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  1. Blackstone Labs Oil Report After Second Oil Change at ~15,000 Miles (Gas Non-Hybrid Engine)

    Looks encouraging though it would be interesting more to know how long your turbos last on your 7,500 mile OCIs as compared to say 3,750 mile OCIs.
  2. Life Gate Drain Plug missing?

    Hello all, I just noticed on my Sport Premium there is a suspicious hole on the inner bottom side of the life gate...almost as if a rubber drain plug should be. See attached photo. It's in the very center just above a large plug. I'm wondering why it isn't plugged & what stops bugs/insects &...
  3. 🎁 [GIVEAWAY] Win your Engine Air Filter Vent Protector | xipoqix

    Well it very rarely snows where I reside so I guess I don't qualify. 🥺
  4. OEM Door Panel Scuff Protectors Installed

    A 3M type of sticky tape on the backside of the protectors.
  5. Matte Clear PPF and Heat Shield Install on a Seibon Carbon Fiber Hood

    Looks awesome! Forgive my ignorance but what exactly are the advantages and disadvantages for switching to a carbon fiber hood?
  6. 5W-30 for hot climates? 0W-20 for cold climates?

    I think 10k oil changes can be legitimate but ONLY with the best of the best oils AND when the vehicle is being operated ONLY under ideal or “normal” driving conditions (which a vast majority of vehicles don't operate within). Would I personally try it? A resounding hell no.
  7. Torque Spec for Oil Filter Installation

    Thanks for enlightening me. So contrary to what has been said about not using oil filter wrenches to torque down oil filters it seems that the manufacturer of Toyota oil filters (Denso) instructs the use of the "SST" to install the oil filter without a torque spec & no more than 3/4 of a turn...
  8. Torque Spec for Oil Filter Installation

    What is the “dedicated tool” stated in the installation instructions?
  9. Torque Spec for Oil Filter Installation

    You may be right. Making gasket contact then snugging it up 3/4 of a turn is likely very sufficient & without the need for a measured torque spec. Wouldn't it be a good idea to engineer the oil filter itself or the stem that it screws onto with a physical stopping point of some sort to let the...
  10. Torque Spec for Oil Filter Installation

    This is a good point made. I've seen it in the instructions for most (but not all) oil filter wrenches to only use them for removing oil filters. But what about the “end cap” style wrenches that sit on the end of the oil filter can without much play in it? Couldn't that style be used to torque...
  11. Torque Spec for Oil Filter Installation

    I'm pretty anal retentive about doing things exactly as specified unless something significant causes me to stray from following specifications & established instructions. I still need to contact a service advisor about the oil filter torque spec but I have to assume that a torque spec is there...
  12. 5W-30 for hot climates? 0W-20 for cold climates?

    How do you know that everything about that engine, the supporting components & the software programming is EXACTLY the same from country to country. The same parts numbers are not enough proof that it's the same exact engine & such.
  13. Torque Spec for Oil Filter Installation

    Hello all, I know this is going to probably lead to many people saying that torquing an oil filter to spec is unnecessary but indulge me please. I've recently seen it stated from an unofficial source that the torque spec for the oil filter is 16 FTLB & the drian plug bolt is 30 FTLB. I've...
  14. 5W-30 for hot climates? 0W-20 for cold climates?

    Just because you haven't seen it does not Just because you've not ever seen an engine fail because of thicker oil doesn't mean that it doesn't happen. Just sayin'. If you did ever see it how many engines would you have to see fail with thicker oil for you to believe that the cause is that...
  15. 5W-30 for hot climates? 0W-20 for cold climates?

    💯 Questioning things is good to do but making “emotional” statements based on anecdotal evidence at best is spreading false information & is the birth of conspiracy theories. I think that people have to eventually accept that automotive engineering, machining & technology evolves & advances...



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