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Moving to Yuma Az with temps in the 110 range. I have a 2012 4 cyl Camry and a 2019 Honda Odyssey van with a V6. Do I need to go any higher weight oils then the factory specs for them in this area ?

If its been setting that long I can practically guarantee you that the crank seals are bad, you can tell if it starts cold Ok but wont restart when its hot or it wont start at all. I ran a quality synthetic injector oil in mine. Less smoke and longer plug life, carry a spare plug anyway

Seek advice best oil for Honda Ruckus 50 water cooled single scooter 10w/30 or 40

7000 miles

Wondering if I can use 5w/20 Penzoil Ultra instead of 0w/20 without problems in my 17 Silverado 5.3. Ive read that the 5w/20 has better Nowack specs which would help in deposits on valves. Is this worth doing or am I over thinking this. Appreciate the help

Curious as to when I should change the antifreeze on my wifes 2014 Toyota Camry 4 cyl with just over 7000 miles on it bought in Nov of 2014

My wifes 2014 Camry 4 cyl has 6300 miles on it after 3 years of in town driving. Ive been using Mobil 1 OW/20 synthetic at 6 month intervals because of the in town driving in the Montana winter. Should I keep doing this or can I go to 1 year. Im concerned about sludge buildup with the longer...

I was thinking in terms of the future, the truck only has 600 miles on it now, thanks for the help

Have a 2017 direct injected 5.3 Silverado. I was wondering if anyone has had problems with this that would need a fuel injection cleaner & if so what to use? Thanks for the help

Thanks for the help, very much appreciated

Wondering if the factory oil fill is conventional. semi synthetic or synthetic ? Think Im going to change the OEM filter at 500 miles and add 1 qt of oil

When should I do the first oil change on my new 5.3 Silverado 1500 ? Right away, filter only or let it run 5000 miles. Opinions wanted

I have an 06 Tacoma 4 cyl 5 speed with 31000 miles on it. Do I need to change the gear lube in it ? Changed to synthetic in the rear end at 15,000 miles. If I do what do you think of GL4 redline synthetic ? Thanks for the help

Glasgow has that barbed wire fence to break the wind coming from Canada. Dealer even said to go with a 1 year oil change but they sell cars. id rather take the advice of you guys on here. Thank you

Forgot to add, vehicle is in Montana with very cold winter temps is why I do the 6 month oil changes, April & November. Do I need to still do this ? Thanks for the advice