the lubro- moly additive.


I use it in my Discovery and don't really notice a difference. I know some think that colloidal MoS2 is evil and will eat your camshaft away but I obviously do not agree. I was just curious to see if I would notice a difference in the toyotas so I had a bottle laying around and I will see. I know toyota 0w20 oil is really high in moly so maybe it is a good thing to add if not using their oil. Who really knows just trying to have some fun with it.

 

[demarpaint]

I'm interested in the MoS2 also. I doubt it will hurt the cam or anything else for that matter. I did read somewhere where it can take up to 500 miles to laydown a good coat of it. I'd be interested in hearing back from you when you log some miles with it.

 

[LoneRanger]

An oil change day is usually a good day. Nice work. I wish mine were due now but they're not for awhile yet.

For added fun, I use a Pela 6000 oil extractor through the dipstick tube to get the majority of the hot oil out, then I pull the drain plug and let any remaining oil gravity drain. Removing the majority of the oil with the extractor prevents it from massively spewing from the drain plug port, instead the remaining oil comes out in a more civilized manner and less mess.