Recent content by JackWildfeuer

I cut open my filters and I check my drained oil for debris. If nothing gets caught between the two I count the "flsuh" product as a waste. I understand this is not a great way to decide but short of tearing the engine down not a great way to tell.

Mobil 1 0W40, Mobil Delvac Extreme 10W30, Mobil 1 0W20, 5W30,10W30, 15W50, Mobil-Tri Syn all flavors, Mobil 1R 0W30, Castrol Edge 5W40, Castrol Edge 0W40, GC, Mannol Ester Plus 0W40, Red Line 5W30, 0W20, 0W40, 0W30, Fuchs Titan 0W20, VP Racing 5W30, Mobil 1R 0W30, Penrite 15W50, 5W40, 20W50...

All I know is that it smelled really bad. I first helped dad change oil in like 1979 so I have been smelling motor oil, gear lube and atf for a long time now. I had not smelled anything that smelled like this in decades. Anyone that has used premium boutique gear lubes vs old school gear lube...

Graphite was all the rage. Then at some point in the 1980's in US Army Circles Moly EP grease displaced it and anything the government uses enters into general purpose in the civilian world real quickly as well. The plane old semi-opaque yellow-ish wheel bearing grease was the norm for ever and...

Valvoline Restore and Protect plus on of these take you pick added at the begining of each oil change. HPL Engine Cleaner 1 quart added to Valvoline Restore and Protect each oil change or 1x12oz bottle of Schaeffer's Neutra 131 6oz added to Fresh Valvoline Restore and Protect and 6oz of 131...

I would use Moly EP grease you have on hand. Something with really good cold weather specifications. Graphite Grease is fine as well but kind of dated and specialized like Red Rubber Grease. To be honest even something as plane Jane as Mobil 1 Synthetic General Purpose Grease would be fine.

Oil change on 2008 Saturn Aura.

So changed my middle sons oil and filter today. He supplied his own oil Walmart Super Tech 20K Dexos 1 So this oil smelled like oil from the late 1970's and early 1980's had a smell like burnt tires and sulfur. It was clean and clear and the seal had not been broken. Smelled disgusting. None of...

So what detergents are you purchasing over the counter for use in the crank case of a car or truck? I am dying to find out since I have not heard of any such cleaning detergent formulation intended to clean up the inside of an engine. I have used Lube Control later LC20, various ester products...

I think one problem is when adding it to a warm engine. I noticed back in the 1990's that when you pour it into a hot crankcase it made some of it vaporize rather agressively. I noticed most car's I added it to that way acted as if they where vapor locked but not for long. It just happened to be...

I have used it and I did not notice anything.

The bigger issue is exceeding zener diode voltage limits and electrolytic capacitor values throughout the car. Many of them can be as low as 16V. Most 12V lead acid battery manufactures recomend voltages up to 15.5V for 3-6 hours regularly like once a month for longest battery life so almost no...

Best time to purchase batteries is Winter.

One major problem is that to get a deep charge you often need to get up to 15.5 volts for 3 to 6 hours. This is usually enough to desulfate a battery. Done once a month. Almost none of the modern chargers will do that. A lot of 12V electronics have electrolytic caps with values as low as 16V...

It could be a bad rag joint/intermediate shaft. Think about the part that goes through the floor/fire wall. It could be ball joints, inner or outer tie rod ends. When did Daimler go to drive by wire?