Recent content by JoeDirt41

I’m so confused by the original post… is there a question? 🤣

You bring up a great point and I totally agree. Like I said, this is not a highly scientific test. The good news is that those last 2578 miles included some summer miles, as I hardly drove the truck during the winter. According to my Carfax log, on September 24 of last year, I was at 102,484...

Redline SI-1 seems to be a forum favorite and there’s a lot of evidence out there that it works as advertised. I’ve never used it before in any vehicle, so I decided to pick up a couple bottles and perform a test of my own. I’m strictly going to be testing whether or not fuel economy is...

I can think of a few relatively mainstream vehicles that hold resale extremely well- Honda S2000s Jeep Wranglers 2007 and older Diesel 3/4 ton trucks Cadillac CTS-Vs (on the edge of not being mainstream but I wouldn’t consider them an exotic), basically every generation.

I saw the news yesterday almost as soon as it broke. Still can’t believe he’s gone. I’m a big NASCAR fan, I watch weekly and go to at least one race every year. I wasn’t really a Rowdy fan early on in his career, but I grew to really like him and began to root for him after he moved to RCR. He...

The only solution is to drive a a Dodge with a 12 valve Cummins.

Since I fixed the interior door handle, I decided I should fix the exterior door handle too. If you go back to post 270 on page 14, you’ll see I mentioned it was partially broken, and I’ve just been dealing with it since. I ordered a Dorman one and it was a complete piece of junk. It was made...

Just part of owning an older car, all stuff to be expected.

Replaced those brakes on my sisters car. Probably could’ve reused the pads but I didn’t. These new rotors are fully coated Bosch units and Akebono pads. I’m convinced this was caused by a defect/quality issue, rather than environmental factors or abuse.

Doesn’t burn any, and I sleep better at night! I change the oil whenever it gets to 50% on the OLM. Sometimes it’s 1500 miles, sometimes it’s 4000 miles. I don’t think I’ve ever gone more than 5k though.

2015 F150 2.7L EcoBoost ~1500 mi OCI (I know, I’m a serial over-maintainer) Out: Castrol Edge 5w30 and FL2062A In: Mobil 1 ESP 5w30 and FL2062A

I’ve had very good luck with Cataclean. I’d try that first.

Been using one of these all my life. Have yet to find one I like better. I think they are long discontinued unfortunately. When I have to drain something that is gonna splash and make a big mess, I use those shallow concrete mixing tubs from the hardware store. Otherwise, I use this guy.

I know those rotor screws technically don’t need to be put back in. I still put them on just because it makes getting the caliper and pads on a bit easier. I load them up with anti seize. For ones that don’t come out easily, I just hit them with the sharp punch on my air hammer and it spins them...

Glad you’ve enjoyed the updates! New axle feels fine, as does the steering, no major issues to report. The interior driver’s door handle broke the other day, so I ordered a new one from AutoZone online. Unfortunately I ordered the wrong color… So I got my die grinder and ground the end of the...