Recent content by GoStumpy

Thanks guys, I will recommend Rotella 5w40, that sounds like a great choice! The car has been run and driven on the current oil for maybe 50km, so it's nice time for an oilchange! Should he bother getting a Ford filter, or just get a good aftermarket? I only ask because he probably won't put...

Hello! My good friend bought a Mustang 5.0 with a built motor, bored .30 over, bigger injectors, fuel rail, headers, ignition, larger intake, etc... The previous owner put new synthetic oil in right before he parked it, and it was parked and started periodically for a couple years. We are...

I am a member at TDIclub and posted there as well. Did the oil change today, I've only ever done 5k OCI before, stretching to 8k (KM, which is 5k miles) at the most... This oil is said to be good for 16k km, or 10k miles... Sweet!

They did have the TOTAL QUARTZ INEO MC3 5W-40 and this is what I got

I returned the Pentosin today... still on the search! Total Quartz 9000, at under $40CDN at our Euro parts supply warehouse, is less than half the price. They say that pretty much all repair shops in town use it for TDI's.. he didn't mention that it is only 505.00 spec though!! I was...

Yep I already have a jug of Pentosin 5W40 that meets 501.01 spec, however it's $85CDN per jug and I'm wondering if I can get something a bit cheaper with the same qualities on monday (Nothing was open today, being Saturday)

I bought this car with a wierd issue with the motor, had severe hesitation, kind of like it was running on 3 cylinders. I've owned dozens of VW's over the years, but this is my first TDI. Good friend told me what it probably was, but I didn't know it would be this bad... Here are some photos...

The oil looked OK, but my friend got the oil change done at Jiffy Lube, so I didn't actually get to see the old oil when it drained... [censored]. I think pulling the pan and checking the pickup screen should be first on the list, if it sat that long bad things could have happened...

Hello! I recently acquired a 2000 Echo, got it cheap enough I didn't really bother getting it checked out... Figured a Toyota with 145k km (~90k miles) shouldn't really have any mechanical problems. Main issues are it sat for 1-2 years, so I replaced the battery and it fired right up, yay...

Originally Posted By: anonobomber I don't have a suggestion for oil but I would suggest that you run an external tranny cooler on that if it's the automatic. Those are known for having the tranny cooler fail inside the radiator which can cause the transmission to fill with coolant potentially...

I'm in Kelowna, which we get pretty cold in the winter but not Northern cold... might hit -20C for a week or so but that's about it. I believe the supercharger is oiled with the engine. I have 5 quarts of Mobil 1000 full synthetic 5w30, would that be a top-tier choice?

Time to do the oilchange in my wife's XTerra, I am sure it's over it's 5000km interval from the last quick-lube place. I am doing it myself this time. It is a 2002 XTerra 3.3L Supercharged, and it has 155k KM (95k miles) on the engine. According to the cap it wants 5w30, which seems normal to...

Aquapel is like Rain-X but for professionals... it lasts 10x as long, and personally it's the only thing I'd ever put on my windshield.

Well I went to the shop, and he actually recommends leaving the current fluid in there due to the 4th gear shift issue.. It revs before going into gear, and he says that's not a good sign.. and not something that can be fixed without a complete overhaul. I still want to change some of the fluid...

The right mechanic has a repairman's plate, similar to a dealer's demonstration plate. They can use that to pick the car up and bring it to their shop, but if you're not good friends they may charge for that. I love having an "R" plate at work People say I can't drive it due to insurance, I...