Recent content by BuckleSpring

I considered one, my younger brother has one... Not sure if his is the Topscan Pro or Lite. It could just be me, but I didn't find the app that intuitive, or that fast in terms of pairing/communication. Topscan only does 1 year of updates, and more limited bi-directional capabilities vs A30M as...

That's unfortunate. Fingers crossed this A30M holds up (updates/software go through the app, rather than the tool itself). I couldn't find anything comparable to it on the market when I was researching a few weeks ago (bluetooth, lifetime updates, full bi-directional, not VIN-locked, not...

Just sharing a data point: I picked up an XTool A30M V2.0 last week. I have a cheap ELM327 for basic live data and diag. I also have an Autel tablet (~$700-800) that's solid but often loaned out to my brother or friends, leaving me without it when I need it oftentimes. Last weekend, I had to...

Has anyone done a VOA yet or...? I will say, the smell of it is noticeably different than Maxlife though. No comment on the color, it's been a minute since I changed it and I can't recall.

It would seem the "restore" portion is perhaps doing something? I've put maybe 4-500 miles on it since the fluid change, and it's just continued to get smoother. When I took it out to the store earlier (first time I'd driven it in about a week), I put it into gear, and had a minor panic attack...

Did the fluid change. Old fluid was still nice cherry red; small amount of clutch material in the pan, but nothing unusual for a healthy transmission with 120k miles. After 4-5 heat cycles (while working on other issues) and ~10 miles of driving to circulate the fluid, the 4L80E's delay/slow...

Mine got delivered today as well. It's going to go into my 4L80-E Jag XJ12 on Friday along with a new filter. It's been a hair slow to go into reverse on occasion, I think it's varnish on one of the valve body check balls... We'll see if this changes anything. It's never been serviced before...

All of my cars have proper overflow systems/tanks, thankfully

I ended up going with the Peak Titanium. I was going to go with G-05, but it actually turned out to be more expensive than the Peak, no matter where I looked. Kinda matters when every V12 I have takes upwards of 7-8 gallons.

I'm not too worried about them not being available in all honesty, I can always mix whatever I get with a same-formulation of something newer... G-05 has been on sale for like 7 years at this point, and Peak Titanium used to be their 10X formulation (before they turned it into a DexClone). I can...

I'm unfortunately aware of the old IAT lifespan, which is why I was thinking of transitioning to something newer. You don't even wanna know the corrosion hell I'm currently dealing with on the current winter project. G12 Evo is not Deathcool AFAIK, the older G13 was(?), the newer formulation...

Hey all, looking for a “universal” coolant recommendation for my old Euro car fleet. Criteria/considerations: Primarily 70s-90s European cars (mostly Jaguars), virtually all with aluminum blocks and heads Most run silicone hoses (all the V12s) or have RTV in places (thermostat housings, water...