What oil are you using right now?
05-29-11, 06:31 PM
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05-30-11, 09:14 AM
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I had used Super 76 a synthetic blend for several changes...had gotten a case for .89/qt!.....PP for the last 2 changes.....I am running Ultra in my Tl and it seems to run better...
05-30-11, 05:15 PM
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I have always been faithful to Amsoil in my other vehicles and practiced extended drain intervals. Never had a problem and the cars have routinely made 175K without a problem. The sludging issues of this engine would make me question my current practice and if I am going to drain synthetic at 5K I would look at using the on-sale brand at Walmart.
05-30-11, 06:28 PM
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I have always been faithful to Amsoil in my other vehicles and practiced extended drain intervals. Never had a problem and the cars have routinely made 175K without a problem. The sludging issues of this engine would make me question my current practice and if I am going to drain synthetic at 5K I would look at using the on-sale brand at Walmart.
I have a lot of friends outside the U.S. though that wish their products were more commercially available (major PITA to get when I was in Mexico), because they would sell like hotcakes.
05-31-11, 02:55 AM
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I have used either the 0w-30 or 5w-30, depending on the vehicle. My wife's Acura TL has 225K miles and I used the 0w-30 and a 25K/1 year oil change schedule with a large Baldwin filter and it still runs beautifully and uses about 8 oz of oil between changes. Not sure that the 1-MZ would tolerate being treated that way.
05-31-11, 02:03 PM
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Just plunked down on some Lucas 0W30 and an HP-2009 oil filter from K&N on Amazon.
Went by Pep Boys today and the filters were like $3 more there than on Amazon.
Too my shocking surprise, I did not see any Castrol 0W30 there...not even a sign with price (as if they were out). I will have to check Autozone to see if Castrol 0W30 still lives there.
Went by Pep Boys today and the filters were like $3 more there than on Amazon.
Too my shocking surprise, I did not see any Castrol 0W30 there...not even a sign with price (as if they were out). I will have to check Autozone to see if Castrol 0W30 still lives there.
06-02-11, 05:34 AM
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That 5W30 Ultra I am sure has done a great cleaning in my RX300. I am supposed to get my Lucas oil tomorrow sometime (depending on when the UPS guy comes) and if it is not too late after tae kwon do, I will drain and post a photo of what comes out.
