Recent content by Backstache

The dealership will ask for receipts.

The warranty and maintenance guide states under what is not covered: "Lack of or improper maintenance including use of fluids and fuel other than those specified in the owners manual". It then later states to refer to the owners manual for engine oil selection. We already know that the manual...

No, I think it's stupid for the reason I've already stated with my main concern being warranty coverage. If the high speed high load conditions always apply to you and you run 0W-20 for more than one interval then you're technically following and not following the manual at the same time.

I've been running TGMO 0W-16 and Toyota Filters at 5-6k OCI's in our 2022 Rav4 Hybrid. Mainly sticking to this oil for warranty purposes. However we're currently heading back to MI from Utah on a road trip. So far we've been driving through a 20-30mph headwind through Colorado, Nebraska and now...

That's reassuring, I was told that the pressure washer has been used maybe 10 times, and is probably 10-15 years old. It probably still had the original oil in it. I also found this thread from 2006 discussing this as well...

I think you might be right on with spending a lot of time trying to get it to start with the choke on. The guy I bought it from said that they had a really hard time starting it(and who knows how many times they pulled the chord), and I pulled the chord myself maybe 20-30 times when I was trying...

I'll change it again then. Yes it is an air cooled engine, but if it's water than perhaps a seal is leaking between the pump(pressure washer) and engine. What do you mean but what does it look like before running with new oil? The new oil looked like new oil until I ran it for the 5 minutes...

Recently bought a used pressure washer off a family friend. It's got a Honda GC160 engine. Couldn't get it to start, and I wound up having to replace the cam gear. Got it running good, starts up on the first pull now. The oil that was in it was looking pretty bad, so I only ran the engine for 5...

https://www.google.com/search?q=gm+wheel+alignment+specifications&oq=gm+wheel+align&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0i457j0j0i22i30l2.5249j0j7&client=ms-android-verizon&sourceid=chrome-mobi Not sure how to link a PDF but it should be the first link.

Thank you, I did find a GM pdf document that address alignment/pull issues and you are correct. At this point I plan on taking the car to another shop, but I also discovered that the car now has a vibration at 70mph+ that didn't exist prior to the new strut and second alignment. Not sure how...

FADEC, I'm not sure it might have to do with whatever they're using to align the car. Modern computerized systems might provide printouts while other methods don't? No clue. I took the car back to the dealership on the 29th and got it back on the 6th. An issue that is common with these cars was...

Little update, new tires today. The car still wants to lead right, although it feels a little better. No damage or evidence of damage could be seen while the car was on the lift. I went with Continental PureContact LS's which feel like a massive improvement over the stock tires. Feels like a...

I ran a set of Hankook Kinergy GT's on a 2011 Malibu for ~30k. Summer/Spring/Fall only. The wet traction was pretty bad, and by the time the tires were down to 5 or 6/32nds they were unusable on the highway when it was raining with even moderate intensity. I was often the slowest car on the...

Thank you for all the replies, and thank you DuckRyder for the explanation, very helpful information! Hopefully swapping the front tires changes the pull and indicates it's a tire issue. I planned on getting new tires soon anyways because the Firestones on it suck in the cold and feel like...

I'll work on figuring out why caster wasn't measured. I assumed it wasn't applicable to my vehicle, but I know nothing about alignments. Looks like I've got some learning to do. Might as well be able to do them myself and know it's done right. Forgive my ignorance, but I'm curious about what...