Recent content by Drew7a

That was the obligatory 0w-40 post, waiting for try HPL post.

Why would you use a 0w-20 in these known oil burners. These engines do great with 0w-40. Look into a flush followed by HPL EC or Rislone for a few OCIs.

Since when did the number of days become a thing with EC? My understanding if you use it a 20% ratio of is safe. It needs heat to do its thing. Also the mileage run recommendation for a few miles is a liability thing as HPL has no idea what condition every engine is in. Hence they will give a...

That depends how dirty your engine is. The mileage recommendations are so you do not plug your oil filter up and starve your engine of oil. If you are concerned, run it for 500-1000 miles and change and check your filter. then make your decision. I believe all these cleaners are safe to run...

Oil is relatively cheap engines are expensive. Penny wise pound foolish, for those who say shorter OCIs are a money flush. These same people will then spend many hours messing with piston soaks, UOAs, etc.... I change oil at shorter intervals and use flushes or engine cleaner because I like...

CR rankings are like asking BITOG members to Rank which oil is best. (The fan favorites will always rank at the top).

I have own both paste and maintain both for friends and family. What I like is the consistency. Whether is the J35 or J37 a valve adjustment is the same. The timingbelt kits are the same. I have installed many Aisin kits TKH-002 and like them. Sway bar end links are the first to go. When you...

Aluminum 4 times universal averages Iron 2 times universal averages Yikes!!!!

Why are people complaining about the 4 OCIs it takes. Even HPL EC or HPL PCMOs makes no claims of 100% cleaning in 1 OCI. Neither does Rislone and from my experience they both work. What happened to the Anti Engine flush slow cleaning is the way to go guys? I think Valvolines claims are...

The obligatory run a 0w-40 in it and call it a day.

Congrats may it serve you well! Aleays pleased to see people embracing children. Having owned a few of these since new and running them to well over 200K miles. Good choice on the 5w-30, I ran 5w-30 or thicker and on occasion in the winter might run a 0w-20. None of then ever used oil. I...

Too bad there is no Rural King near me.

Bobcat specs their "own oil" even for machines not made by them. Generally though many,around here use Delvac Tractor Fluid(Mobil424) or equivalent type fluids in their Bobcat branded equipment. They have some zinc in them.

I put HPL EC in the vehicle now, which should be theoretically fairly clean, and see if HPL EC does additional cleaning the the Rislone missed.

Update: Just changed oil with slightly under 3K miles. 2934 Cut the filter open and there were also carbonaceous deposits, though I would say bit quite the same amount as the HPL. It appears the Rislone also does some cleaning. Although the deposits felt grittier than with the HPL which would...