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Originally Posted by MOREPOWER
Sounds like a paid add, I tried M1 5w-30 and it shears to god knows what within 3500 miles, the engine revved like I was running 10w, now I have German Castrol 0w-30, I'm currently right a 5k miles and no sign of shearing, I am going to change it, I'm not running any oil over 5 to 7k miles, because of the short trips I run, and the low miles, I usually go 6 months + between changes.
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"it shears to god knows what within 3500 miles"
What does that mean?
The man in TC101's article was right - too conservative if anything. Mobil 1 is great. I've been using it for many years. I change it only at 15,000 mile intervals. My Ford F-150 now has over 300,000 miles now and still - knock on wood - runs like new. Likewise in my previous vehicles. In my old VW Beetle I never changed the Mobil 1 oil at all, just replaced what fell out. Beetle also hit 300,000 miles before rust killed it, the engine (and transmission) still running like new.
The Tundra oil change procedure is absurd.