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I keep reading on break in topics ... "I'm going to use XYZ conventional oil until the car breaks in then I'm switching to M1PPYZ synthetic." I've done this myself in the past but I realize I have no idea why. What's fact, fiction and urban legend in all this?

Been awhile. Got tired of the negativity of certain posters so I stopped posting...but I'll give it another go. Sorry about the bad formatting. Universals last. Several oil changes with PP not tested after the ? oil. I forgot which oil I used at the "?"....All PP OCI's use Amsoil filters changed...

I've read everything, everywhere...the majority written by ignorant (like me) but well meaning Nissan/Infiniti forum users. Studied every BITOG thread about this several times. I'm not going to waste time describing the reason Nissan recommends thier oil. It's covered everyewhere. Unless I learn...

Fresh PP in my Accord...a trucker jack knifed and closed Raton Pass. No one moved for three hours, 15F degrees and I had to keep the car warm for my elderly parents. Put 400+- more miles at 75-80 mph. Wondering about fuel dilution and so on. What's best? Keep the oil or change it out?

First time using Castrol Syntec 5W/20. No dramatic differences I can see. NAPA GOLD/Wix Oil and Air filters instead of OEMs. FRAM air filter to follow soon. FE, Cr and Cu all improved nicely and on a longer OCI. Maybe just further break-in trend down. (Replaced this Syntec with PP 5W/20 for the...

Third UOA on this 2.0L, K20Z3 Honda engine. Getting 27-28 city/30-34 hw mpg...no lie. Honda Filtec, LC20, no make-up oil, Shell Premium gas and normal smooth driving. Warm-up about 30-90 seconds until it falls off high idle and drops to 1,500 rpm. EASY driving first 2-3 miles always. Occasional...

All reports from BLACKSTONE LABS. Fourth UOA on Mobil 1 5W/20, last of batch bought early '05. Nothing special in the Blackstone comments except air and oil filtration working well and things settling down, i.e. copper. Finally. All samples used Filtec OEM oil filter and with this last run I...

Doing my "civic" duty and posting my latest UOA. FF was 2180 miles and this Havoline fill was 3095 miles. LC used, one oz./quart, one oz./1,000 miles. Used 10 oz. of GTX 5W/20 I had left over as make-up oil. About 60%/40% highway/city. SUS Vis @210F was 54.0 on the FF and this time it was 54.1...

I ask Blackstone what this FF viscosity was. The said it was a 0W/20 or 5W/20. (The manual specs 5W30 or 10W30.) Nothing else special in their comments. 2.0L, K20z3 Honda engine. Stock. Honda filter, etc. 2,180 miles on oil. 11/20/06 sample date NO make up oil, 5 oz. LC at about 800 miles...

Care to guess what oil mirrors Honda FF? These are some FF UOA's from various Hondas/Acuras. Most from BITOG, All Blackstone Labs. The very first is my new Si UOA I got today. I will post it seperately in the UOA forum. This could have gone on another thread, but it's turned into a cam "debate"...

I know very little about oil. I guess my Cu and Fe seem to be steady so whatever is happening, good or bad, is constant, IMO. Hopefully this helps someone else at the very least and I feel I owe it to BITOG members to post my results for all the help, toleration of my stupidity and patience I...

LONG incredible story. I keep getting timed out writing this, so here's the bare bones. Some older guy at the dealership I picked up my new Civic Si today said to me out of the blue, "Your really going to like your Si. You got the right color, too." Conversation turns to break in. He tells me...

Just once I'd like to break an engine in "right", especially this high rev K20z3. REALLY would appreciate some solid informed experienced advice. Delivery of my '07 Si first week in October. (Can't believe I started out looking for an economy car.) I'm not going to race about nor baby this high...

Second sample. 38% more miles on this interval. 4,000 of the 5,800 miles Highway 75-80 mph, Southwest dry, dusty, hot. Ya, the copper thing...about the same wear, a bit higher, per mile as the last interval, but I'm trying to be optimistic. Blackstone Labs. May not own it long enough to care or...

AC nearing failure according to Toyota service and they said they didn't want to waste my money recharging it. They said replace the copmpressor and clutch, theirs or anything else I care to bring them for my 1990 Toyota 3VZE 4X4. I guess at 205,000 miles I got pretty good service life and they...

Hope that's spelled correctly. Friend has this V6 Toyota recreation vehicle. Lives and drives in 70-100F. It's in pretty good shape and he's going on a long vacation. He has been using a 10W30. I thought Delvac /M1 SUV, Rotella T, Delo 400 or GC. What do you think? Thanks.

'04 Accord, V6: 14,432 total miles. Factory fill out at 2,800. Castrol GTX 5W20, at 6,820 and 10,180 miles. Make up oil: 0. Honda Filtec Filter. Miles on Mobil 1 5W20: 4,252 (90% at 75-85 mph.)___________________________________________ Mobil 1 5W20 Universal Al 2 3 Cr 1 1 Fe 12 9 Cu 37 22...

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Found an old "square" bottle of Castrol Syntec 5W30 SJ on the shelf at a K-Mart tonight! Gave the night manager a dollar for this "obsolete" oil. What a hoot. Made me wonder if anyone "collects" un-openned "old" oils here at BITOG? I've started tonight!

Is Amsoil 2000 Racing grease as good as it's price suggests? Thinking about using in my motorcycle wheel bearings. ------------------------------- ALso: I picked this up in an antique store. The service stations were "Shelly" and this was their "GREASE MASTER CODE" which had a place for someone...