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Old 05-01-2018, 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by bgadow View Post
35k on the clock & the engine is toast. How? Last oil change was at 16k. No warranty for you, my friend!
No kidding. Newer cars are increasingly sensitive to bad oil. Firstly, most new cars run very thin 0W20 oil, which naturally gets even thinner after it's been used a bit, and it has to be that thin for efficiency (to meet EPA shit) and also to run oil based things like cylinder deactivation and variable valve timing. But sadly, 0W20 is kind of pushing the envelope of how thin you can have your engine oil.

All I can say is, if you buy a newer car, change that oil religiously.
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