33 hours on my Generac RG027 of 242 total. Kirkland 5W-30
Post a photo of your oil on dipstick (with miles)
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2003 Honda Civic
1760 mi on oil
187758 mi on car
Valvoline R&P 5W30
1/2 qt added 2 weeks ago when it got to the midpoint between full and low.
The oil was at the full mark, but I took too long to take the pic so it started accumulating at about the halfway point. Red line was added to show the oil level.
1760 mi on oil
187758 mi on car
Valvoline R&P 5W30
1/2 qt added 2 weeks ago when it got to the midpoint between full and low.
The oil was at the full mark, but I took too long to take the pic so it started accumulating at about the halfway point. Red line was added to show the oil level.
2013 Volvo S80 3.2l
83888 mi on car
4088 mi on oil
Castrol Euro 5w-40
Oil looks good for 4k miles. Level has not budged at all from slightly above the full mark. It'll be in there til mid to late October. Somewhere between 5k and 6k miles.
83888 mi on car
4088 mi on oil
Castrol Euro 5w-40
Oil looks good for 4k miles. Level has not budged at all from slightly above the full mark. It'll be in there til mid to late October. Somewhere between 5k and 6k miles.
2017 Accord, 122.5k on vehicle. 1000 miles on VRP 0W-20 with CQP filter.
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I had to have phone further out to get it to focus and not move between camera portions. iPhone 16 Pro. Between light color of oil, glare etc it was not easy to get picture.
About 4500 km on the oil, never burns a drop.
I changed the oil on Volvo XC90 at 140,177 miles & while adding new oil I forgot to close the fumoto drain valve (saw brand new oil going straight into the nasty catch pan). 
That threw me off on fill amount so ended up overfilled by one quart. I put on 1,012 miles overfilled, and came home today at 141,189 miles to fix that. Drained the extra quart and this is the result. Yes, me bonehead.
Nice and level now, good thing is I was able to save at least 1 Quart of used low mile oil for top off (Mobil 1 FS 0w40).
That threw me off on fill amount so ended up overfilled by one quart. I put on 1,012 miles overfilled, and came home today at 141,189 miles to fix that. Drained the extra quart and this is the result. Yes, me bonehead.
Nice and level now, good thing is I was able to save at least 1 Quart of used low mile oil for top off (Mobil 1 FS 0w40).
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Your Volvo has that angled curve at the oil level like mine does.I changed the oil on Volvo XC90 at 140,177 miles & while adding new oil I forgot to close the fumoto drain valve (saw brand new oil going straight into the nasty catch pan).
That threw me off on fill amount so ended up overfilled by one quart. I put on 1,012 miles overfilled, and came home today at 141,189 miles to fix that. Drained the extra quart and this is the result. Yes, me bonehead.
Nice and level now, good thing is I was able to save at least 1 Quart of used low mile oil for top off (Mobil 1 FS 0w40).
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You still have enough in the 2nd 5qt jug for top off? Or just what you reclaimed? I don't remember if yours consumes oil at all.I had an already opened 5 qt jug of Mobil FS 0w-40 that I used first. Wasn't really paying attention to how much was in that jug since it was less than 5 qts (so I just dumped it in). I had just about finished that jug & realized I'd forgotten to close the fumoto valve. I had the car on ramps so just basically did a best guess on filling it back up. It was a hack job that I'm not proud of but I'll just look at it like a "flush" to get the old oil out.Your Volvo has that angled curve at the oil level like mine does.
The previous ODI, running FS 5w-40, I used a full 8 quarts & added 0.75 quart after 6,410 miles. That equates to 8,546 miles per 1 quart of oil burned/leaks. Soon as I get lab to rerun the oil for the TBN they didn't do I'll be posting my UOA very soon.
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2008 CRV, 247.5k on vehicle. 878 miles on 1qt HPL 5W-30 and 3.5qts Delo XSP 5W-40 with Honda filter.
I noticed the same thing last I used that combo on here that it turns a golden varnish type color pretty quickly. I don't really recall it that much on my Accord when I used it or my father-in-laws Renegade. I don't have too much of the Delo left and might just use the rest on the Renegade.
I didn't grab a picture but 1700 miles on my Accord, 123k with 0W-20 VRP it's like clear hard to see on dipstick.
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I noticed the same thing last I used that combo on here that it turns a golden varnish type color pretty quickly. I don't really recall it that much on my Accord when I used it or my father-in-laws Renegade. I don't have too much of the Delo left and might just use the rest on the Renegade.
I didn't grab a picture but 1700 miles on my Accord, 123k with 0W-20 VRP it's like clear hard to see on dipstick.
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2012 Prius C
RGT 5W-20, 3115 Miles
RGT 5W-20, 3115 Miles
Why are there really dark streaks at the end of dipstick? Is it always like that? Was that warm motor checking or cold overnight before start?
I notice on my couple cars that often after sitting overnight it seems to be darker than when hot at gas station. Not like those streaks but just a subtle shade thing.
Noticed that too. Cold overnight, before the start. I didn't see that with the ESP at 5,826 miles, which I also checked cold. RGT is an old stock and might OC soon.
I just realized how difficult it is to take a picture of your dipstick. Especially if the sun is out. Moved into the garage for these.
2009 Jeep Liberty 3.7
Valvoline R&P 5w30
63002 on engine, 2048 on oil w/ Carquest Premium
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Valvoline R&P 5w30
26919 on engine, 1770 on oil w/ Fram Endurance
2009 Jeep Liberty 3.7
Valvoline R&P 5w30
63002 on engine, 2048 on oil w/ Carquest Premium
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