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Was using blended Motorcraft in my truck when I did it myself.- every 4k or so. I stopped- too much of a hassle. So now I get 5-30 Valvoline Synth and have it changed every 5k miles. in my G37 and 0-30 for my F150.

I'm still a 3-4000 miles kind of guy. Cheap insurance, especially with a turbo that needs lubed too.

Once you go high mileage oil, it "may" not be a good idea to go back to regular oil as some have additives that are designed to swell gaskets and seals. Would only consider high mileage if the engine started to consume more oil than usual.

Been using nothing but Pennzoil for almost 30 years.
Finally switched to full synthetic this year.

Oil filters? I used to think Fram was the best, and used them from 1975 (when I bought my first car) until a couple of years ago when I learned that they are now garbage. Now it's only NAPA Gold.

I bought some of that last month.....first "oil in a box" for me. The one I bought said something like "synthetic technology" which makes me think its a blend, not full synthetic.

I have been using supertech full synthetic but they were out so I bought the havoline which I am sure is fine. Biden has effed the economy up so bad you can't go into wally world and buy house brand oil.

Damn, now you've gone and reminded me to get oil and filter for the truck.

Motorcraft cartridge filter

Valvoline synthetic.

i use mobil 1 and napa gold or platinum filters on all my vehicles.

Schit, looks like Fram changed the Ultra....not sure what to think. Removed the metal cage and change the filter media. More media, but doesnt look as tough. The one I just out on is an old XG10575, the one I took a pic of is the new one. Both bought at Walmart.

Mobil 1 and Toyota filters for my Camry and Tundra. Castrol Edge synthetic if Mobil 1 is out of stock (try finding it at Wal Mart right now). I'm not a synthetic snob but I use what the book tells me to use, that's synthetic for my Toyotas.

The 99 dodge Diesel gets Rotella 15W-40 conventional and Fleetguard filters just like it has for the last 400,000 miles.

I change them at the interval the book calls for. That's 10,000 miles for the Camry, 5000 for the Tundra, and 7500 for the Dodge diesel. No way I'm changing every 3000 miles just to feel good, I'm not changing oil once a month.

Fram doesn't go near any of my vehicles.

When I was in college I had a job at the local Sears Auto Center which had me doing oil changes, tires, mufflers, shocks, etc. Oil changes are where they put the new guys off the street who don't know how to do anything else. If you go to a place like that there's a good chance the guy doing the oil change is going to be the dumbest mouth breather they can find who has worked there less than a week. Pretty much every place is like this, not just Sears. It actually takes a slight bit of training to install and balance a tire, but they figure any idiot can change oil, that's why you hear so many horror stories about oil change places. Unfortunately an oil change is something very simple that if screwed up can do a lot of damage. Unless you know the place well and know who is doing the work you're asking for trouble at these places. Chances are the guy working on your vehicle is Jamel who just got out of jail last week and won't be working there next week. That's why I always change my own oil.

Well at least one guy here knows what to buy!...

Mobil1 and NAPA Platinum filters. Change the Highlander every 10K and the truck once a year.

This^^^^^^

Mobil 1 with either a WIX or OEM filter and a change interval of 6,000 miles.

I try to sync my tire rotation and oil change at the same 6,000 mile interval.

Walmart's SuperTec and Costco's Kirkland synthetics are made in the same place, and pretty good stuff. Napa filters are, or at least were, a rebranded Wix.

Oilzum oil and Wix filter. Second choice for oil would be Lubrication Engineers, still using a Wix filter

On a related note.....new Fords have a plastic oil drain plug.

After looking I think it is to accommodate a tight fit. think it is a quarter turn with a click sort of fit. I hated the thought at first but wonder if anyone ever had any real problems with one?

this stuff.....$18/jug

Wix XP filters...Toyota OEM......K&N occasionally

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Warren Oil......

Read it on the 'net

has to be true

This is buggin the fück outta me! Try to hold a flashlight in your mouth and take a pic with your phone Looks like this new XG10575 still has metal mesh backing...hard to see in those holes lol

Probably a good time to swap out the batteries in the smoke alarms and the flashlights too.