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Sorry green on Black.

Is GC Syntec 5w-40 worth $8.00 per quart? Green Bottle - GF3. Mom and Pop auto parts house has about 6 cases. Thx.

This is the way it reads "Valvoline Prof. Eng. Ttmt", it is a 32 oz. bottle. $13.88 per bottle. Yes, it is at a mom and pop NAPA. Is it worth price? Thx.

vsot is 2000. v prof. Treat. is 1999.

A local auto parts store had two Valvoline products. Valvoline synthetic oil treatment and Valvoline professional engine treatment. What is the difference? Thx.

Yes it says "insoluble moly compounds".

Saw the newest BGMOA formula this past Saturday. Not sure about it. Zinc is the last item listed. Looks they are using moly to replace some of the zinc. Any opinions?

This product I know about from personal usage. With the SFR gas additive product and the SFR engine additive used in 2005 Corolla went from average of 35.3 mpg to 39.3 mpg average last 8 tankfulls. (Before and after treatment - Amsoil 5w-30). Below is a listing of ASTM testing done that I...

whoops May have just put in wrong section.

Was at Wally World yesterday. Saw a bottle of X1R engine treatment concentrate. Anybody know what's in it? Not going to use it unless it lists what it has or doesn't have. Always suspicious when they don't say. Thx.

re: 88 Trooper. Previous owner overheated previous motor. New motor has had nothing but Amsoil since.

88 Trooper about 40k on engine. Bought it shortly after new engine put in. Have been running 10w30 in winter and 10w40 in summer. Not sure if best practice. Have had Pure One filter and Amsoil filter both on before. Use Pure One when other isn't available. Seem have had little difference...

Oil Filter used. Pure One from Purolator. Ticking would be understatement. Multiple Ticking would be more accurate. By the way took db reading with UE5000 bearing tester. Use it here at work to test for babbit and roller bearing problems. At 55db with 0w30 at multiple points on and below...

5/16/05 Monday afternoon - changed oil in 88 Trooper II from Amsoil 10w-30 to Amsoil 0w-30. Went to work Monday evening in Trooper. Here is what I observed: 1) Engine oil pressure ran 60psi - normal range. 2) Engine running quieter - 60mph - good. 3) When I got to parking lot at work -...

I know M1 has the pao oil. Are they the only one? Who makes the following? diEsters - I'm guessing Amsoil? Polyol esters - Where does Pennzoil fit? Thx.