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Finally started maintaining the wife's company trucks. First one - 2006 Silverado 2500HD Crew Cab Silverado with 98.5k miles on it. Slick 50 chasis lube, PP 10W-30 oil, an AC Delco oil filter, and a Fram Air Hog used. Will probably change to PP 5W-30 and either Pure One/M1/K&N oil filter at the next change, in October, when the oil monitor is expected to go off.
Second truck, 2006 Silverado 2500HD ext cab due in a couple of weeks. By the end of the month, both trucks will have transmission (Dex VI, still looking for a supply) and differential (AMSOIL) fluids changed out. Spark plugs and front disk pads will also be changed out.

Found a booby trap on the truck yesterday. Exhaust crossover pipe is behind the drain plug. Remove the plug, and hot oil comes gushing out right onto the pipe, making a very pretty fan pattern. Pretty if you don't have to clean up the mess. Nice design, boys.
 
1993 Ford Ranger 4.0L v6 209,445mi
5.5 qts Valvoline Synpower 10w30
1 pint of Valvoline synpower Oil Treatment (summer only)
Wix filter #: 51773 (holds an extra half quart vs. 51515)

2006 Saturn Relay-3 3.5L V6 30,988mi
5 qts Valvoline Synpower 5w30
Wix Filter #: 51036

1992 Ford Taurus 3.8L 212,000mi
5qts "authentic" BMW synthetic oil 5w-30 (it was free!)
Wix Filter: 51036
 
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2007 Grand Caravan
5 quarts havoline straight 40 weight
ST 43 filter
Total cost of change, $2.65
Tomorrow, just an experiment to try and improve fuel mileage
06 Envoy
M1 0w30 AFE
M1 filter
 
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2006 Honda Accord AT Vtec V6
4.5~ quarts of Valvoline MAXLIFE 5w-20 OCI consecutive #2 of this oil ever
ST 7317 oil filter
Total cost: ~17.00 but funding provided by the Five Finger Dis Asc
Tomorrow I will be reaping the benefits of the 2ns straight of ML
# of miles ~75,000 !!
 
Oil changed on 7-16-09
2003 Pontiac Montana.
41% oil remaining 5K miles, changed as the car is going to Wyoming.
Fram 10 K filter, Mobil-I 10W30.
Ran OK before, runs OK now, could not tell the difference.
 
Oil Changed on July 16th, 2009

2002 Ford Expedition
5.4L
6L Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel Truck 5w40
Fleetguard LF16002 STRATAPORE filter
174,071.8Km
12,000Km OCI
 
Changed oil on 7/4/09
2008 Caddy SRX, 31% left on OLM
M1 0w30 AFE, Purlator filter
Too easy and too cheap to let dealer or anyone else do it.
 
Kubota 16 HP lawn mower, Napa 5/30 synthetic
Bmw 202 X5, 92,000 miles 0w/40 euro formula Mobil 1, Mann oil filter
Ford Explorer , 26000 miles, Kendal 5w/30 synthetic ford filter
Honda Vtx1800C, Bad A$$ Vtwin, Mobil1 10w/40 4T racing/syn/oil
Honda Rebel 250, Mobil 1 10w/40 non energy conserving high mileage

1998Honda CRV, 92000, Walmart 5w/30 synthetic OEM filter
1998Vw Jetta, 5w / 30. Walmart Syntheic, walmart filter
 
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On 7/11/09, changed the oil in my Toyota Sequoia, 08, 5.7L, at 15,000 miles. Dealer had done it twice before, so I thought I'd give it a try. I used Valvoline conventional 5w20, bought in gallon jugs. I ran the car up on some 2X12's to get it up a little to help in removing the skid plate. I spilled about a quart when I took the plug out, the oil comes gushing out, and over ran the plastic drain pan! Took the plug out of the bottom of the oil canister and inserted plastic drain that comes with the oil filter. That part went ok. Took the canister off with a 65 mm oil filter wrench and that went ok. Removed old cartridge and inserted new on tube. Put new oring on and reinstalled the canister. It had a strange feeling to it when tightening. Put aprox. 6.5 quarts in and fired it up to check for leaks. By the time I got out and to the front end, about a quart of new oil had shot out of the oil filter housing! Tightened up some more and tried again with same results. Took the canister off and the oring was in shreds. Fished out the old oring and installed it correctly and tried again. No leaks. Checked the oil and it wouldn't touch bottom of dipstick. Poured what was left of the 2nd gallon and the level came up to half quart low. Wife drove it to grocery shop and when she returned, I popped the hood to verify the oil level and discovered I had left the filler cap off! Retraced to grocery to see if I could see it on the road....no luck. Went to dealer and bought new filler cap and installed. And there you have it! My last oil change! Or should I say, most recent oil change, because I bought an oil filter while I was at the dealer buying the cap, so I can try again in 5000 miles. I'm not whipped yet!
 
on 7-11, changed the oil in the Malibu, 4.5 quarts of Quaker State conventional, and AA3387A filter from Advance Auto.
 
Great post ! Your experience is exactly why I usually take my cars to the Firestone store. I had a filter absolutely frozen on a 3.8 liter Buick. Wound up having to puncture the can with a screw driver and wrestling the darn thing off. Oil everywhere.
For 19.95 (with coupon) I can get 5 quarts of Kendall Syn Blend, a decent filter, my tires inflated to proper specs, and the fluids topped off in less than a half hour. Can't beat it with a stick. BUT...I'm mising the adventure.
 
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