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For that photo from Passport : How many sets of pads did this ? I would think a lot.

Wow. Passport's picture makes me wonder: do the thinnest metal sections heat / cool into the recessed pockets by bending ? Or did a pad wear less metal material from nearest the hub compared with more metal wear away from the hub? I would greatly appreciate sage input .

Buster, thanks for your data. Today I had the Turbo 2021 on my driveway @11,800 miles and found prior dealer(Irvine, CA.) &first oil change filter was Mazda Value . Interestingly the drain bolt is not a hex8mm like earlier 2.5 skyactiv but a normal 17 mm drain bolt. Additionally I lift the...

Data points: CX-5 2015 skyactiv 2.5 non turbo 5.3 qts 5w30 and new filter ph3593A for every 5k DIY change several years in So. Cal. brings oil up to top hole on dip stick… not just in the middle between low add / full. The Turbo CX-5 2021 skyactiv 2.5 6 qts 5w30 and new filter ph9688 (...

Radiator cap may have faulty seal or missing the button plastic portion of return valve on the rad cap.

Wemay, Really glad to hear your well. Thank you for the advice you provided last Friday. My daughter was in zone c mandatory evacuation about 3 miles from you and " hunkered down " with an FIU Professor, his wife and 2 little boys at his home in Miramar northwest of Miami from Friday morning...

H22rider, On review of your plan for cleaning intake egr ports I recall my process on 99 base H22A4 to remove the Honda caps was tap a nail into center and wiggle to the sides and tilt up they popped out each and every one it was so easy I did not remove the fuel rail and a slide hammer was not...

Minimum weights for spin balancing is expected Stick on style weights on inside of barrels for cosmetics with nice alloys can be requested and still balance The heat cycling of fresh tires , your first travel trip of an hour or more , can be completed with considerable effort to lift car weight...

Mower should have a grass catcher that is strong and Always work safe when using power equipment I have had both electric cord / motor and gas motor styles Visit a local mower repair shop and negotiate on a used one after trial of each style

mclasser has another vote of confidence happy Father's Day to all @bitog

Yes, chemtool b-12 berryman's is serious treatment in fuel tank and throttle body Air valve Half a bottle for each then ... Piston soak over and over to free up sticking oil control rings and piston tops Then oil change and clean PCV and pull / clean and re gap spark plugs. Check air filter...

Yaris ... The Toyota sales phrase is... "it's a car" I just have a few days worth of driving the 4 door hatch base L model 2013 auto trans It has many features that Now are base level but ... To my old school sensibility are extras... Like a/c and nice sound system

Re: Lexus / Toyota WS ATF 100k miles on factory fill...time to drain / exchange torque converter and pan including lines to and returning from cooler / the radiator has a tube within it. Life Time is warranty phrasing ... Change it out. Tricky job DIY for the 2004-2006 6 speed LS Aisin units...

Motts, Your camry will likely be happy with it's factory TB for quite sometime... I fit a new TB on our 98 camry LE ( same motor ) @ 171k two years ago. The OEM had No teeth missing and no sign of cracking when turning belt inside out and flexing for inspection in the sunlight... This Toyota is...

Krytox lube by DuPont was developed for NASA's Space Shuttle program and I have a tube that is low cost and does the trick here in So. Cal. on slider pins... Product claims to have resistance to chemical and temperature extremes...