Recent content by lukoil

Originally Posted By: dnewton3 This is not a bad UOA at all. Nothing to be really troubling here, except not utilizing the fluid for it's full potential. Your contaminants are nearly zilch. The Fe is not atrocious; it is a tad high, but not outside the 3rd sigma or normality. Further, (and I...

Originally Posted By: friendly_jacek Originally Posted By: lukoil Didn't replace the gasket yet. Check engine is sometimes on, often times it is not on long enough to get to the auto parts store to scan it It is only on during winter. I don't remember what code it was, something about primary...

Originally Posted By: Ibrahim No make up oil was added, I get that, but how low was the oil at the time of oil change? I am sure there must have been some oil loss over the course of the interval... did you by any chance take a notice? There was no noticeable loss of oil. I usually check oil...

Originally Posted By: Rolla07 Did you replace the intake manifold gasket? I got my check engine light on, and my buddy at the Toyota dealer told me its the intake gasket. I bought the gasket for 8$... plan on changing it out myself. I dont think your oil analysis is that bad. You can always go...

Originally Posted By: Phishin Do you guys know what 19ppm of iron looks like in a 4 quart sump? That's approximately 0.00008 grams total. I doubt you'd even be able to see it without magnification. And honestly, at this point, and at these low of levels, is there really a difference between...

Originally Posted By: V8man lukoil, what oil is in your car now, are you gonna stay with M1 EP or use a different oil? Right now it is same M1 5w30 EP but filter is Pure One. I'm going to change oil at 7K and switch to Castrol Syntec because I got it on sale. I've got like 5 oil changes worth...

Code: Miles on Oil: 8,750 Miles on vehicle: 180,000 No make up oil added Aluminum 6 Chromium 3 Iron 19 Copper 1 Lead 0 Tin 0 Molybdenum 85 Nickel 0 Manganese 2...

Originally Posted By: CATERHAM It's interesting to note that Mitsubishi and Honda/Acura Canada have stuck with the older Idemitsu SM GF-4 formulation that is very high in moly (625 ppm) with a 197 VI rather than going with the low moly and lower VI GF-5 Idemitsu oil that Suburu is using. I'm...

Originally Posted By: steve20 the VOA highly resembles the components of QSUD--how about that one? I couldn't find QSUD 0w20 VOA here. I did find 5w20 which doesn't have boron, Subaru one does. Not that I know enough to say Subaru is better because of that but at least add pack doesn't seem to...

I was afraid it would be the case. I guess it means I'll go the expensive route: VOA of Subaru oil (done), UOA of Subaru oil, UOA of some other oil. If UOAs are not so much different then I'll probably stick to that other oil. At this time I'm looking at M1 as next candidate. The reasons are...

You may never find the answer to your question to whether ANY oil is worth it over another. Especially with a $30 uoa. I was afraid it would be the case. I guess it means I'll go the expensive route: VOA of Subaru oil (done), UOA of Subaru oil, UOA of some other oil. If UOAs are not so much...

the VOA highly resembles the components of QSUD--how about that one? I guess I should give it a try. I don't think it is available in my Walmart though. Sometimes deals in auto parts stores beat even Walmart, they usually include filter however. I decided I'd use Subaru filters at this time...

After using M1, PP and Subaru ow20 I have QSUD in the '11 forester now and its appear to run the bestest of the bunch Just out of curiosity, what was your method to determine it was the bestest ? I can think of the following: 1. Best UOA (low iron, didn't shear much or not at all, enough TBN...

its more like 20$ more around here and thats without shopping for a deal. 5qt jug of 0w20 m1 + 1qt = ~~29 6qt of subaru 0w20 = 6x8= 48 _________________________ 2011 Subaru Forester X Prem. 5MT Rand, What are you using for your XT ? I heard M1 5w30 shears quickly in turbo engines, is it true ?

If its SM/SN 0w20 there is no issue then. Subaru knows that they can't strong arm customers into using their products specifically. Subaru oil comes from someone and of course not Subaru. Who? Subaru oil is manufactured by Idemitsu. So I don't think you can buy it cheaply in Walmart, etc...