Recent content by billtx

You can get Maxima and other oils from Dennis Kirk at almost the yamalube price. Why not call Maxima, tell them the bike you have and how you will ride it and they will recommend an oil for you. They are really very helpful. Echo oil, walmart oil is probably not the best move. You have almost...

I must say I do not understand the psychology of collecting a "stash" of oil. But we are guys and we can come to a web site like this and spend time and feel good about doing these things. How many of us when confronted by a simple home repair go to home depot, buy some tools to get the job...

You just bought a really nice bike, so you want t use a quality oil. Skip the WalMart house brand oil. Here are some suggestions: Maxima K2 - I called Maxima and spoke with the tech department. Excellent wear and ring sealing properties. I was using Motul 2 stroke oil and they (the Maxima tech...

Thanks guys - I did some more digging and it says to avoid Max Life and AutoRX on the AutoRX web site. I'll just use Valvoline dino for clean and rinse phase and the switch to Synpower with a maintenance dose. Thanks for the help this site is great. Bill

Hi there is Max Life (non synthetic) compatible with AutoRX? I read that it is best to use Auto RX with GroupIII oils, was not sure what MaxLife was - saw somewhere it has a blend of Group3/5. Thanks, Bill

Thanks guys. I think I'll give the 5W-20 a try. Sounds like it can't hurt but may be able to help. Note that I can get higher mileage when I drive it - my wife is a good test case, she never changes her driving habits. Also would not be a bad idea to try and decarburize things, I've used...

Newguy, where is the PCV located? I took a quick look but could not see it. I thought about changing that out also.

MPG has always been poor, probably has to do with my wife's driving habits. I changed the spark plugs and went from 10.x to 11.x MPG. I bought it used with about 22k on it, around a year old.

Ford recommends 5W20 for this engine starting in 2001. Is it compatible with the 99 model?. If it saves me some gas money it is worth it - my fuel bill is outrageous. Vehicle has 140k miles, mostly on Mobil 1. Just tried havoline 5W30 as a result of reading about it on this website. Autozone...

Lobo I have noticed that in the TireRack reviews. For example on the BFG Long Trail, the pickup and large SUV reviews were very favorable. The Nissan Exterra reviews were not.

I'm also considering either the Pathfinder SUV vs BF Goodrich Long Trail for my Yukon. The BFG tires have a $50 rebate right now and overall are cheaper - net around $500. Found a few opinions at eOpinion.com thayt were not very favorable of the Pathfinder, but not enough for me (I think most...

Thanks Gadsan, that is the link I was thinking of

Hi Wrooster. I've seen your posts at ThumperTalk. Certainly an emotional topic over there. One thing I forgot to mention from the VOA - they said whatever the additives are they are carbon based as they don't check for those. I suspect Two2Cool is a combination of the following ingredients: 1...

I've been curious about this product also. I used it once in my 2 stroke gearbox. What I did notice was that my gearbox sounded louder, like the oil was thinner. I sent a sample to Blackstone Labs for analysis. What they typically test for came back as all zeros. They suspect it contains Teflon...