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Ccjcride reacted to SC Maintenance's post in the thread Are we over exaggerating the perfect ATF fluid level? thermal expansion seems to think we are with
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A Toyota tech on this board told me they do it by measuring what came out. I plan on weighing mine when I get around to it. -
Ccjcride reacted to Chris142's post in the thread 23 land rover. All this for an oil change . with Like.
Im currantly not in a financial position to buy tools. If I was I would buy what I need.
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Ccjcride reacted to GMBoy's post in the thread Iridium or Ruthenium plug to replace a copper plug in performance LS with Like.
Yes you can. You can even just step up to a Platinum plug at lower cost and still get 50k miles out of them. I would even run an...
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Ccjcride reacted to Jim_Truett's post in the thread How far would you drive on a gamble for a used car? with Like.
I did this very thing about a month ago. Found something fairly rare and at a price that was reasonable. All 15 pics I saw online were...
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CIsn't it odd that all the gaskets you replaced failed, seemingly at the same time? Could there be an underlying crankcase pressure...
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Ccjcride reacted to wwillson's post in the thread 18.000 miles no oil change in a '96 Renault and I opened the valve cover with Like.
Why? This engine just needs an oil change, not further abuse. Put new diesel oil in it, change it when it should be changed, and get...
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Ccjcride reacted to Bottom_Feeder's post in the thread 18.000 miles no oil change in a '96 Renault and I opened the valve cover with Like.
It's the insides of an internal combustion engine, and a diesel no less. What are you seeing that you think needs to be fixed? Replace...
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Ccjcride reacted to OilyOrangutan's post in the thread 18.000 miles no oil change in a '96 Renault and I opened the valve cover with Like.
Wow I am no expert, but that is not what I expected to see. I thought it'd be much worse.
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CYou cant check a discharged battery and get any meaningful reading regarding its health. It should have been put on a charger before...
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CI watched that this afternoon. One hand stop worrying with a quart over Other hand what a mess. Nuts!
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CA new video showing an engine overfilled with oil.
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Ccjcride reacted to billt460's post in the thread It never fails.... oil pan drain plug threads stripped out by mechanic. with Like.
Aluminum oil pans and Quick Lube joints go together like marriage and strippers.
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Ccjcride reacted to BHopkins's post in the thread It never fails.... oil pan drain plug threads stripped out by mechanic. with Like.
For me, and I suspect most of us here on BITOG who do our own oil changes, the $ saved is such a small part of it. It is the...
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CSure, I have bought a few Fel-Pro gaskets that were reboxed OE. You have a better chance getting these if it is for a low volume vehicle...
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CMy dad called me and said his Previa was pouring oil. Since the complaint was coming from a person who typically ignores most vehicle...