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    Yesterday, 10:49 AM
    Something else you might find useful. These last two oils, Mobil 1 ESP and Valvoline European XL-III while meeting the mid SAPS and minimum HTHS...
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    Yesterday, 03:17 AM
    https://sharena21.springcm.com/Public/Document/18452/9568d714-6788-e911-9c22-ac162d889bd1/60ae2c8d-759c-e911-9c25-ac162d889bd1 Found it. Valvoline...
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    06-22-2024, 11:02 PM
    Things move fast at Exxon/Mobil. They change formulations like the wife changes her mind. They use ester, then they don't. Buy some GTL and AN then...
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    06-22-2024, 04:34 PM
    I understand. Relationship building can be an ordeal. Pick up a phone and talk to Dan Lucus. Tell him some Grumpy Old Bear named Marty sent you his...
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    06-22-2024, 03:09 PM
    As I noted in another post, I source it for just under $11 a quart. In a well-tuned healthy motor with early lab supervision, it can last 2 to 3...
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    06-22-2024, 05:52 AM
    Then Mark, you should do that if the cost of oil is your main priority.
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    06-22-2024, 03:12 AM
    I buy it for under $11 a quart from Hoerr Racing. (Pronounced Hare as in not a rabbit).
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    06-16-2024, 04:21 AM
    Education isn't what you're after and you can't even be honest about that. Clue for ya. I already paid for my education. I don't need to run...
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    06-15-2024, 02:07 PM
    I think the only line read, given the responses, was the very last sentence. :( Wasted was the part where you LEARNED from 'countless UOA's" that...
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    06-14-2024, 02:08 PM
    To those offended: I've been out of the business since I retired at 55. 15 years plus now. In that time, I've seen more change in lubrication...
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    06-14-2024, 02:05 PM
    Yes. Be suited under harsher use. The trick is in knowing when to change it. Hinder nucleation and propagation.
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    06-13-2024, 06:58 PM
    Never said "still running" is a false statement. Saying so is a false statement. What I said is, it is not proof of anything as I exampled with the...
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    06-13-2024, 02:48 PM
    Lots of noise about this fellows 500K motor 'still running'. Kind of like your 400K Clacky was 'still running". You saw the inside of yours. Did it...
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    06-13-2024, 02:35 PM
    Finished the video. Did you note how small the channel and how convoluted the path to the Cam chain tensioner? The fine screen for the VVT oil feed?...
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    06-13-2024, 02:24 PM
    I did not but I will later today. I applaud your inquisitiveness. Many cams and cranks are hollow. Some are not. Some are drilled. Some use dedicated...
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    06-13-2024, 03:10 AM
    I knew a guy who drove home drunk every night of the week for over three years and never had an accident and never got caught. He drove home because...
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    06-13-2024, 03:07 AM
    No. Gerotor (torchoild) crank driven is common but not universal. Sliding vane, internal and external gear pumps are also used. Some are cam driven....
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    06-12-2024, 02:14 PM
    Decoding the last post: I've had several Honda Civics that have run flawlessly and for very long times that ran on an oil with enough solvency to...
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    06-12-2024, 04:54 AM
    Right idea, wrong question. Tell me about this motor's history? Wifes vehicle and her budget to work with. She also believes in the idea that...
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    06-11-2024, 04:12 AM
    Just crossed 400K Km with a GM Ecotec 2.4 L-4. A pig of a motor truth be told. Low tension rings. GDI pump and water pump failures pumping fuel and...
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    06-07-2024, 03:17 AM
    Really? LOL
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    06-05-2024, 08:07 PM
    I started running this oil in a GMC Terrian 2.4 'oil burner'. Mainly in self defense. Low SAPS lengthens cats and O2 life a bunch when you are...
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    06-04-2024, 11:00 PM
    The difference is the HTHS viscosity. That value that is closest to the operating conditions within the motor. HTHS is "High Temperature and under...
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    06-04-2024, 02:34 PM
    Note the three categories on this document. Approvals, Recommendation's, and Exceeds Requirements of: Interesting note under Recommendation's...
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