Recent content by geeeman

Anybody ever get a nail or screw in their tire? EVERYONE !! has at some point, and in these situations on board monitoring systems could be VERY helpful. The slow to medium leak would be very noticeable IF you had a big orange light glowing on your dash (hopefully, at least...) Lets not be too...

Having used K&N filters (and never had a problem!), AND having looked thru these filters outside...and had a problem (just see too much sky!) , I compared the K&N air filter to a cut up Napa Gold oil filter I had on my workbench, and came to the following conclusion: Any dirt or sand getting...

A Honda technician friend who does a fair bit of racing as well swears by the following for his Honda/Acura vehicles. ( All high-revving 4 cyl). M1 15W50 in the summer; M1 0W20 in the winter. He knows all about Honda and Ford's shift to xW20 year round; The dealer he works for uses only the...

....Or 5W40 "SUV" formula, if you can handle the labelling...

6213.7 miles, on 0w40. ( It works out to 10 000 km, a nice round number for us Canadians)

If you had nothing else, only 0/5W20 or 15W50, what would YOU! use, and why? PS: It's summer (in N.Amer. at least...)and getting hotter by the week...!

What about QS 10w30 HM...?(The RED bottle) Is it the same as PZ HM? I ask because a local store is clearing it out for $ 1.00 a bottle, and I couldn't resist...!

After reading the EPA article, one thing stood out... Fuel economy is mentioned too many times to count... Engine longevity is NOT mentioned even once....?? Just a thought.

From CAFE... From Ford... If a x20 weight oil can add, say 3/10 of an mpg to say, a 1 000 000 vehicles, that would be a savings of, $ 15 000 000 per year... CAFE or better technology? I think the quest to save money (make more money) has led to a better oil that can perform ADEQUATELY within...

I'm thinkin' that -44c (-47f), which IS!!!! the forecast overnight low a couple of days from now, is NOT!!! the ideal application for a 15W50...!!! God help my poor car...!

I broke a timing belt at 6000 rpm on a supposed "interference" Acura engine (B18b1). The dealer said to first simply put on a new belt, sometimes there is no damage at all... They were right; engine still has good compression and has purred for another 50 000 miles since the failure. Sometimes...

Napa Auto in Calgary , Canada now stocks Castrol Syntec 5W40, Made in Belgium. The price is $ 9.03 per liter. GC is $ 6.66 a liter, a fairly big difference. Is it worth it...?

Napa Auto does NOT! sell Fram...! For now, at least...

Buster... Rumoured by who...! And if it is true, M1 -R will be the ultimate dust collector...until it is no longer on any shelf, anywhere!