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So let me start another thread on this. It's now 2017. Newer cars have oil life monitors. Yet I see late model cars in the UOA section with 5000 mile or less OCIs, with great results and lots of life left on the oil. Why? I mean it's better than 3000 mile OCI's, since we're not in the 70's...

Looks like the Fram Ultra (needed it now, had nothing else available) worked just fine. It didn't collapse, and the orange nitrile gaskets were a nice touch. Bummer they misidentified the engine, but overall the wear metals are low enough that I doubt it matters. Just did a B service -...

Looks like ServicePro has 5w40 and 0w40 "Euro" oils claiming to be "suitable for use in the following tests and requirements": "ACEA A3/B4, BMW Longlife-01, Mercedes-Benz MB 229.3, 229.5, Porsche A40, Renault RN0710, RN0700, Volkswagen VW 502 00, and Volkswagen VW 505 00. " Per and The...

So the thread about the diff oil temperatures got me thinking about the '13 Tundra 5.7 we're constantly towing with, and how I should change the diff and transfer case oils. Given that the "lifetime fill" the dealerships tell you it has need to be changed every 20,000 miles for towing service...

We have been towing. We have been offroading. And depending on the maintenance schedule, we should have changed the diff and t/c oil at 20,000 miles. Given that the interval is so short, what's best? Toyota's oil is a 75W85, but there is no aftermarket in that viscosity, and 75W90 is close...