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    Plastic bag vs Car

    Worst I had so far was a plastic grocery bag floating down the highway got caught on my mirror, made a bunch of racket and blocked the view. Couldn't reach it without unbuckling, so I left it. Came off on its own when I got down to 20 mph. Originally Posted by DriveHard I hit one on a trip...
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    Colorado updated traction law for I-70 and messes it up

    Originally Posted by atikovi Do they make snow tires for motorcycles? Yes, the Anlas winter grip plus comes in actual motorcycle sizes, as opposed to scooter only sizes. That being said, I don't think they are sold in the U.S., so would need to be imported. Originally Posted by geeman789 I...
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    06' V6 Accord 12,462 miles Penzoil Platinum 0W20

    Originally Posted by ctechbob I actually have a spare intake hose on hand. They seem to just randomly tear sometimes, especially if you don't loosen the connection when trying to change the air filter. The J30A4 really is a nice running engine if you keep up the maintenance. It doesn't help...
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    06' V6 Accord 12,462 miles Penzoil Platinum 0W20

    Did this one a while ago, just neglected to post it here. More highway trips this time. At some point I had to replace a torn intake hose, plus reseal the oil pan using hondabond. I'm pretty sure the intake hose tore on my previous analysis, while the oil pan sealing happened this time around...
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    PP 0W-20 10,065 miles Accord V6 6MT

    Originally Posted By: Danh Dunno if these UOA results are abnormal or not, but I'd stop turning off the engine at stoplights and ditch the underbody tray. There's always a bit of extra wear during start-up; factory designed systems crank the engine much faster before introducing fuel, which...
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    PP 0W-20 10,065 miles Accord V6 6MT

    Originally Posted By: HemiHawk Now I only have more questions... What is the tray for? Did you add it for fuel economy savings on the highway? What is it made of? if it works to a measurable degree its pretty neat. I do remember the filter location on my 08 Civic Si to be horrible, not sure if...
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    PP 0W-20 10,065 miles Accord V6 6MT

    Nope, not factory. This is what it would look like from the factory. It is dirty because it used to leak oil, and my hands are usually oily when working on it. Plus that stuff doesn't really want to come out! Here is the rear diffuser, which IS factory on the hybrid models.
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    PP 0W-20 10,065 miles Accord V6 6MT

    I want to push it. My undertray isn't all that fun to remove and put back on... As far as the cost of block heating: The electricity can pay for itself in improved fuel economy with UP TO 3 hours of heater use. After that, the heat introduced and the heat lost to surroundings pretty much...
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    PP 0W-20 10,065 miles Accord V6 6MT

    19 months and 10,065 miles of use got me these results. According to average speeds from fillups, fuelly is saying I do 2/3 highway and 1/3 city driving. I usually drive at very low rpm except when accelerating, and I shut the engine off when I am going to be waiting at a stop light for more...
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    Survey: Auto or Manual transmission?

    Originally Posted By: 440Magnum I would agree with you if you're talking about automatics from, roughly, 1985 though 2010 or so. Yup, 2001 Nissan Maxima.
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    new jug of ST oil mostly water!!

    Scary! People really are pathetic. Did you grab the first jug or did you dig behind?
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    Survey: Auto or Manual transmission?

    I counted them all up, interpreted confusing answers, added my manual vote, and here is what I came up with: Manual: 20 Auto: 9 Neutral: 1 Manuals don't bother me in traffic. The worst part about driving manual in traffic for me is imagining all the clutch wear going on. Autos [censored] me...
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    Greatest filter of all time (sarcasm)?

    Originally Posted By: Dumc87 Says it's good for 1 year or 15k miles. But wait, it gets better! It is actually rated for 15,000 kilometers!
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    WIX 57002 Cut open

    I manhandled the thing with a screwdriver, that would explain any tears. But the joining of the two halves and how they are inset with the filter caught me as odd.
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    WIX 57002 Cut open

    WIX 57002 This filter came out of a Mazda CX-5 2.5 with an OCI of about 7500 miles. No obvious large metal flakes or media failure. Started cutting it open with a hacksaw a little above the seam, little did I know, I was cutting into the base! I got a little suspicious after about a 1/4" of...
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