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[macsplinter]

2003 Ford Ranger 4.0 197480 miles. Everyday driver

 

[Japanese]

@Pablo
You were asking why so many people are interested and comment about Valvoline Restore and Protect and other cleaning oils.

Well, it looks like a lot user drive high mileage cars and I guess many of them are bought used. Even if you buy a car below 50K miles, the engine might be already dirty enough.

 

[Just a civilian pilot]

433,433 miles...
Died today. Cvt transmission finally went. Starts, moves but is doing the rpm dip as gas is applied. Its okay stuff happens.... . Rack and steering were getting shaky, still leaked, rust, cracked windshield, etc. It is what it is. Im sad but its gonna be okay. Hopefully Peugeot will demo me a car, not getting another Honda unless its a motorcycle or dirt bike

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That’s amazing. Can you please refresh my memory regarding what type of CVT fluid you were using ( Castrol? )

Thanks

 

[tired]

That’s amazing. Can you please refresh my memory regarding what type of CVT fluid you were using ( Castrol? )

Thanks

Red Line most recently. I think it was his favorite but he’s run others too.

 

[Just a civilian pilot]

Red Line most recently. I think it was his favorite but he’s run others too.

So much for shortening the life of a CVT by using non OEM fluid

Curious how miles the CVT will last in my FIT.

I am also abusing it buy using non OEM CVT fluid.

 

[BrennanF]

2000 Honda S2000 with 230,500 miles. I’ve personally put about 130,000 of those miles on it over the past 15 years, and for a while it was my daily driver. I had a job that required weekly state-to-state travel, so the car saw a lot of highway miles and I did 10,000-mile oil change intervals.

Back then, I had stocked up on AutoZone sale Mobil 1 0W-30 AFE and ran that almost exclusively for roughly 120,000 miles. These days, the car only sees about 1,000 miles per year, and I run Amsoil with annual oil changes.

A few oil changes ago, I unfortunately over-torqued the drain bolt and stripped the oil pan threads. Rather than repair it, I decided to drop the pan and replace it.

 

[tired]

2000 Honda S2000 with 230,500 miles. I’ve personally put about 130,000 of those miles on it over the past 15 years, and for a while it was my daily driver. I had a job that required weekly state-to-state travel, so the car saw a lot of highway miles and I did 10,000-mile oil change intervals.

Back then, I had stocked up on AutoZone sale Mobil 1 0W-30 AFE and ran that almost exclusively for roughly 120,000 miles. These days, the car only sees about 1,000 miles per year, and I run Amsoil with annual oil changes.

A few oil changes ago, I unfortunately over-torqued the drain bolt and stripped the oil pan threads. Rather than repair it, I decided to drop the pan and replace it.

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Looks pretty dirty. Lot of carbon.

 

[Oliveoil2]

2000 Honda S2000 with 230,500 miles. I’ve personally put about 130,000 of those miles on it over the past 15 years, and for a while it was my daily driver. I had a job that required weekly state-to-state travel, so the car saw a lot of highway miles and I did 10,000-mile oil change intervals.

Back then, I had stocked up on AutoZone sale Mobil 1 0W-30 AFE and ran that almost exclusively for roughly 120,000 miles. These days, the car only sees about 1,000 miles per year, and I run Amsoil with annual oil changes.

A few oil changes ago, I unfortunately over-torqued the drain bolt and stripped the oil pan threads. Rather than repair it, I decided to drop the pan and replace it.

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At 230k it looks fine. How much oil did you add between 10k OCIs?

 

[BrennanF]

At 230k it looks fine. How much oil did you add between 10k OCIs?

It's been awhile but around a quart or a little more. The car never smoked but these things are turning 4500 ish rpm @ 70-75 and use oil. I did those 130k miles in the span of about 2 years then the car sat for several years with little to no use. I've had the valve cover off several times and the engine is clean up top.

OEM Filter always used and changed every other OCI per the user manual.

The "worst" thing noticed was that channel that leads to the drain bolt did have a slight but of sludge in it. I can't speak for the first 100k of the cars life but I've never neglected it.

 

[Snagglefoot]

When up in mileage, you might start considering whether it’s worth it to keep piling money into the vehicle. For instance my son has 210,000 miles on his 2010 Silverado. It’s probably time for a new set of spark plugs. Normally I would choose a set of Iridiums for about $80 USD equivalent. However I don’t think he’ll have the truck for another 100,000 miles which the Iridiums would last.

I happen to have a set of NGK G power Platinum plugs that will fit. They would be good for 50,000 miles. Since I already own them, I’ll probably put them in and use the $80 for other parts. Here are some pics.

 

[Snagglefoot]

Rock auto classifies plugs as Copper Plugs, Platinum plugs with twice the life of copper plugs, double platinum with 3 times the life of copper plugs and Iridium plugs with 4 times the life of copper plugs. You can take that all with a grain of salt, but I find Iridiums have no trouble lasting 100,000 miles and Platinums can last 50,000 miles.

 

[wjs7]

2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited just crossed the 200,000 mile mark. Always used top quality synthetic oil changed when OLM read 20% remaining, differential oil changed every 30k miles, automatic transmission and transfer case oils changed every 60k miles. Engine is quiet and this vehicle runs very well. Looking forward to putting the next 200,000 miles on it.

 

[panthermike]

Recently purchased Matrix for family member. Just happened to look down for this one. Also during our little winter heat wave in PHX.

 

[Sedin26]

2005 Honda CR-V passed over 333,000km tonight - very close to the 1/3rd of the way mark between 300k and 400k. Onwards to 400k!!

Having said that, we have to work hard to get 12,000km of driving per year (7456 miles) so it will take about 6 more years before we hit 400k.

 

[GR_CoB]

Love these little toasters.
With a suspension/steering overhaul it just received, it should see 300,000 eventually.
Valvoline Restore and Protect cleaned up the engine and oil consumption nicely, but I think it's time to go back to Euro or HDEO oils. This timing chain really likes the 40-grade at hot idle.

Yes, those are Mustang Ecoboost wheels.

 

[GR_CoB]

Added one more toaster to the stable yesterday. This time a manual though. Already got some goodies to throw into it... On long ride home it got 32MPG very easily, while automatic struggles to keep at 29MPG.

 

[Heywood_6078]

2002 Ford F-150 XLT extended cab FX4. 4.6 liter, 2 valve engine. 156,300 miles and just changed my oil from Havoline Pro DS 5w-20 and started using Amsoil high mileage 5w-20.

 

[tired]

2002 Ford F-150 XLT extended cab FX4. 4.6 liter, 2 valve engine. 156,300 miles and just changed my oil from Havoline Pro DS 5w-20 and started using Amsoil high mileage 5w-20.

Do you burn any oil?

 

[Tower of Power]

I'm posting this in this section instead of the General section because it definitely has a lot to do with lubrication.

I just wanted to see how many people here have over 150,000 miles on their original engines, to see what kind of oil you've been using and what kind of intervals.

We talk about a lot of different oils on here, and critique a lot of used oil analysis, but the absolute best way to find out if any particular routine works, is to look at those people who have had success with it by getting long life from their engine! That is truly what we are all trying to achieve here.

So if you've owned your car since new (or at least know the exact prior history of it from new), please step in and give us your input!

I think this could be a very interesting topic!

AMSOIL Signature Series 0w40 in my 2012 GM 2.4L ECOTEC with 227k miles. These GDI engines are known for eating chains, carbon buildup, oil consumption. No such problems with 10-13k drain intervals.

 

[tired]

AMSOIL Signature Series 0w40 in my 2012 GM 2.4L ECOTEC with 227k miles. These GDI engines are known for eating chains, carbon buildup, oil consumption. No such problems with 10-13k drain intervals.

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Have you run that since new? Agree a lot of people seem to have trouble with that engine.