Recent content by BrendanC

i’m glad someone else has common sense….

again, you oil pump has to lift the oil to the top of the motor. that is steady state with rpm regardless of sump volume unless very low on oil and cavitation. could be hooked up to an oil sump the size of the ocean and it’s not going to change how much oil is in the top end of your motor.

an overfill by .5 quarts is not going to make your valve cover leak. please thing about that statement and how oil has to get there.

you trust a thin piece of stamped steel versus the volume an engineer specified? GM LT motors get 8 quarts. never touch the dipstick when servicing.

i don’t look at dipsticks. i fill by the capacity stated in the manual.

i ran the cq premiums out to 12K+ miles. i would still run them if the EP didn’t exist. i have MANY cut and posts of them. i just prefer the EP for the mesh backing but wouldn’t hesitate to spin a premium on and run 12K again.

one of the best filters currently on the market. look up my many “Carquest Extended Protection P84502 Used oil filter cut open”

fram is out of business, the Ultras were cheapened up years ago and lost their synthetic media and metal backing. Wix is something to stay away from as they are M+H made and suffering from messy glue/loose bits and middle of the pack efficiency (cited from their own specifications sheet). napa...

i bought the two spools of Cat6a i pulled through the house from infinite cables. not a single issue with any of the runs. even have 10gb running from the AV/server closet to my office terminating in a Unifi flex 2.5gb POE. used for bench testing POE devices and uplinks to my work docking...

i get squirmy with old batteries. i’ve been the one asking for a jump in a parking lot before and it’s not the best feeling. Everstart platnium from walmart and be on your way

oops. i missed that 5.7 detail. you are correct.

none of what i said is opinions. all based on what you can see, and specifications from the manufacturers.

will echo the master above. i would also change the upstream O2 sensors with DENSO sensors. likely not in the best of health being 24 years old. change the fuel pressure regulator on the driver side fuel rail with either Denso or GM genuine parts. also snag the vacuum line for it as the boots...

you’re joking right? lose black glue everywhere, bypass valve not seated correctly and known bad efficiency from M+H’s own specs. any of the premium guard options are leagues ahead of anything M+H is producing.

yes it was. less time servicing and more time out making money.