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That filter is long gone, but there is a Subaru Forester in the family with about 10k miles on it that will have its oil changed in the near future. It uses the same filter. I'll cut that one open if you're interested.

Originally Posted By: Char Baby I understand that you are going to use the GTL PP? Yep! That's in the car right now.

This is my mother's car. The bulk of her driving is to and from work which is ~25 miles of mostly highway cruising each way. Given how unremarkable these UOAs have been, I may not bother to sample it next time. On the other hand, it's currently running the new gas-to-liquid stuff from Pennzoil...

Originally Posted By: Extinct Looking for some UOA's that show effects of currently available treatments... You can look at the last UOA on my Accord. I specifically did not want to increase viscosity, so I combined it with a thin oil, but it still might be interesting to you.

Originally Posted By: 901Memphis If the air filter is aged enough that the seal is compromised you might have found your problem... I believe that to be the case. The filter was in rough shape in all aspects. Originally Posted By: kschachn Or it could be that the MoS2 didn't do anything...

Originally Posted By: Clevy I'm surprised that the mos2 didn't help. MoS2 is good stuff, but between the dirty air filter and the lower quantity of oil due to the leak, I think the MoS2 was simply overmatched. The dirty air filter allowed some dirt ingress which increased wear. The lower...

Originally Posted By: TrevorS There are 2 US states which share the record for the LOWEST high temperature in the US of 100c. One is Alaska and the other is Hawaii. Are you a meteorologist, or just interested in weather? I studied it in college and used to watch the weather channel when I was...

Originally Posted By: Hollow I'm thinking it has a 4.5 or 5 quart sump in the Foz? 1.5 quarts over 14K miles is not enough that I would be worried as far as consumption goes. Owners manual states 4.2 quarts, though I always put in ~4.5. And you misunderstand; what drained out was roughly 1.5...

Originally Posted By: Turk About how much drained out?? The oil HAS to be checked at regular intervals & filled! Honestly, about 1.5 quarts less than usual. I check the oil on my car regularly (1995 Honda Accord EX) because it leaks oil, so I expect it to steadily lose significant amounts. But...

Originally Posted By: mr_diy That is an amazing long OLM OCI. What outside temperature range over the year does the Fit see? As my location says, I live on a tropical isle. Hawaii to be specific, but we live up at about 1000 feet elevation. General temperature range over the year is about 60F...

Incidentally, the censored word in that first post starts with c and ends with rap. I didn't realize that was such a bad word. I guess I should have put dirt or grit or junk or something.

This is my mother's car. Included in this run was a stretch of several months she took off from work due to a medical issue, during which time the car was mostly short-tripped. Outside of that, the bulk of her driving is to and from work which is ~25 miles of mostly highway cruising each way...

This is my father's car, though it's often used by my sister as well. I was surprised by this at first, but upon reflection it makes some sense. The air filter needed replacing, which has now been done. Also of note, oil leaked from the oil filter (it collected and accumulated [censored]...

Originally Posted By: btanchors I find this interesting. This is the second or third UOA on Red Line where the TBN came out literally at 0.0. Yet, everything else looks fine. Yeah, a buddy of mine ran 14k miles on Redline 0w20 with the same results. TBN gone, but with the exception of an...

If I'm not mistaken Valvoline oils use Na as an additive. I generally prefer oils without Na so that a head-gasket/coolant leak would be easier to spot in a UOA. That being said, I'll keep Maxlife in mind. On the other hand, should I really be taking advice from Garak? Simple tailor, my ass.

Originally Posted By: bigt61 So it used one quart in 5000 miles? Capacity is 4.5 quarts and I put in 5, so it's more like 1.5 quarts over 5k miles, but that doesn't change your point. I would of course prefer it didn't leak, but I tried this mix out of curiosity to see what happened rather...

Originally Posted By: Donald A 95 Accord with 200K, you have gotten your money's worth on this vehicle. Have you tried a HM oil? Can you fix the leaks? Get oil on sale and forget the leak. I have previously tried an HM oil, but it didn't improve things over a regular oil. I've not...

My car leaks a fair bit of oil. Out of curiosity and for a fun little experiment, I wanted to try LiquiMoly's (AKA LubroMoly) Motor Oil Saver. It is very thick, akin to pouring honey, so it will definitely thicken the oil mixture. Using a thicker oil to slow a leak isn't exactly a revelation -...

Originally Posted By: panthermike UOA looks good, seems you could definately extend it if you so desired, but 12K seems quite reasonable to. Agreed. Based on the UOA 15k looks doable. However, since this is my mother's car, I intend to simply follow the OLM. Can't complain about 12k...

Originally Posted By: spasm3 Looks great! Wow you ran the factory fill to 10k? that took some stones. Not bad numbers for the factory fill either. And the OLM was still at 20% too, so technically I changed it a little early. Kind of wild. Once it ticked 10k though, I said that was far enough. heh