Recent content by HuhOil

Just came back from my friendly mechanic. When I explained the warm start-up problem, he asked what my idle RPMs were and based on my answer guessed that my problem might be carbon build-up on the intake valves and suggested that I put Techron into my next few tanks of fuel. This was before I...

Hi y'all! And thanks again to everyone for the input! Many said I should do an ATF change and I couldn't remember off the top of my head when it had been last done, so I looked at the service records and found out that the ATF was flushed and changed at the last oil change, 4k miles ago (in...

Thanks again everyone for making my first forays into car ownership that much easier! Cristobal, I am near Sacramento. I have a friend who works at / is gradually taking over his father's independent mechanic shop and they specialize in imports, particularly Toyotas and Hondas - and what I...

Lots of very good sounding suggestions, thank you all. Fram Ultras seem to be popular among you and I bet you guys know your stuff better than most. As to oil, I guess it is a toss-up between Valvoline Maxlife and Mobil 1 HM. I watched a youtube video about how to clean the throttle body, and...

Oooh, replies already! Thank you HTSS_TR! thank you michaelluscher! Thanks for the oil and filter suggestions. And yes, I would be up for DIYing the valve cover gaskets, but at least for now, I have no space where to do it. I'll be looking around and maybe someone can lend their garage for a...

PS: I know nothing about oil filters so any suggestions as to what filter to use with which oil (and at what point in the gradual de-sludging process) are welcome.

Hi BITOG! First post. Sorry this is a long post – feel free to ignore. I am just selfishly asking for advice. If you have the time to read this and help by chiming in, I would be grateful. If not, just move on. A week ago I bought my first car ever, a 1997 Toyota Avalon with 160k miles, for...