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Thanks for all the replies. This is the first time I have used this dealership. Next time I might go to a different place. Does anyone know about how much of the old oil is still left inside the engine after it is drained? Enough to make the Mobil 1 darker? Assuming the dealership did use Mobil...

Hello everyone, Just wondering what shade of brown or amber is Mobil 1 when it is new out of the bottle? I recently had my 06 Honda Accord V6 oil changed at the dealer and it was suppose to be Mobil 1. When I checked the oil, the color is a light brown, very similar to the Quaker State...

Thank you for the info. Frank, would it be okay to go over the 1500 miles clean phase by 100 or 200 miles? It might not be possible for me to get an oil change until that time.

I am having some oil leak and plan on doing two treatments of auto-rx. Currently, I am 1300 miles into my first clean phase. Is it normal for the oil leak to increase during this stage? It isn't a major leak but I just notice the leak is slightly more. If this is normal, at what stage should I...

Thanks. I plan on changing out the PCV. So if I'm understanding this correctly, running synethic after the auto-rx would not cause the oil leak to come back?

So it is okay to use synthetic after I am finished with auto-rx? Their website suggests dino oil after the completion of the treatment.

Hi folks, I have a 99 VW Passat. It has the Audi 2.8L V6 30V engine with 95,000 miles on it. The car was bought used 20,000 miles ago and I don't know what oil the previous owner used. I don't do my own oil changes but I do get it done every 3 to 4K with 10W-40. The oil is ususally Pennzoil...

Thanks for all the replies. I will go the Auto-Rx route. I have a small amount of oil leak and hopefully Auto-Rx can fix that. Since I don't do my own oil changes, would it be okay to add the Auto-Rx after I get the oil change with the oil level at the full mark? I did a search on this forum...

Newbie here. I have a 99 VW Passat V6 with 94K on it. The place that I get my oil changes at said that the inside of my engine has some buildup. I forgot the exact word that they used to describe it but they wanted to sell me this engine cleaning service. I told them no and I asked my mechanic...