Recent content by Ferb

Exactly. No matter how many 'nasty bits' are put into the Safety-Kleen collection vat, it can't be worse than pumping it from the dirt.. Honestly, if i could find recycled oil that passes (not just "recommended for...") the requirements for my cars, i would use it. No sense in pumping out of...

Originally Posted By: JustinH I change my oil about 5k, or 5500 miles. The OLM might tell you to go longer, I bet you can do it. Based on the OLM in my new '09 Malibu with the 2.4L, it wants to run to 11,100 miles for the first change. I want to believe, but that seems wicked long. ferb!

The 10w-30 PP at mine was still $19 per jug. I'm going to head over to the other store to see if 5w-30 is available, though. ferb!

Slightly off topic here, but how did you pump the fluid IN with the Mity? There are a few jobs that i would like a tiny pumper for but i can't for the life of me figure out how to pump IN with it. ferb!

I'm going on a 5 hour drive next week, so i figured this would be the perfect time for a fuel system cleaner. Picked up my favorite Berrymans bottle, but now i'm curious as to "how often is TOO often"? I did the last application 7 months ago. I plan on using the whole 16oz bottle with 16...

Okay, i know i have a lesser model, but i didn't know that pump-in was a benefit to the expensive one.. Hm. Have to think about getting one of those, now. ferb!

Darn. I just bought a Purolator today-- guess it'll go back. I have a Grand Prix with the same filter as your Aztek (A24880), so if the WIX is better sealing in your application, it'll likely be exactly the same in mine. ferb!

Well.. Assuming Tech2000 is made by Petro Canada, it's -36C. If it's indeed made by Sinoil ( http://theoildrop.server101.com/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=002911#000001 ) then i can't help ya. =) ferb!

So the ads during NASCAR with Michael Waltrip talking about the new "spin-flow technology" are incorrect? I went poking around Wix's webpage and couldn't find anything about it. ferb!

I would toss mine in the box, but then i worry about it being 'spotted' and pulled out of circulation. Then i'm out two-bucks postage and a sample. I'm worried enough as it is, that once they agree it's non-hazardous, i'm getting a tracking number. ferb!

So i took my first sample happily to the post office (even took that "nothing wrong here" letter from Blackstone's webpage) and they STILL say it's hazardous. Funny thing was, ALL of the postal employees wanted to hear the manager tell me it was unsafe. Like they're exposing the vile oil mailer...

So the smell is just there to scare children and make women scream? It really does smell like old whale oil, which is why i always thought it had "different" properties than a conventional turbine oil. ferb!

I haven't heard anything about foaming, i have just heard about a "misting" lubrication. That the mist caused by the churning lubricates. But i think everything that goes on in the snout is a mystery to us. ferb!

On a Mitsu Evo board that i frequent, they all seem to be under the assumption that Pennzoil Synchromesh, while being easy shifting, is burning up the synchro clutches faster. And that something that hammers into gear would be "better". On the surface i don't agree-- if your synchros aren't...

Have a look-see here: http://www.widman.biz/Aplicaciones/ATF/atf.html It's by our Bolivian buddy widman and shows (albeit in Spanish) the frictional differences of DexIII, F, +3, etc. I'll keep looking around for the history of the ATF-- i've always wanted to know too. ferb!