Post your latest oil change
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2017 F150 SCREW 5.0v8
107,527 mi
Out: Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w20 and PurolatorOne PL22500
3,091 interval
In: Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w20 and Motorcraft FL-500s
107,527 mi
Out: Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w20 and PurolatorOne PL22500
3,091 interval
In: Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w20 and Motorcraft FL-500s
2007 Focus 2.0L. 239,961 miles. 5,029 OCI.
Out - 5w20 Super Tech syn, FL910S filter
In - Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5w20, Baldwin 7491 filter
No top offs and down about 1/8 in on dip stick.
Out - 5w20 Super Tech syn, FL910S filter
In - Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5w20, Baldwin 7491 filter
No top offs and down about 1/8 in on dip stick.
2025 Subaru Forester Limited 2.5 NA
15K service (14790 actual)
5K oci (4913 miles actual)
Out: 4.7 Quarts Pennzoil Platinum 0W-16 and
Carquest Red R84712 filter
In: 4.7 Quarts Quaker State Full Synthetic 0W-20 and
Carquest Red R84712 filter
Tire rotation as well.
15K service (14790 actual)
5K oci (4913 miles actual)
Out: 4.7 Quarts Pennzoil Platinum 0W-16 and
Carquest Red R84712 filter
In: 4.7 Quarts Quaker State Full Synthetic 0W-20 and
Carquest Red R84712 filter
Tire rotation as well.
‘23 Toyota Sienna Hybrid XLE
51,825 miles / 4,380 miles OCI
Out/In: Valvoline Restore and Protect 0W-20 / 90915-YZZN1
4th and final run of Valvoline Restore and Protect for now. PUP is up next OCI. Changed the oil a little early due to some up coming trips and busy weekends ahead. Not sure when I’ll have the time again. Rather get it off my plate now than try to squeeze it in later.
The Toyota OEM drain plug gasket and Valvoline Restore and Protect saga takes a bit of a turn. I made sure to get as little Valvoline Restore and Protect on the gasket as possible the last time I change the oil and that seemed to help. Material didn’t stick the pan or bolt and pealing with minimal. Moral of the story keep the oil off the gasket and it should be fine. Just be aware of the possibility of material coming off.
51,825 miles / 4,380 miles OCI
Out/In: Valvoline Restore and Protect 0W-20 / 90915-YZZN1
4th and final run of Valvoline Restore and Protect for now. PUP is up next OCI. Changed the oil a little early due to some up coming trips and busy weekends ahead. Not sure when I’ll have the time again. Rather get it off my plate now than try to squeeze it in later.
The Toyota OEM drain plug gasket and Valvoline Restore and Protect saga takes a bit of a turn. I made sure to get as little Valvoline Restore and Protect on the gasket as possible the last time I change the oil and that seemed to help. Material didn’t stick the pan or bolt and pealing with minimal. Moral of the story keep the oil off the gasket and it should be fine. Just be aware of the possibility of material coming off.
2014 Toyota Venza 2GR-FE V6 134830miles. 4,530 mi OCI
Out: Valvoline 5w-30 EP HM + Walmart st9972
Last 1K mi added Yamalube ring free fuel additive into two fuel tank
In: Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w-30 + st9972 + Liqui Moly engine oil saver 145g (1/2 bottle)
Very little oil consumed
The out oil was pitch black. Never saw any thing like this before. Always doing a 5K OCI except for a 10k HPL euro 5w-30 run. EP HM produces a very quiet smooth highway drive.
Out: Valvoline 5w-30 EP HM + Walmart st9972
Last 1K mi added Yamalube ring free fuel additive into two fuel tank
In: Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w-30 + st9972 + Liqui Moly engine oil saver 145g (1/2 bottle)
Very little oil consumed
The out oil was pitch black. Never saw any thing like this before. Always doing a 5K OCI except for a 10k HPL euro 5w-30 run. EP HM produces a very quiet smooth highway drive.
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2022 Acadia 3.6L, 44,200 kms on car, 13,600 on oil. Oil life 1% left. No oil added between oil changes, down 1/2L.
Out; 10W40 GTX API SP.
In Duron 10W30 UHP synthetic.
I took a sample of the GTX for a used oil analysis. The fuel dilution will be interesting.
Out; 10W40 GTX API SP.
In Duron 10W30 UHP synthetic.
I took a sample of the GTX for a used oil analysis. The fuel dilution will be interesting.
2005 Lexus LX470
184,565 miles
Purchased 3 weeks ago
Out: Unkown oil/Toyota YZZD3 oil filter, aftermarket air filter
In: Amsoil Signature 5w-30, Amsoil EA15K51 oil filter, Denso air filter
The plan is to take this oil change to 190k, get a sample and if everything looks good, do 10k oil changes with Amsoil after that.
184,565 miles
Purchased 3 weeks ago
Out: Unkown oil/Toyota YZZD3 oil filter, aftermarket air filter
In: Amsoil Signature 5w-30, Amsoil EA15K51 oil filter, Denso air filter
The plan is to take this oil change to 190k, get a sample and if everything looks good, do 10k oil changes with Amsoil after that.
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2023 Harley Street Glide. Changed all 3 holes today! Bel-Ray out, same Bel-Ray back in. My M8 Harley fluid of choice is Bel-Ray V-Twin Semi-Synthetic 20w-50 oil, Bel-Ray Big Twin 85w-140 Transmission fluid and Bel-Ray V-Twin primary. Same with the old EVO except mineral no blend.
Changed at only 2K miles as someone suggested the Bel-Ray may not be up to the task and thought sending a sample of my mineral mineral / blend to a lab to see whats going on at 2K may show if any oil shearing is happening or if any oil degradation has started being i'm using a blend / Mineral and not a FULL synthetic as so many others now do.
May be a good test as I didn't do a road trip this Summer so most of my 2k miles was in Coastal Carolina HEAVY Summer Beach traffic but I also did a 4 hour day trip most every Sunday it was not raining so some highway but lots of HOT days stuck in traffic so lets see how the Bel-Ray is holding up...
I collected my sample and hope to send it off Monday!
Changed at only 2K miles as someone suggested the Bel-Ray may not be up to the task and thought sending a sample of my mineral mineral / blend to a lab to see whats going on at 2K may show if any oil shearing is happening or if any oil degradation has started being i'm using a blend / Mineral and not a FULL synthetic as so many others now do.
May be a good test as I didn't do a road trip this Summer so most of my 2k miles was in Coastal Carolina HEAVY Summer Beach traffic but I also did a 4 hour day trip most every Sunday it was not raining so some highway but lots of HOT days stuck in traffic so lets see how the Bel-Ray is holding up...
I collected my sample and hope to send it off Monday!
2019 Subaru Crosstrek 2.0 40k miles on car
Approx 5k miles on oil
Out: Mobil 1 0w20 Hybrid oil w/STP XL FILTER
IN: Mobil 1 Extended Performance 5w30 W/STP XL filter
also extracted oil thru dipstick and added Fumoto valve just in case my sons break or don’t give me back extractor.
Approx 5k miles on oil
Out: Mobil 1 0w20 Hybrid oil w/STP XL FILTER
IN: Mobil 1 Extended Performance 5w30 W/STP XL filter
also extracted oil thru dipstick and added Fumoto valve just in case my sons break or don’t give me back extractor.
I'm in the process of purchasing a 2025 Sienna. Good to see someone using 0w-20 in the warranty period, as I have been wonder about doing that vs. the 0w-16 it is spec'd for. I won't be using Valvoline Restore and Protect, but I am a Valvoline fanboy.
Haven’t had any concerns of note. Used both 0W-16 and 0W-20 of various brands on our previous 2021 Sienna which was totaled from an accident. Went back and forth between both grades without issue. Just decide to stick with 0W-20 on this Sienna. I like having the more options available.
If you stick with something like VL Advanced 0W-20 at 5,000 mile intervals you’ll be well served. This engine isn’t particular about oil.
2022 Toyota Corolla with 1.8L engine. 41,750km on car, around 7300km OCI.
Out: Castrol Edge Euro 0w30 (It's the made in Belgium stuff)
Filter Out: Pro-Series oil filter (PG filter, basically)
In: Mobil 1 Extended Performance 0w20
Filter on: Carquest Premium
Out: Castrol Edge Euro 0w30 (It's the made in Belgium stuff)
Filter Out: Pro-Series oil filter (PG filter, basically)
In: Mobil 1 Extended Performance 0w20
Filter on: Carquest Premium
Hey as long as it wasn’t used lawn mower oil!
It sure wasn’t. I bought a bunch of that toro full synthetic very very cheaply when a local hardware store went out of business and I change the oil in this car on pretty short intervals with whatever full synthetic I can buy cheap. I’m sure someone will tell me I’m an idiot but so far the 2.4L junker has survived my antics
I'm sure it's just PCMO in a different bottle, I really doubt that they'd blend anything special just for a lawn mower.