Recent content by cougfan

For the past 7 years my wife has been driving 10-12k miles a year on her 2006 Toyota Sienna. I like routine, so I have been changing the oil every April and October with PP 5w-30 and a Wix. I know, I know, I could go longer.... Now my wife's office is only 2 miles from our house and she really...

I have a 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee with the 3.7L V6 that takes 5 quarts of 5w-30. I am looking for some suggestions for a good oil based on the following known conditions: Jeep has 40,200 miles. Driven mostly as a commuter 14 miles to work each way (28 RT) and of that 95% at 63 mph in right...

If you are a fan of 76 Super Syntheric blend and you live in the Great Northwest, it may interest you to know that G.I. Joe's put it on sale today in their Sunday Insert for only $0.97 a quart. No rebates or other monkey business. Just an FYI. Perhaps one of the best (non-rebate)...

It seems that another diff between the two is the fact that the Castrol HM is a heavier oil (similar to Pennzoil HM) compared to regular Castrol GTX and the Valvoline Maxlife Dino maintains roughtly same basic viscosity specs as Valvoline All Climate. Might not matter at all to you, but a piece...

So I guess this means that the 5 cylinder non-turbo in my little Volvo S60 that holds about 6 quarts would be an ideal candidate for long OCI's. Nothing but 30 easy freeway miles every day (no congestion either) What other cars out there have high sump to power/engine ratio. I have to admit I...

GMorg: Unsubstantiated cracks never bother me, however, unprovoked ones do... I am certainly guilty of not frequenting a place of business because of poor service/attitudes. I am equally guilty of frequenting local establishments and paying higher prices for superior service. I don't recall...

Or you could just compare the mileage driven with the hours used for controlled intervals of what you would consider your average driving. Do that for a month and then use the average to calculate the ratio of miles to hours I suppose the long term benefit would be if you wanted to keep a...

No I haven't... Im not the most mechanically inclined person in the world (although more so than average)so even if it is something simple to do, if I have never done it before , I tend to be very reluctant. I will say that when I bought the car it had 21,200 miles and it just had it's oil...

I had just read somewhere (well on BITOG) that you sould use a dino oil with minimal add packs or something to that effect. Was just curious if any one was better than the other. Heck, Valvoline is like $1.50 a qt localy with a free Cars toy for my kid in the case...good as reason as any

To be honest, that paint thinner crack really makes me question that first purchase of Auto-RX I was planning for my Volvo.... I don't think it takes away from the cleaning power of the product, but it does tend to leave a bad taste.... I still want to try it, but I could have not read that just...

So the 2002 Volvo S60 I bought 2 months ago now has 22,700 miles. I really think an Auto-RX treatment is in order. The previous (lease) owner only put 20,000 miles on it in 4 years and the oil change history is non-existent. I bought a supply of Mahle oil filters from IPD (helps to live 8 min...

I suppose for those who have friends/family who insist on going to a quick lube place, a Wally World M1-EP change for $39 is not outrageous if you can get 12,000 from it. I was there looking at oil the other day (and thats YOUR fault BITOG), and I asked an employee which synthetic they used for...

In all fairness, if it wasn't for 'perceived need', I would be member number 1,209 instead of 12,209. Now, I must get back to searching all the out-of-the-way Auto stores in my area hoping to find a few bottles of that green GC, because my car will never survive without it

From my understanding, the only thing 'synthetic' about the Volvo branded oil is the outrageous price. I have been reading through Volvo forums lately seeking the same information and the consensus seems to be that the Mobil 3309 is NOT synthetic. However, if we had computers 600 years ago...

I have begun searching the web for the same information and (although not finished) I have found so far: Pennzoil High Mileage 10w-30 = 12.0 German Castrol 0w-30 = 12.0 Castrol GTX High Mileage = 12.1 Castrol Syntec 10w-40 = 13.2 (lowest 40 wt found so far) of course you want only syn, but...