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    Post your latest oil change

    1999 Honda Civic EX. 291K on the engine. OUT: Mix of 5w30 MaxLife, Chevron Supreme, and some SuperTech (leaking rear main seal), roughly 8K on oil, Fram silver can IN: SuperTech 5w30 blend, kept Fram silver can on.
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    Fram seems to be in favor now

    Have switched to Fram Ultra and now ToughGuards since the whole Purolator thing a long time ago.
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    Good plastic/trim restorer?

    +1 for Cerakote. I originally used them for the headlight restoration kit and was impressed with it that I tried the trim restorer and it's lasted way longer than any of the other sprays that I've used. For ease of use and time to apply, I'm very pleased with it.
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    Post your Gas Mileage : Calculated

    1999 Civic, 285k on the original engine and transmission, 90% highway trip that was mostly flat, was 33mpg calculated. Was nice to see above 30 as most mixed city/highway is 28-30 mpg even driving not with a lead foot.
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    What are you working on today?

    It showed 12.5x volts. Battery is about 5 years old rarely driven but is always on the BatteryTender.
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    What are you working on today?

    Just cleaned all the battery terminals and put those felt pads since Amazon put a pack in my last delivery and didn't want them back. Bought a cheap $20 12v battery tester and trying to determine if it or the BatteryTender is off: car that has been in garage for about a year on the...
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    Average new car price is $50K ? Insanity.

    I remember when I thought $40K was a lot because that is what around what new Corvettes sold for when I started driving.
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    How long a starter motor last in 3800 v6 ?

    I shouldn't be putting this out into the universe but I've had my car since 2000 and haven't replaced it.
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    Motor oil and oil filter cost.

    In my younger days, I did religious 3K oil changes using Mobil1 and M1 filters and then found this board. I then pushed those OCIs longer. Now I use "middle tier" oils with good filters, do OCIs about 6-8k, and don't think much of it. Cars are still running the same so I think I'm more bothered...
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    Under Valve Cover Pictures 1994 Toyota Camry 5S-FE 4 Cylinder

    Not pretty but will get the job done and not very needed. Geez, did I describe a car or a partner?
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    Under valve cover pics Honda J35 Accord

    Looks great!
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    1999 Civic dies letting off accelerator/idle

    I'm not a soldering expert but I think maybe we found the issue? Replaced the main relay and took the old one apart and saw this one that doesn't look like the others.
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    1999 Civic dies letting off accelerator/idle

    Thanks for the suggestions. I've never had a main relay fail before but looking it up online, some of the symptoms do sound similar. It's curious that both instances were at lower speeds and decelerating, maybe it's just starting to fail since I took an almost 200 mile trip last week with no...
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    1999 Civic dies letting off accelerator/idle

    WHAT: My 1999 Honda Civic EX. No CEL codes, other than this it drives normal cold & hot. Car starts up right away every time, battery is in good shape and only a year old. INCIDENT #1: Mild winter dry day. Fully warmed up/operating temp, coming to a stop at a red light, engine shut off. Tried...
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    Halogen headlight recommendation

    I didn't realize how much of a difference to output that my cloudy headlight housings were having until I cleaned them up and got rid of the haze.
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