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Originally Posted By: David1 If your one of them guys that changes your oil each 3000 miles and they use regular conventional oil.. then the FRAM extra Guard is a the right filter for them. ... Its still useful to upgrade to a tough guard or ultra in that case. They filter out smaller particles...

Originally Posted By: Shannow When the Al goes into "further crush", if it exceeds it's yield point, it will lose crush on cooling, making it sloppy(er) than originally intended. Wrong. It never goes into plastic deformation. Nonsense again.

Originally Posted By: CapitalTruck The problem with this is that it might seem like the other ones are inferior. A company doesn't want to display perceived inferior products. I'm sitting here trying to figure out how to get people to buy a premium filter. When I get the answer I'll be here...

Originally Posted By: Shannow Yep,all of the drawbacks, with none of the simplicity. You wouldn't know enough about any of this. I've seen your odd ramblings, mostly void of rigorous truth. You pretend way too much.

Originally Posted By: SilverC6 To the OP, that 335XI is a hot little beast. Especially with a Dinan upgrade on it. Car and Driver clocked it at 4.6 seconds 0-60 mph. A 2013 228i will do it in 4.9 sec, close anyway. Wonder how a Dinan chip improves those numbers? Maybe get it to equal a 2014...

It will give you a yellow warning message on the dash display if it gets 1 quart low, and a red warning for 2 quarts or more low. I don't know if it would disable start at the red alert level. .... The TPMS warning does get a little annoying in cold weather, so most people just put in a tad...

Originally Posted By: 19jacobob93 They introduced the 2.0 Eco boost on the latest falcon as a free option alongside the 4.0 I6. The ecoboost only has slightly less power and torque and does 0-62 in 6.something seconds. Pretty good but they've also turbod the I6 which is hideously powerful now...

Originally Posted By: jrustles Originally Posted By: salv We use the Pro Gauge line of filters. Very similar in construction to the Pronto and the Driveworks. They are built like a tank. I use them with confidence. These private label filters from China are very well built, and are well worth...

Originally Posted By: Ducman ..... I firmly believe there also has to be a balance between the tolerances of getting the bearing crush right, and bearing to journal clearances right to suit the viscosity of the oil the engine is designed to run on as well....... Great analysis. I guess only...

Originally Posted By: Shannow If the shell is trying to grow 0.002"(as anexample), and the rod big end is only growing 0.001", the expanded material has to go somewhere... So the connecting rod is steel just like the crank journals, same coefficient of thermal expansion. The crank journal...

SilverC6, if you're a reputable shop, you have to follow manufacturer's specs to the letter, no judgement calls, although most customers might not realize you just put in a 5w-20 synthetic where Toyota "insists" on a 0w-20 meeting specific Toyota specs. Maybe you could just use a good 5w-20...

Originally Posted By: paulo57509 I read that Godzilla was panned in Japan because the audience thought Godzilla was too fat. All part of the plan: Next comes WeightWatchers endorsements from our lizard-friend.

That many people standing in the rear (aft) of a small jet like that will shift the center-of-gravity aft, destabilizing the pitch axis a bit. So the aircraft will be more touchy in pitch. .... From now on, when there is a line at the rear bathroom, ask all the fat people to PLEASE move to the...

For all of you upset about people's opinions on this forum, remember we are simply relating life experiences. Keep it in perspective. .... Yes, to be safe, one must always just put the correct spec oil in a specific car, we all agree on that. However, we can and do speculate on appropriate...

Originally Posted By: bdcardinal Shops don't have time to send someone to WalMart, nor do they have the room to keep stuff on hand. It is literally easier to call a parts house and have them deliver whatever they have in stock and bill to the shop's charge account. Yep, logistics is a...