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Heavy Equip. and Industrial Oils
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A friend's Yanmar 3-cyl diesel in his sailboat seems to be happy with Delvac 1300 15W-40 for the past 4 seasons, but I think the sticker says 30W HDEO. I use the same in the Volvo Penta 4-banger diesel in my boat.
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Passenger Car Motor Oil (PCMO) - Gasoline Cars/Pickups/Vans/SUVs
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I went 10 1/2 months and ~6100 miles with the OLM at 30% on my 07 3.0 L but, YMMV based on your driving. The oil was Honda (MC5k) and a Honda filter. I'll know how to answer your question better on this OCI, because I plan on 5-10% left on OLM or 1
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Passenger Car Motor Oil (PCMO) - Gasoline Cars/Pickups/Vans/SUVs
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Im sure.
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General and Off Topic
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How come no one asked for pics? Maybe we are growing up.
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General and Off Topic
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Originally Posted By: ShannowMine just sent me $150 in gift cards for the last 3 months. $140 for the quarter before that. which card?which fine financial institution?
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Passenger Car Motor Oil (PCMO) - Gasoline Cars/Pickups/Vans/SUVs
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Originally Posted By: ottotheclownThis helps answer why PYB can be sold so cheap. It is. How do you figure PYB is so cheap compared to other dinos? From what I seen it cost the same as Castrol, Mobil, Valvoline etc. Now Quaker State is sold cheaper
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General and Off Topic
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Originally Posted By: CivicFanMaybe this is what their demographics wants. What demographics? Have you seen their ratings?
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ATF, Differential, Trans, Brake, P/S
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If you can find it.. Motorcraft Synthetic Mercon p/n: XT-2-QSM
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Fuels and Fuel Additives: Gasoline and Diesel
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Originally Posted By: QuOk**87 octane containing 10% ethanol is still 87 octane...** Yep,they just mix it with lower octane (cheaper) gasoline to get the same 87 octane. LOL! Automotive grade pump gasoline, straight off the refinery (before additi
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Oil Additives
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Originally Posted By: nazarethok did some research valves are good. chain guide on drivers side is loose but looks like good shape. guess this is the common one to break. i will just keep a close eye on it when i breaks i will replace timing chain gu
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General and Off Topic
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Originally Posted By: KestasIsn't that somewhat of a non-statement?... aren't most vehicles on the road SUVs? Or some odd variation thereof? Maybe. I'm sure they are in some parts. I think the point is that they tailgate more than their share.
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Vehicles
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Originally Posted By: rszappa1On a Ford when the temp reaches the H mark ... The H means get a Honda.... And here I thought it meant to run over a Honda. Don't even need to touch the 4WD switch to crush one of those pancakes. Your hood line easy go
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Photo Section
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I think the new "rules" for tire patching is 1" from the sidewall is a no. You might be able to get a plug kit and plug it yourself.. but buyer beware.
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Used Oil Analysis - Gasoline
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Now THIS is a great reason WHY to do a UOA. You CLEARLY have an issue, as indicated by the presence of antifreeze. Get it fixed, or it will be junk soon enough.
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Fuels and Fuel Additives: Gasoline and Diesel
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I find myself feeling less skeptical than some of you because he is not trying to sell anything, and he did collect a fairly large amount of data. Yes, I have a degree in physics, I've taken a lot of chemistry, I have a lot of mechanical experience.
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Oil Filters
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Originally Posted By: SuperBusaBetter crank up some "Blinded by Science" tunes. hehee I sing that to my wife. She's a scientist. I just now posted some preliminary results over on the bench comparison thread, guys.
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Passenger Car Motor Oil (PCMO) - Gasoline Cars/Pickups/Vans/SUVs
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Originally Posted By: footbal9584Here is a new video after removing the AC compressor from the belt system. I had to try about 15 different belts but found that Duralast 427K6 worked very well. Now she's quiet as a mouse. YAY! Thanks guys http://w
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Used Oil Analysis - Gasoline
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Mamala, I live on the windward side of the Big Island, the rainy side. We've had 28 inches of rain so far this month. Not much dust in the air! I live close to Akaka Falls on a dead end road at about 1250 feet elevation. To get anywhere I h
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Passenger Car Motor Oil (PCMO) - Gasoline Cars/Pickups/Vans/SUVs
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Originally Posted By: sprintmanCATERHAM as HTHS is the spec that's important tell us the HTHS of the 5W20 you are using? The HTHS minimum viscosity spec' for my BMW engine is 3.5 cP. The way I operate the car the oil temp' doesn't even hit 100C let
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Passenger Car Motor Oil (PCMO) - Gasoline Cars/Pickups/Vans/SUVs
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Just use maxlife 10w30 and be happy !!
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Oil Filters
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Well guys, the filtrate in the test tubes has to settle out for a day or two, but there is no doubt in my mind that the Bosch is a PureONE clone. I started with a bubble point test—which if you’ve been following along is the air pressure (in inches
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General and Off Topic
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I can see both sides both condemning and at least understanding why the guy did it. I'm glad I wasnt him. But, then I never was, or ever wanted be, to be a cop. This situation should have been a police action at the front door a
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Passenger Car Motor Oil (PCMO) - Gasoline Cars/Pickups/Vans/SUVs
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Hi, mechanicx - You said this: "You guys don't believe in the 3K OCI "myth" but if your sumps are twice as big and you are using synthetic, there's the difference. I wonder though do you guys commonly see engines lasting with 100K+ mil
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Oil Additives
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c3po, I can see by the way you are asking questions to me, that you haven't even read the info at their homepage. Why do you expect me to enlighten you, when you don't want any information? RVS Technology isn't another magic formula; it's an ordina
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Heavy Duty Engine Oil (HDEO) - Diesel/Gas Pickups/Trucks/Vans
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Originally Posted By: Scott_in_WIHere's the link to my latest M1 TDT UOA: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1643096 Ahhh yes, I commented in there as well :D The numbers all look good, even though it DI
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