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02-06-2013, 02:43 PM
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Oil filter dissected at 7500mi
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 [IMG]] I if you ever doubted the value of filters!
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02-06-2013, 07:59 PM
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ITCRNRS
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Did you go 7500miles on one oil change?
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02-06-2013, 08:36 PM
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Why not go 7500 miles on one oil change, as long as the DIC says you have oil life left? I've confirmed, to my satisfaction, the effectiveness of both the OLM and synthetic oil by actually sending in a sample of my used oil to Blackstone Labs for analysis.
Have you? John B.
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02-06-2013, 08:40 PM
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That oil filter looks normal to me.
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02-06-2013, 08:46 PM
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Retired Navy... A Husband. A Dad. A Veteran as of 2011. 2010 2SS/RS A6 - FlowMaster CatBack - I'm not a Amsoil dealer and will never be one. I believe in its capabilities from personal use with oil analysis reports backing up my OCI's. Besides, I know more than most cut and paste Amsoil dealers which are at least 95% of them.
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02-06-2013, 08:56 PM
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Let's just wait for everybody to chime in with how dumb I am for listening to a testing lab, though. John B. |
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02-06-2013, 09:02 PM
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Retired Navy... A Husband. A Dad. A Veteran as of 2011. 2010 2SS/RS A6 - FlowMaster CatBack - I'm not a Amsoil dealer and will never be one. I believe in its capabilities from personal use with oil analysis reports backing up my OCI's. Besides, I know more than most cut and paste Amsoil dealers which are at least 95% of them.
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02-07-2013, 07:35 AM
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Firm believer in testing
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03-04-2013, 11:13 PM
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Drag Racer
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what did u expect its a filter!!
lol thanks this is good info, |
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03-05-2013, 10:41 PM
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ITCRNRS
Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Jun 2012
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I feel bad enough running ours 5k with mobil 1 syn. but I guess ours sees alittle more hard use than a average 5th gen
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