Recent content by centertex

Interesting. Will you please explain? My car specifies 0w-20 so your comment makes me want more detail of what you mean.

I was introduced to this Forum by a Youtube video where "Bob is the Oil Guy" changed his daughter's new car oil at 500 miles and got an analysis by Blackstone Laboratories. That's what I intended to do, but at 884 miles now, I hope to extract a sample using the oil sampling pump acquired from...

Attics are an additional set of variables. There's two basic kinds of attics; vented and non-vented. Vast majority are vented and a moisture barrier isn't needed at all on the inside. But a good improvement for vented attics is to seal the conditioned space from the attic by use of a air barrier...

There's only one thing to apply and luckily it is cheap. Its called "PVA" found where paint is sold. It is always used to seal new sheetrock by professionals and will seal old too...it'll just take more. Plus, it may be all you'll need to do if you're looking to just clean up. It might prevent...

Vapor barrier takes many forms, and is effective only if the correct form for your location is employed. First step is to make a determination by using a database like found on US Dept of Energy website. In general, hot humid climates require the barrier to be on the outside wall and the...

I agree people shouldn't be forced to accept risk, but still, everyone who works is forced to accept the risk. Best to let everyone do as they see fit.

Total Quartz is an oil brand that's hard to find in central Texas. It is the oil KIA and HYUNDAI use for first fill at the factory according to a press release on the KIA website. KIA dealers here use PENNZOIL Full Synthetic of unknown API or ILSAC

I just got rid of a RAM w/75k miles because the A/C was out and cost to fix was $3K and the power mirrors $1.5K more. Fantastic ride quality, 3.6 engine and 8 speed transmission fantastic too. But I didn't want to fool with it. I like the rice burner I got for not too much more than the RAM...

Excellent! I think these Korean cars have oil problems because of what they warn against in the owner's manual..Ethanol in gasoline. Amazing, but they list several negatives but then say, because the US EPA says it's ok you can use it.

You have to take risk to save for retirement. High risk is not the same for everybody as you know. But if you can't tolerate a risk, you'll have to save much more of the low risk paycheck. People have done it. But risk is exhilarating when you risk your own money in your own idea and reap a...

Good idea. Still, State of residence has no bearing on the uncertain Federal Tax you'll pay on 401k withdrawals. But you must know this so this is for other reader's benefit.

Just remember you're trading a tax rate certain for a future tax rate that is uncertain. I never accept uncertainty when I don't have to. Everything is uncertain, of course, but the government has complete power over you and the tax rate you pay but once the cash is in your hand, they have much...

Not a dumb question. I think molecules of anything move closer together when cold and farther apart when hot. If you drain when engine and oil are hot movement should encounter less friction. I would drain when warm and compromise between burn danger and the desire to have as much oil drain as...

We are nature.

"Write offs" are a loss and cannot help.