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I trusted the Ford maintenance schedule on our Transit van and was waiting until 100,000 miles for a dealer flush and fill. The torque converter started shuddering at 75,000 miles. I didn't know what it was until about 100,000 miles when it got so bad that I had to investigate. Took it to the...

Has anyone else's oil udder begun to dry rot? I've had mine for less than a year and it's noticeably cracking. I've only ever wiped it down after using. No cleaners or solvents used.

I'm really sick of Ford and their "lifetime" transmission fluid claims. Lots of Ford Transit (not Connect) owners are experiencing a shudder from the torque converter. The shudder is being caused by old transmission fluid that owners don't change, because we follow the manufacturers recommended...

I know this is an old thread but this may have interest for some. I'm about to get an oil analysis done on some RLI that's been in my Honda Fit for over 25,000 miles -- an accidental, extra-long OCI. I've been averaging OCI's between 15 and 20k in my '07 Fit and '01 Odyssey with good UOA's from...

I've run RLI in my 2007 Honda Fit since I purchased it and have been very happy with their performance. I'm running extended oil change intervals, between 15k and 20k miles, and the UOA reports always come back looking good. I stopped by their site recently to order some more oil but at their...

Originally Posted By: Pablo Great picture! (Story?) Photoshop?

Not sure if you've seen my UOA post, but I've got 13,000 miles on RLI 5w-20 in my '07 Honda Fit. I'll be changing it out shortly -- for some more RLI. I am, however, having a hard time finding a local distributor for RLI's products. There was one in Vienna but he no longer carries their...

Originally Posted By: Norm Olt Bye, bye warranty...

I contacted Blackstone Labs and told them I'd entered the wrong viscosity for my oil sample. They very kindly updated my oil analysis with the correct information. Below is the updated analysis.

Originally Posted By: RI_RS4 Very nice. Your next UOA with RLI should be better. RLI chemistry usually takes 2 oil changes to clean out all of the original oil I wish Blackstone would make a point of stating how many miles the universal average is based on. Otherwise, it's pretty meaningless...

Originally Posted By: DmanWho What type of driving has the Fit been seeing? Also, how much make-up oil did you use during this OCI, and what is the Fit's sump capacity? My driving is 75% highway commuting miles and 25% around town errands & stuff. I put in .3 quarts make up oil. I believe the...

That's still awesome information. Thanks!

Originally Posted By: TeeDub Did a quick Google of the relevant specs for this motor: Projected OCI = (120)(31)(4.4)(93/109) Projected OCI = 13,900 miles - see how easy that is? :) Actually, I get 35mpg commuting and 40mpg highway. Does that change things?

Originally Posted By: DmanWho Speaking of the viscosity... Is this the RLI 5w-20 or 5w-30? Oh man, good catch. I need to revise my original post. It is 5w-20. I was too tired when I wrote the post.

Thanks! I was happy with the results. Looking for opinions on the TBN. How long would you guys run this oil?

Additional info: I'm running an Amsoil Ea filter and changed the air filter @ 10,000 miles.

This a follow-up to my first post, Factory fill, Honda Fit, first oil change. Our Fit has 17,700 miles on it and this fill has 12,900 miles. I'll probably go ahead and change it at 15,000 (oil miles).

Regarding extended intervals, if Paul ran his oil for 25k miles and the universal averages are based on a 6k interval, can't he divide his results by 4? His values are x-ppm over 25k miles and the average is y-ppm over 6k miles, wouldn't you assume the elements accumulate at a somewhat linear...

Originally Posted By: The Critic 7500. OT: How's your transmission? Transmission was replaced @ 90,000. I'm changing the tranny fluid every 10k and debating adding a transmission cooler and filter.

Originally Posted By: Bobert Is this oil the Mobil 5000 or Mobil 7500 product? It's the Mobil 5000.