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My friends sister did raw vegan for a couple years. She had a lot of issues maintaining her weight and depression. The whole family is seven day Adventist and have always been vegetarian. She started eating raw eggs which helped with her weight. She now eats cooked beans instead of the eggs and...

I sent 2 letters certified mail in early June. This was basic CM no signature required or any other optional services. Just a letter with tracking for $6.38 each. They didn’t deliver either of them. Both were returned to me as undeliverable and unclaimed. The address was 100% correct on both. I...

I looked it up and didn't see any PAO or Esters in the SDS for DexosD. It is mostly GTL group III as expected from AcDelco swill...

In my experience it doesn’t matter and the HD oils have better protection. I’ve used Delvac ESP in both of my GM diesels that required Dexos 2, one of them since the first oil change 9 years ago. I also have Delvac in my TDI. No problems either.

Go to the JD dealership and order the Plus 50 II 0w40 if they don’t have it on the shelf. It is diesel oil but the ZDDP is on the lower end. It’s not high HTHS, not many are. Big box stores deal in volume. If it’s low volume they lose money keeping it in stock.

I use slip 2000 EWL and don’t need solvents. The lube is Ester based and dissolves carbon as well as provides lubrication. It’s the only thing I’ve ever used.

I have an M4 with pistol grip. Purshasrd in 2011 for $1250. It has the threaded barrel to accept chokes. I use a Hastings extended length rifled choke tube for slugs and the modified for buckshot or birdshot. It has never failed to cycle.

The Toyota 2.5 DF in the RAV4 is also fantastic and very complicated. I also rented a Camry LE in 2025 with that engine and it was superb as well. If the Rogue’s VC turbo/CVT had similar reliability I’d probably choose the Nissan to buy purely for the drivetrain. I understand the Altima was...

Probably I don’t remember the channel but there were a male/female host. I do recall him saying 5wDumbass or something like that.

Diesel in CA is either B20/Renewable blend, D2/Renewable blend, R96+ or real diesel #2. I’ve only found real petroleum diesel in rural locations. I prefer real diesel #2 or the D2/Renewable blend if you can find it. I prefer Valero and Arco stations. There is a LR mechanic guy on YouTube that...

I’m not a Nissan guy but I’ve heard their CVTs are kinda bad. Yeah I did read about the issues with the VC turbo engines and watched the I do cars teardown video. It’s a very complicated bottom end Nissan designed, nonetheless I liked its performance and fantastic fuel economy.

It had 15k miles and was the SL trim. I generally don’t like Nissans, however this SUV rivaled the RAV4 LE FWD we rented in May. It was far superior to the CorollaCross non-hybrid that I rented in 2025. The VC turbo engine was pretty awesome and delivered 39-41 MPGs on 91 gasoline. Plenty of...

This is the oil I'd be using if I had an LZO

I actually contacted HSS about this a few years ago. Their SDS didn’t list PAO even though it has a CAS # and the Pour Point also suggested there was little to no PAO in their “100% PAO” oils. The response I got was very convoluted and did not answer my questions. I also posted this same...

The irony of calling an oil “modern” when it’s CI-4 rated. Likely super defense is a rebranding of Delvac MX