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Hello, I have a '97 Volvo 850 with 260k miles on it. My engine consumes 1qrt of oil every 2k miles. Because I have to add a qrt on a regular basis I haven't changed my oil for the past 50k miles. With every quart of oil I add, I add fresh oil and additives to keep the oil in shape. I change my...

Here my oil analysis for an OCI of 9,194 miles on Mobil1 High Mileage 10W-30. Looks like I can push it even a bit further. Around 7,000 with this oil I added 2oz of LC20. I'm not sure if I should use LC20 based on these results with this oil. Would like to hear your thoughts. 2004 Volvo V70...

'03 Ford Escape V6 110,000 miles: I want to clean my fuel system with 'Chevron Pro Gard Fuel System Cleaner' but read on the Chevron website that you can burn off more deposits by also using a higher octane fuel during this process. The recommended fuel for my car is octane 87, so can I use 89...

My '03 Ford Escape V6 with 99,000 miles just came back from the collision center and they replaced only strut because it was damaged due to an accident. Should I also replace the other strut now? During normal driving I do not feel any difference. Struts have never been replaced during the life...

Here an oil analyze for my Ford Escape '03 with a Duratec 3.0L V6 engine. The make up oil was 1,5 qt. I did 6240 miles on this oil but the TBN is still 2.3 so still good enough to make some more miles. I run 5W30 in this engine because I think it is better and this analyze support that. Please...

My car is parked all day at an open parking lot, and I want to put something on the exterior paint (which is white) to protect it against the sun(UV), here in Houston TX. Any recommendations? Is it for a '97 Volvo 850.

It's for a 3.0L V6 Duratec with 87kmiles. Recommended oil is MC 5W20 but I want to go to a 30 weight for the upcoming hot summer.

I have 87000 miles on my '03 Ford Escape and want to change the spark plugs. As this is a lot of work on this engine, I want to get good plugs for the next 75000 miles. I think still the OEM are in there. Recommendations please.

I looked in the UOA section but could not really find the answer. So, which 'over the counter' 5W30 oil will not shear to a 20 within a 5k OCI?

On the homepage of BITOG I read about the benefits of moly, but I can not find info on the pro's and con's of ZDDP. To me it looks like that ZDDP is more used in HDEO and moly in gasoline engine oils. Somewhere else I read that moly is an replacement of ZDDP in gasoline engine oils. Do they both...

I have a '97 Volvo 850 with 155 kmiles on it and I drive 30 (2x 15) miles for a daily commute. But this is all in heavy traffic, where the tranny continuous shifts between 1st and 2nd gear. If I'm lucky I can hit the 3rd gear. I have the feeling that this is very bad for the tranny. I flushed...

My wife drives an '03 Ford Escape V6 with 86 kmiles on it. Currently with MC 5W20 which I have to change soon. As a realtor she drives a lot of miles in the city and short trips (12kmiles p/y) here in Houston. No highway at all. Not a speed devil, she never goes over 3000 rpm. Currently I use...

...what a difference that is. For my '97 Volvo 850 with 155kmiles I used Supertech 10W40 for the Auto-RX rinse phase. From the beginning the car was running rough and it felt like the engine had a hard time running. My car and I never liked it. Now I switched to the new Rotella 15W40 (triple...

'03 Escape V6 87kmiles Last Saturday I drained some transmission fluid, but let it drip overnight to get most out of it. The next morning I filled it with 3qt of Pennzoil ATF (new bottle, for transmissions that require DexronIII/Mercon), same amount that came out. Now the transmission shifts...

I have to bleed the brake system on a Ford Escape '03 and was looking for available DOT3 fluids, but there is a big price difference for a 32oz bottle between the different brands. Like Supertech DOT3 less than $3, Prestone DOT3 $3-$4, and Valvoline Synpower DOT3/4 almost $7. Is there a big...

This afternoon I looked at the dip stick of my wife's car (Ford Escape V6 '03 with 83k, PureOne filter) and the Castrol GTX 5W20 I just put in 2 months ago was already turning dark after 2200 miles. Is this typical for this oil in this engine?

Have been looking at Wally, AAP, AZ but no luck.

Car: '97 Volvo non turbo in Texas. At this moment I run MaxLife 10W30 dino but with the next OCI I want to go to a thicker oil as these cars seem to like it. For now I want to stick to dino to try a thicker oil, but I wonder what will work better. A thicker gas engine oil 10W40 like Penzzoil or...

My car has no pollen filter and I'm thinking of buying one, but is it really worth the money? Do they really work? I'm looking at a Mann filter, but you have the regular one for cabin airfiltration and there is the Charcoal Cabin Filter. Any comments welcome.

For our '03 Ford Escape V6, Ford recommends MC Premium Synthetic Blend 5W20. What can be the reason they still stick to a blend oil, and do not recommend a full synthetic? Does the engine still needs a little bit of dino for some reason? Even the manual of my '97 Volvo sais that a full...