What's in your engines at the moment?

[Brett Miller]

2003 Honda Civic Ex Mobil 1 0W-20
1999 Chevy S-10 4x4 Quaker State 10W-30 HP blend
2001 Jeep GC 4.0 Pennzoil 10W-30
2004 John Deere LT160 0W-30 GC

 

[Al]

01 Sentra 2L. 3quarts Mobil 1 5W-30 SM, 1 Qt. 10W-30 RedLine.

04 Acura 2.4 L....4 quarts Castrol, 1 Quart RedLine 10W-30.

94 Toyota 2.4L Truck. Havoline 10W-30.

Daughter's 00 Daewoo..3.5 Quarts Havoline, 1 Qt. Redline.

 

[buster]

haaaa. Al loves that RL mix.

 

[Chimay]

Whats that on the end of that dip stick? Metal?

 

[Robbie Alexander]

quote:

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Originally posted by Chimay:
Whats that on the end of that dip stick? Metal?

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Yeah, it's an mfg error I believe ingrained in all the Taco's that I have seen. It's a burr on the end of the stick from an incomplete finishing or stamping process in their makings, you don't feel but a sharp spot and it snaggs the rag if not careful, and on everyone down in my parts seems to have the same burr... some mfg problem no one seems to rectify.

 

[Robbie Alexander]

Here's my oil pic of my stick today I just hit
8,000 miles here at the house.

The bad news is I won't change it for another 1-2-3k and today it shows signs of needing to be changed as it has finally begin to degrade in that the oil on the stick fell from the stick to the card, very rapidly, almost immediately after pulling it from its holder, whereas it usually takes a lot of time for the oil to fell the drop to the paper.

It's doomed, well waddua expect with a 5w-30???

here is the pic:

closer:

and compared to a brown KFC napkin :-}

 

[Robbie Alexander]

Sorry it came out so blurry
it was dark and raining and cold
for two days and this was the best of them all

I did not want to ruin my camera


The milage here was 8K
I added 4-6 ounces after the pics
because it appeared in the rain it was low...

Appears after several checks later that there is now an overfill by several ounces...I think it was the parking spot... as it did act like that with my black truck and has been so amny miles since then in a no burner that I forgot about the parking spots...

Tomorrow or worst the weekend will be 10K
I try to remember to get a photo...

I'll also hunt for some sample bottles and see about sucking up a sample, and the level sould return to normal...

I think I'll see the oil in til 15-16K
I am not sure but that is what me thinks
at the moment.

 

[JavaMan]

2005 Civic Si RP 5w-20
1999 Buick Lesabre Valvoline Maxlife 10w-30

 

[TallPaul]

Wife's Aerostar 3.0 (110,000 miles) now has Redline 5w20 and a Maxlife filter.

 

[MN Driver]

Only one of them is mine, but I've been taking care of cars that aren't mine (family/friends) for quite some time so I will post everything that I am currently changing the oil on.

2002 Pontiac Grand AM (my daily driver)
Rotella T 15w-40, changing out with Amsoil soon for the winter. Coolant-ingress UOA's leading to very short OCI's.

2004 Mazda 3
Halvoline 5w-20, fits warranty spec and shows great UOA and a happy amount of moly.

2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer
Mobil 1 5w-30, just got a great UOA at 7,608 miles, so I'll stick with it.

1999 Pontiac Grand AM
Halvoline 5w-30, never had a UOA but it's one of two oils it's had since it's first change.

Onan generator with Briggs engine - Halvoline 10w-30 Consumes too much to use synthetic oil as it's not completely broken in yet.

Toro lawnmower with Briggs engine - Halvoline straight 30 Will get a HDEO 15w-40 for next season.

I have just realized that every single engine has a different oil.

 

[j m z]

2004 Isuzu 2.5L Turbo Direct Injection just swicthing from AMSOIL PCO 15w40 Blend to Redline 10w30.

2005 Honda CRV 2.4L Amsoil ASL 5w30.

 

['00obw]

'00 Subaru Outback wagon 2.5L motor now has Motorcraft 5w20 flowing in her.

 

[Robbie Alexander]

quote:
I have just realized that every single engine has a different oil. [Razz]

Yea, I was thinking that too.

Why? Shoot you could buy bulk oil or least bulk in pails and save even more!!!

 

[Blue_Goose]

2005 Toyota Matrix: Castrol GC 0W-30 Purolator Premium Plus

2004 Saturn Vue V6 3.5L: Castrol GTX 5W-20 OEM Filter

 

[Tim]

Robbie

Bring your Taco over so I can change the oil...you're killing me

 

[Robbie Alexander]

Quote:
Robbie

Bring your Taco over so I can change the oil...you're killing me [Smile]

What?

A freebie?

I need to do my rear end and tranny as they have about 60K and the shifting is tough perhaps because
I went through those floods last year and this year
on that fluid....

But serious, what's killing you?
Do you have a rack?

 

[racer12306]

2004 dodge neon sxt mobil 1 5w30 + pure plus filter 5k oci

 

[Shovel Head Ted]

96 GMC Jimmy 4.3L Amsoil ASL 5w-30
01 Camaro 3.8L Amsoil TSO 0w-30
79 Harley Davidson FXS 74ci. Amsoil MCV 20w-50 in motor
SVG 75-90 in tranny
83 Master Craft ski boat PMC 351ci. Amsoil AME 15w40

 

[gj]

2000 hyundai accent:castrol high mileage 10w30
2005 subaru forester x:castrol gtx 5w30
1991 chevrolet corsica:trop artic 5w30
1989 ford f150 5.0:supertech 10w30

 

[double vanos]

2002 BMW 330ci - M1 0w/40; 2002 Chevy Tahoe 5.3 - M1 10w/30; 2005 Chevy Work Truck 4.3 - M1 5w/30; 2005 Mazda Miata 1.8l - M1 5w/20. All use factory filters.