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Pennzoil motor oil
2012 Mazda Mazdaspeed 3
143k
In and out: PP Platinum 5w30 (SN Plus our, SP in)
Motorcraft FL910S
OCI 5k.
Stock turbo and block.
Burns nearly nothing.
 
2001 Suburban 5.3 320K miles


Out: Castrol GTX ultraclean 5W30 "short OCI Flush oil" ( This was a 2000 mile flush due to previous owner doing a Pennzoil conventional 1 year/24K OCI. Oil was "TEXAS CRUDE BLACK" !!
Filter: Generic fleet autoworld(WIX ??) pep boys oil filter

In: Mobil 1 truck/Suv 5W30+ 1 liter Hy-per lube oil additive+ 10oz Lubegard blue bottle Biotech oil additve
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Filter: Fram XG



Ran this same oil on my old Crown vic police interceptor and LOVED the smoothness and performance difference I noticed so I really want to see how this "heavy duty" Mobil 1 oil performs in Texas heat and big city traffic in my 19 year old 320K mile truck lol.


Gonna run it for next 3-4 months/3000-4000K OCI and see how she does
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After the dealer put in 0w30 FE oil (wrong for 2005 E46) i just did a mityvac OC today using Castrol EDGE 0w40.
Stupid dealer had also OVERTIGHTNENED the oil filler cap and i just could not get it off no matter how hard i tried; didn't wanna damage anything so I just gave up (never had any trouble before).
-so the filter didn't get changed but the filter only has about 1000 miles on it, so not a biggie, just annoying. I will let them change it again when OC is due and this time I will bring my own oil (which the service manager agreed to after pointing out that 0w30 FE is not approved for the e46

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I've had that issue with the cap . Had to carefully use a pair of pliers . This ( below ) also occurred during a dealer O.C.. Looks like it was dropped or tossed . Have many bad experiences with service departments big and small over the past 30+ years .

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Originally Posted by odie
I've had that issue with the cap . Had to carefully use a pair of pliers . This ( below ) also occurred during a dealer O.C.. Looks like it was dropped or tossed . Have many bad experiences with service departments big and small over the past 30+ years .

Yeah, everybody knows you have to tighten oil caps down until they crack, right?
 
1998 Accord LX 4 banger, 115K, 5,900 mile OCI
Out: nearly 5 qts Kirkland 5w30; wasn't even dark!
In: 5 qts Quaker State High Mileage 5w30, left Fram XG3593a

Also replaced PS and Alt belts; I think alt belt was original?
My folks bought this car new; I have always serviced it.
When my Dad passed a year ago, I put tires on it and gave it to a friend. Cindy is a single Mom.
This car is perfect. I am happy to keep it in the family. She loves it. I told her, "no one wrenches on this car but me."
 
Originally Posted by JeffKeryk
1998 Accord LX 4 banger, 115K, 5,900 mile OCI
Out: nearly 5 qts Kirkland 5w30; wasn't even dark!
In: 5 qts Quaker State High Mileage 5w30, left Fram XG3593a


It's too bad Blackstone didn't get a sample of that non-dark Kirkland @5900 miles. That would have been an interesting / discussed much sample
 
Only had about 10.8k km on this last OCI but the wife is going on a 2500 km road trip which would have put the OLM around 5%, so decided to change.

2014 Wrangler

Out:
Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy 0w20
Napa Gold

In:
5w20 Mobil 1
Fram TG
 
2008 TrailBlazer 4.2L Straight-6
Out: Unknown 5W30? , Fram PH3506, mileage unknown, guy I bought it from said that he changed it shortly before I bought it so maybe 1000-2000mi.
In: 7qt Delo XSP 5w40 + Fram XG9837
 
1998 BMW 328is
140,286 Miles

Out: Mobil 1 0w-40 (still the LL-01 formula) and BMW OE Filter
In: Valvoline "European Vehicle" 0w-40 and a MANN HU 925/4X

OCI: 3,545 Miles and approx 4 years and 7 months! Vehicle sat for about two of those years. Now back to driving it much more this summer.
OLM was only down 1 green bar.

Took a sample for a used oil analysis.
 
Originally Posted by blufeb95
2008 TrailBlazer 4.2L Straight-6
Out: Unknown 5W30? , Fram PH3506, mileage unknown, guy I bought it from said that he changed it shortly before I bought it so maybe 1000-2000mi.
In: 7qt Delo XSP 5w40 + Fram XG9837

You are catching on fast here. Good choice.
You may only need to move down to 0w40 this winter. Only one I tried and like is the Castrol Euro 0w40...... 04' Colorado P/U 4X4 3.5 engine.
 
Originally Posted by Triple_Se7en
You are catching on fast here. Good choice.
You may only need to move down to 0w40 this winter. Only one I tried and like is the Castrol Euro 0w40...... 04' Colorado P/U 4X4 3.5 engine.

Not in Muncie, IN. Won't make a bit of difference there.
 
New to my daughter 2012 Hyundai Sonata
Ac Delco dealer oil out
Valvoline 5w20 Full Synthetic in and a Bosch filter.
Sample pulled for Blackstone to establish a baseline
 
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2013 Cadillac ATS 2.5L

73k miles


Out:. Havoline Supreme 5w20 full synthetic smart change box, pf64 filter.

Changed at 50 percent on OLM. 3k miles. Changed early because I realized after I changed the oil that the Havoline wasn't dexos cert.

In:. Napa 5w20 full synthetic. Napa gold filter. Bought on sale for $14.99 a jug and filter was $4.99.
 
Out: 5w30 Mobil 1 with a Napa Gold.

In: 0w30 Mobil 1 with a Mann+Hummel Napa Gold (made in U.S.A. printed on the can).

I was surprised to discover my friendly nearly neighbourhood Napa store is closed permanently, the signs gone and the building vacant. Even the Napa website doesn't list it. So I drove about 16 klicks return to the nearest Napa instead of two blocks from the house to Piston Ring for a Wix, to get $1.25 off with my CAA card. :-)
 
Originally Posted by kschachn
Originally Posted by Triple_Se7en
You are catching on fast here. Good choice.
You may only need to move down to 0w40 this winter. Only one I tried and like is the Castrol Euro 0w40...... 04' Colorado P/U 4X4 3.5 engine.

Not in Muncie, IN. Won't make a bit of difference there.

In my car 5w40 will be fine, if I change my dad's Bravada again before Winter I may put 0w30 or 0w40 in it, because he does a lot of short trips often. I have a house in Hartford City that I'm working on being able to move into, currently have a little problem with a cast iron sewage pipe seeping where it comes through foundation wall. Once I get moved in there and find a job I'll probably be working in either Muncie or Marion so I'll be driving 20-30mi trips in it, not to mention there's nothing in Hartford city so when you need to pick something up you can't find at a Dollar General or the Mom&Pop hardware store you have to drive to Muncie.
 
2016 Buick Lacrosse Premium
41,897 miles
Change at 3767 miles, January 3, 2020 to July 1, 2020; so only about 600 miles/month instead of my usual 900. Still had 31% life on the monitor.

Out: 5w30 Dexos certified Castrol Syntec; In: same
Filter: AC Delco

I plan to run this another 6 months, until December '20 or Jan. '21.
 
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