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So I track my car and I notice that (very generally, due to different atmospheric, tire, and overall conditions never being the exact same two sessions in a row, much less two different days separated by weeks), when I run a thicker oil, my oil temps are higher. Which begs the question, is...

So I know the first question you guys are going to ask and that's why race an auto trans? The answer is because I originally bought it as a daily driver and my right shoulder is arthritic, so the paddle shifters come in handy. Now on to the problem: I just hit 36k miles and about 15 track days...

We've all seen the threads debating what kind of ATF to use. Can we talk about how to change it? As far as I can tell, there are at least two methods: Multiple partial drain/refills: the most common DIY method where you drain about a third of the transmission at a time, top it up, start the...

So it says on the bottle that it turns any PS fluid into Honda PS fluid. Well we all know that Dexron III is excellent PS fluid..so it should turn ATF into Honda PS fluid, right? Well, we'll find out. Cos I flushed the PS system on my CR-V with ATF and topped it up with a bottle and a quarter...

...for reasons discussed in gruesome detail in this forum. However, I am curious if the converse is also true? For example, say you took a PCMO or even HDEO and maybe put an additive in there, or just be crazy and add a dollop of EP grease to the mix. What would happen if you put something...

Hi all. Just lucked into this beaut and the manual simply states "Hypoid gear oil SAE90, 85W90." It's the same manual as for the 560 SEL and SEC, and for those cars the rear diff oil is "Hypoid gear oil SAE 90 for limited slip differential" So I think it's safe to assume that the limited slip...

I just got a call from some independent marketing firm asking about my recent contact with the "Toyota Customer Experience." At first I said just put down the absolute minimum possible score for each question. That didn't fly and after the opening questions (the guy was following a script) he...

I used to be a mechanic. Big deal. Sometimes there's a problem or a job that exceeds my capacity at my house, and it has to be done by someone else. In the dealership the mechanics (aka "technicians") are insulated from the public (really the other way around probably) by a layer of scum called...

Thank you to you, the community of BITOG. I have learned more here than I really could hope to learn anywhere else in so little time. Thank you to the people who have taken over running the site, thank you to the community here for devoting your problem-solving, inquisitive nature to this web...

My 2000 Camry with a V6 1MZ-FE had a sudden catastrophic oil seal failure in one of the cylinders. I posted about it here . Under the valve cover, there is some varnish, looks about average to me for a well maintained engine. I've been running GC for the past year or so. So it's surprisingly...

2000 Camry, 1MZ-FE six cylinder, 90,000 miles. I gave it an oil change a few days ago, nothing unusual. Old oil maybe a bit dirty, but I run Castrol Syntec 0w30 so it's good oil. So I was pulling out of a driveway and speeding up to cross three lanes of traffic and make a quick U-turn. It was...

So this product basically reduces wear on the oil to ~0%, it's pretty groundbreaking. http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=8

Green flag in less than an hour--you set up your team up until 2:25 Eastern Time. http://theoildrop.server101.com/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=8&t=007402

Want to do something fun? Want to get to know other people by testing your wits against theirs? Then join our fantasy NASCAR league! It's fun, even if you don't know NASCAR. As a matter of fact, I bet that at least one of you joins and plays and makes a point not to watch a single race, but...

I have a 2000 Toyota Camry with about 80,000 miles. My mother bought it new. The brake pedal has never felt as firm as most cars, as far as I know/can tell. She's had a couple cars like this so I don't know exactly where/how the problem originated. When I got the car at 65k the brake pedal felt...

My ideal way would be to have some sort of valve plumbed into the pressure side of the oiling system, and I could turn the engine on, make sure it was fully warmed up, and just slightly open this valve enough to fill pu the cup and then reseal the valve. Have any of you guys done this?

What 0 weight oils are out there for easy consumption? I don't regularly see it. When I have seen it, it seems that it was Mobil 1 0w40, Mobil1 0w20, and Castrol Syntec 0w30 (aka German Castrol or GC). I really like the idea of a 0w oil for better pupability at startup, and I would like to see...

I would like to mount an auxiliary oil pressure gauge. I knew that there are cheap kits available, but I would like some advice about where to look for likely ports into the oil system. Thanks

I've used the search function and of course seen the two stickies at the top of the forum. I've gathered so far that the numbers on the bottom of the bottles indicate the year they were made, and that the older stuff is greenish, and at some point in the past they switched to brown/gold. Is...

Guys, I sincerely believe that Lubegard is the best stuff you can add to an automatic transmission. My question is, how does it compare to Lube Control? I would imagine the LG is the preferred product since it's designed JUST for trannies. However would they complement each other?