Zee09
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No age is..... it tempers ones nonsense
If you bought a new vehicle today?
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Schedule: follow the owner's manual (most likely every 5k or 6 months).
Brand of oil and filter: cheapest synthetic on sale, and cheapest oil filter
Brand of oil and filter: cheapest synthetic on sale, and cheapest oil filter
Works for some cars. Not all.
Sure. I don't buy cars that need special attention above owner's manual though. I tend to avoid vehicles that need extra attention above typical.
I mean I've sorta turned into an EV fanboy but if I bought a NEW ICE/hybrid car today it would get whatever the cheapest full syn oil that meets the manufacturer spec in 7500mi/6mo intervals or the cars oil life monitor (whichever comes first) because I don't trust GDI/TGDI cars to go further than that.
Patman
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It’s not always easy to determine that when you first buy a new car though
I agree with you. I have a Toyota with a legendary engine, probably their best V6 ever, and a Nissan which isn't my first choice, but at least the engine is bulletproof. QR25DE doesn't have too many issues in the later years.
Exactly. The other issue is that Subaru owners (among others, not trying to pick on just Subaru, but they like to burn oil later on) will read this and think they can buy anything and be fine even with 5k mile OCIs.
Agree. Every manufacturer has had oil burners at this point even the great Honda and Toyota. That’s why something like R&P is a safe bet for 99% of vehicles. I can’t imagine buying a $80k+ new vehicle with a new engine design and gambling. I’d honestly consider Amsoil SS or HPL from day 1.
I did that with the wife's Subabu, O'Reilly labeled Dexos stuff and a microgard - engine never ran more terrible. So back I went back to Valvoline maxlife and a Tokyo Roki. Runs much much better-er.
Nine extra bucks every four months ain't gonna kill me.
But if I find some good cheap stuff I'll be all over it - like the once loved now gone Supertech MP filters and Castrol Magnatech
But lately it hasn't gone that way.
People seem to have good luck with Kirkland and Supertech here, FWIW. I don't think I'd roll the dice on a Subaru though.
Huh... I've never in my life had a customer complain about our store brand oil making a difference to how the vehicle runs and I've run it in so many personal, friends, and family vehicles for over a decade now. And almost all the commercial customers buy the house brand oil too unless the car requires something specific that is only stock in Mobil1 like the Euro 0W-20 or whatever. Never had trouble with Supertech either and I've used that plenty of times as well... But to each their own
Sustainable for themselves
I'm switching to Valvoline Advanced Full Synthetic in my 2020 F-150 and 2025 Escape. Why? Lots of Moly. Filter brands for the F-150 don't really matter, it's a cartridge style filter. For the new Escape, it will be a Premium Guard made offering. Scheduled changes at 5,000 miles.
Most customers are clueless about their cars unless it something blatantly obvious. It's also hard to tell how an oil really is performing without a teardown and that is not going to happen on daily family haulers. I have noticed what I call excessive thinning and increased racket under heat and stress on some "budget" brands, but that is, of course, not a reliable observation. Also the filter and oil are a pair and I can't separate the two unless I yank the filter mid OCI for some "perceived" issue. I have done this in the recent the past and noted a major improvement. Folks here will gasp, but I yanked a classic Fram Ultra and replaced it with a Supertech MP and saw an improvement in engine racket. Fully documented on these pages with a post and photos.Huh... I've never in my life had a customer complain about our store brand oil making a difference to how the vehicle runs and I've run it in so many personal, friends, and family vehicles for over a decade now. And almost all the commercial customers buy the house brand oil too unless the car requires something specific that is only stock in Mobil1 like the Euro 0W-20 or whatever. Never had trouble with Supertech either and I've used that plenty of times as well... But to each their own
We now return you to the regularly scheduled programming ...
For the '25 Pathfinder:
- Drop factory fluid at 1k.
- Next change at 5k and every 5k thereafter.
- Move up from 0W-20 to 5W-30.
- Pentius PLXL7317 filters.
Superbuick96
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Just my opinion but I would do maybe a 7500 OCI. 10 k is a lot of miles. I personally do 5k as many say is a good routine. Just put some PUP in my kids beater Accord so might go crazy and take that to 6k.
Yeah. Louvers are crazy! I don't mind if they are open correctly but I've seen so many bad ones it's crazy. I'm happy with a nylon cage.
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