Originally Posted By: youdontwannaknow
There are tons out there with everyone pretending they are the experts. Looking to get some recommendations from people who have been in this long enough to tell which ones are better at than most. I am looking for something that tells me why the sotck...
Originally Posted By: Papa Bear
I've bought lots of stuff from Amazon.ca and have nothing but good things to say about them.
+1. Although like someone already mentioned, the selection on amazon.ca compared to amazon.com is pathetic. But if they have what you want, there's no issue.
I should be able to leave it sit for another 3 or 4 days this weekend. I think I'll just throw the trickle charger on it and let it go all weekend, and then try to get a feel for how its holding up as it gets colder towards the winter.
Sorry, I should have added that the battery is 2 years old. I have no idea how discharged it was, just that the door locks didn't work, no lights on the dash came on when I tried to start it, nothing at all.
I'm mostly worried that I won't notice the effects until the middle of winter during a...
Long story short,
The car was left with the interior lights on for 4 days and the battery was completely dead. Since I needed to take it to work the next day I was in a hurry to get it working again. I used my charger and threw it on the 12V 2 amp charge for about 10 minutes, then switched it...
Originally Posted By: Hokiefyd
Quaker State Ultimate Durability also meets HTO-06 (yes, Quaker State is part of the Pennzoil umbrella).
I had no idea. Thanks for the info.
Originally Posted By: Hokiefyd
Quaker State Ultimate Durability also meets HTO-06 (yes, Quaker State is part of the Pennzoil umbrella). I have always wondered how close HTO-06 is to dexos1. I've never seen a performance specification for HTO-06, and likely never will.
I'm sure any decent...
Originally Posted By: Hokiefyd
Indeed it does. It does allow the use of Mobil 1's "equivalent", though. I suspect that the owner's manual requires something like "Mobil 1 or any oil that meets HTO-06".
Last time I checked, only Mobil and Pennzoil made an oil that met the spec.
We have an 08 tech with just over 100K miles. It hasn't been in for any unscheduled repairs so far. I just did the first brake job at the beginning of this summer. I really don't see any issue pushing ours another 100k. It still feels strong.
I usually get about 21 city and 26 mpg highway...
Originally Posted By: kschachn
Lmao, some of the stuff you say.
Perhaps you were thinking of HTO-06 instead.
Originally Posted By: Ram01
Go for it nice vehicle and the motor should be spotless since it requires Mobil 1
To be fair, it does say Mobil 1 on the oil cap.