Great, I say to myself, an oil and oil filter thread! Then I see MD's post (yes, that was a good reference thread). Then I see FSETH's post (an excellent reference thread). So, since I had nine posts in those threads, I have nothing to add. Darn, I thought we were going to get to discuss oil and filters.

OEM filters. API SM synthetic oil in the approved weight.

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