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Originally Posted by Triple_Se7en Originally Posted by ptkdude 2012 Toyota Corolla, 1.8l Out: Valvoline Maxlife 0W-20, Fram Ultra filter (94,088 miles) In: Sunoco 0W-20, Genuine Toyota Filter (94,984 miles) Changed after 2 months/900 miles due to cracked oil filter housing cap. Any idea how...

2012 Toyota Corolla, 1.8l Out: Valvoline Maxlife 0W-20, Fram Ultra filter (94,088 miles) In: Sunoco 0W-20, Genuine Toyota Filter (94,984 miles) Changed after 2 months/900 miles due to cracked oil filter housing cap.

Out: Valvoline Full Synthetic/MaxLife 0W-20 In: SAMESIES! Valvoline Full Synthetic/MaxLife 0W-20 Didn't change the filter; Fram Ultra XG10358 (installed at 91,264 miles in June 2019) Oil ran for 6 months of short, 5 mile commutes with occasional longer trips (2,824 miles) 2012 Toyota Corolla...

2012 Toyota Corolla LE; 92,242 mies. Flush and fill. Out: who knows, probably original factory fill (Toyota Super Long Life). In: Toyota Super Long Life coolant. Toyota maintenance guide called for the flush and fill at 10 years or 100,000 miles, but it was starting to look a bit brownish and...

2000 Altima 159,329 miles Out: Valvoline MaxLife 5w30 Fram Ultra XG7317 In: Castrol conventional 5w30 Fram Ultra XG7317 It was time for the oil filter to be changed after 2 years, so I had it done at a local shop, hence the Castrol. Will go back to Valvoline when I change the oil next.

Kauffmann Tire here in Atlanta (advertised as "Cheap and Fast Oil Change Services"): Valvoline Premium Conventional: $39 Valvoline MaxLife Synthetic Blend: $59 Valvoline Full Synthetic Oil: $69 The only difference in their costs between the 3 is the price of the oil. At Wal-Mart, the price...

I have NexGen 5w30 in my Altima right now and it runs beautifully: nice and quiet. I paid $5 for a 5.1-quart bottle maybe a year and a half ago. I bought every bottle my local O'Reilly had. Yes... I bought them both!

Originally Posted By: CincyDavid I did one yesterday morning after I washed and vacuumed out all the cars. I could smell oil on my skin all afternoon, even after I washed it off a couple of times with Dawn dish soap. I don't mind the smell, kinda like it. I have to drop off my used oil at work...

2000 Altima with 154,281 miles: Out: PYB 5w30, Bosch Premium In: Valvoline NexGen 5w30, Fram Ultra Miles since last oil change: 3728 Miles since last filter change: 4581

I'm still driving my 2000 Altima GLE that I bought new. Admittedly I'm a low mileage driver (currently at about 150k), but with a long-term view on it, little has gone wrong. In the past 15 years, the major work on it has been a new alternator, new radiator, and most recently the intake manifold...

One of his other videos (also coming back at 'cha with the 2016 Toyota Corolla S Special Edition) says if you use gas with ethanol in it the serpentine belt will fling "black stuff" on the underside of the hood. And then if you switch to 100% gasoline, it will disappear.

This is exactly why my oil change process is as follows: Drain old oil, replace filter, and refill with new oil. Run engine for 5 minutes. Repeat 4 times. That way I KNOW all the old oil is gone, and I only use 14 quarts of oil and 4 filters per oil change.

Thanks, everyone, for chiming in. To address some of the questions: My morning commute is usually about 15-20 minutes, evening commute is 20-25. I'm in Atlanta, so "winter" isn't very cold. When the weather turns icy, I work from home and don't drive at all. The car is sometimes driven...

What kind of OCI would you guys use for the following: 2000 Nissan Altima 150,000 miles I drive fewer than 6,000 miles per year, mostly less than 5 miles per trip (commute about 3 miles each way to work entirely within the Atlanta city limits). I used to have my mechanic change the oil, and he...