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Least expensive oil that meets API SM or SN?
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I recently bought a 2009 Scion xB with the 2az-fe engine. It’s an oil burner. I filled it to the top mark yesterday before taking a 300 mile trip, almost all 70mph interstate driving. I checked the oil this morning and it’s barely touching the bottom of the dipstick. Because it’s a 2009 it’s...
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I‘ve been soaking the rings for a couple of days. I’ve never heard of HPL engine cleaner
as others have written, why not try a heavier weight oil? this toyota’s 105hp engine is found everywhere in southeast asia, where big box retailers, gas stations and hardware stores (including ace, which has a big shopping mall presence there) pretty much stock only x-w40 weight motor oils.
Burning that much oil I would not worry about oil being API, just keep oil in it. The pins out of the grenade on that motor...
Looking at TSC here you can get 10w30/40 for $10.99, they also have 5 gallon pails for $49 if you think you may need that much. I don't know anywhere else that has oil as cheap as TSC unless it's on sale or has a rebate.
High Performance Lubricants Engine Cleaner
Since the topic has come up a few times I am posting the PDS in the PCMO, Diesel, and Euro sections. This is a safe path to clean varnish and or sludge left behind by other oils. There are no solvents in this oil. It has enough ester to clean but still be safe with elastomers. Simply add a...
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VOA - High Performance Lubricants HP SAE 30 EF (Engine Flush) Oil
I got a virgin sample of High Performance Lubricants 30 grade flush oil. This is an ester oil intended to be blended 25-50% with another oil for short intervals to slowly clean a dirty engine. The add pack is fairly robust. The KV100 is just barely a 30 grade by design to make it useful with...
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Premium Guard PG111 - HPL Engine Flush Oil Results
I ran a flush oil through my MIL's GM 3800 V6 with ~135k miles. The flush oil is from @High Performance Lubricants and is ester-based with a complete add pack. This flush oil is meant to substitute 1 quart for a normal OCI to slowly clean out the engine. This is the result after ~5k miles...
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good and cheap
Harvest King/Providence brand is $11~ 5quart jug at Rural King
Wow, I didn’t realize that oil was S rated. The Traveller brand from Tractor Supply is only C rated.
From what I’ve read some people have been able to run this particular motor a lot of miles just by switching to a heavier oil. It’s a known issue.
Is it worth trying a piston soak? If not at least change the oil viscosity. At this rate spark plugs, EGR and catalytic converter are going to need changing.
Just my $0.02
Just my $0.02
It is but it's an older license and contains around 1150ppm of phos, they can still claim CK-4\SN until the license expires as it was issued prior to the new API rules about dual rated HDEOs that require a dual rated HDEOs to adhere the the resource conserving S-rating, the big blenders like Exxon-Mobil, Shell, and Chevron decided to adhere to the 800ppm rule a while ago, but Valvoline and several other small blenders still continued selling CK-4\SN rated oils that exceeded the phos limits.
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