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@4MUL8R How much headroom is there in basestocks, add packages and final product to account for fuel dilution in GDI engines? With UOAs posted on other forums, dilution amounts vary from trace to much more. Does the margain consider 0w8 and 0w16 oils, city v. highway driving, high load and does that change the change interval recommendation? Setting aside warranty concerns, would dilution issues be adequately addressed by changing to a higher viscosity oil, such Xw20 to 5w30, even within that,there are thin and thick too, such as 9.3 v. 11.9. Do you find ACEA oils to be more robust overall compared to ILSAC and in particular, 5w30 A3/B4 v. 5W30 SP Dex1Gen3 or are SP oils more similar to A7/B7? | |||
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That conventional rule is WAY WAY WAY out of date. Drain the dino, fill w/Full Synthetic, you're gtg. Also, I doubt ANY new factory vehicles are filled with Dino oil from the factory. None, nada, zip. Seriously. Lover of the US Constitution Wile E. Coyote School of DIY Disaster | |||
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Sure. All the Blackstone reports are on that forum. We did all the ‘24 CE updates (steering rack, rear suspension, brake ducts) to my ‘23 CE last weekend. I had all the fluids with me to gut the entire thing, powertrain, drivetrain (diff, transfer case, MTF/diff, and engine oil) but we ran out of time. Your oil will come back outstanding from Blackstone. The break in oil Motomachi uses is pretty good. I’m going to take mine out tomorrow to the country to hit my twisty roads and try and get the rear diff to overheat in 100 degree weather  What am I doing? I'm talking to an empty telephone | |||
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I am pretty sure most new cars have synthetic oil from the get go. I know Toyota's do. "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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I've read that up to 7% fuel dilution is ok on a Blackstone report that came back at 5%. | |||
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As an update, I went ahead and did the job this past weekend. It's not difficult, I didn't have to get the truck on a lift or anything, and it was a great chance to get acquainted with the bits and pieces on the underside. The MotivX oil change kit (wrench, funnel, drain tube) was certainly a worthwhile expense. Note for future: don't cheap out on the three-buck oil catch pan. It holds seven quarts, and you're going to drop more than six into it. Good luck transferring that into another container (for recycling) without making a fantastic mess! - - - - - - - ETA: https://www.motivxtools.com/ God bless America. | |||
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Good to hear. Six plus qts? Is that the capacity on the T4R? How did the oil look? Dirty? How was the filter for metal flakes? What did you do for oil? What mileage? As I mentioned the Kirkland is supposed to have tested better than Mobil one? Way cheaper too. "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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Yessir, capacity is stated at 6.6 quarts. The oil that came out was dark, but not yet black. I started to keep it, for use in the old mower, but decided against it. The filter didn't look bad at all -- I didn't examine it closely, but there was nothing there that was obviously funky. As for oil, I went with Mobil1, in the specified 0W20. Mobil1 is a staple here, used in all the engines. Heck, I even use it in the mower sometimes. I read the piece on Kirkland, just didn't see any around here. God bless America. | |||
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Here's what mine looked like at 1,865 mi. Did it at dealership so I didn't get to see the filter. Used Toyota full syn 0W20.  Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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