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 Dec 19, 2014 - 1:06 PM
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Ok so its been 5k miles from my last oil change but the oil doesn't look dark black still has its nice clear dark color do I have to change it cause its been 5k miles or not ?
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Dec 23, 2014 - 5:12 PM
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Amsoil is good stuff. I've heard that Royal Purple is overrated, but I have no personal experience with it. I stick with Castrol GTX dino oil for the Celica and my SUV, and Castrol Edge for the Poopra.
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Oreo20 Oil change Color Dec 19, 2014 - 1:06 PM
SwissFerdi QUOTE (Oreo20 @ Dec 19, 2014 - 1:06 ... Dec 19, 2014 - 2:24 PM VavAlephVav If you were running a synthetic you might get some... Dec 19, 2014 - 2:31 PM richee3 Oil breaks down. Even if it looks clean, it doesn... Dec 19, 2014 - 3:26 PM Bitter Maybe, maybe not. Send a sample off and they'l... Dec 19, 2014 - 8:46 PM jordisonjr Why risk it to save a couple bucks.
Just change it... Dec 22, 2014 - 9:31 AM VavAlephVav a friend told me that Royal Purple won't break... Dec 22, 2014 - 10:39 AM Bitter Haha, and I know a guy who's turbo setup ruine... Dec 22, 2014 - 9:54 PM
jordisonjr QUOTE (Bitter @ Dec 22, 2014 - 10:54... Dec 23, 2014 - 11:15 AM Box Just depends on a variety of factors that only you... Dec 22, 2014 - 10:14 PM Box Ditto on RP. That and I haven't really been i... Dec 23, 2014 - 4:14 PM Bitter QUOTE (Box @ Dec 23, 2014 - 3:14 PM)... Dec 23, 2014 - 9:57 PM Box Generally I use Super Tech from Wal-Mart, as it... Dec 23, 2014 - 5:41 PM Box Yeah, a lot of domestic manuals used ATF too for s... Dec 23, 2014 - 10:56 PM VavAlephVav do people really run atf in their manuals? I thou... Dec 24, 2014 - 1:52 AM Box For the longest time the manual transmissions used... Dec 24, 2014 - 2:56 AM Bitter So that they would shift well when cold, otherwise... Dec 24, 2014 - 10:44 AM Syaoran http://540ratblog.wordpress.com/2013/06/20...r-tes... Dec 24, 2014 - 2:39 PM HaysoosKreesto QUOTE (Syaoran @ Dec 24, 2014 - 11:3... Dec 24, 2014 - 3:33 PM Box Or just use Synchromesh, which is what GM started ... Dec 24, 2014 - 3:21 PM |
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