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2017 Tacoma 3.5L V6 Vehicle kilometers - 81281 (50394 miles) Oil change date - 3/6/25 Oil in - M1 AFE 0w-20 Oil Filter Used - M1-251C Kilometers on oil - 11826 (7332 miles) Oil out - PUP 0w-20

I drive a 2017 Tacoma (3rd Gen), SR5 trim, V6, AT, double cab long bed and here is my input. Background: This is our daily driver and vacation vehicle. My wife daily drove it to work just before she retired. It has 80,000kms (~48,000mi) on it now and we bought it brand new. My driving style is...

My Impala battery is currently at almost 11 years. April 2014 assembly date. However, it is getting close to having to be replaced and I suspect this summer I'll do it. I have one of those small load/crank/charge battery testers that I find to be pretty good in monitoring battery health. The...

Well smack my face with a wet salmon, I see that now. My apologies for the obsolete product recommendation. My comments still stand on the product if you can find one still available at any of the retailers. Although I would now be concerned about product support. This is something I am going to...

I use this from Honeywell: https://www.honeywellhome.com/us/en/products/water/spot-leak-detection/wifi-water-leak-freeze-detector-rchw3610/ I test it yearly (thankfully I haven't had a real incident yet), it works fine and the interface to my phone is simple as well. It also records...

Pretty much the same sentiment, 40+ years of home oil changes, no issues ever. However I still always run the engine and check for leaks after doing the job.

If you want to read about the company, history and process: https://www.kautex.com/en/mobility/cwc-textron-castings Writing has been on the wall for about 2 or 3 years now sadly. I have a limited and small inventory and have already given up cams to friends in need etc. I can't predict what...

Number one mistake made in modifying old muscle cars is too big of a camshaft, everyone wants the lumpy idle and you pay dearly for that on the street in terms of drivability and stop light to stop light performance. Number two is too big of a carb, everyone wants a giant toilet bowl of a carb...

No need to struggle, there are many good choices at your local Canadian Tire (PUP, M1, QS, Castrol etc.). You do not need a special high zinc oil. Your factory valve spring pressures are not high enough to require high zinc and the engine has 80,000 miles on it, so definitely no reason to run...

Right now, for the first time in my life, all my cars are cartridge. I am tipped slightly in favor of cartridge. 1 - Less mess. The Tacoma has a drain plug on the housing so after draining the housing, it comes off clean. The Impala has a massive canister that houses the cartridge, the level is...

1 - Fixed my wife's fine (as in super fine wire, easily broken but they are also fine as in nice lights too) mini LED Christmas lights for one of her displays and in the process one of my soldering irons stopped working (ok, it is going to be one of those project days I see...) but her lights...

We do the Ocean Spray Whole Berry. We accidentally bought the Ocean Spray Jellied one time, it was fine but we prefer the whole berry version.

The worst aspect of this, for me, is I can no longer check the condition of the ATF. Every car I have ever owned, until recent times, I'd pull the ATF dipstick and smell / check the color periodically and now I can't. If my fluid is burnt or on the way to being burnt... I have no idea. Given...

This is how I do it so I don't think it is a bad idea. You don't need a ton of grease, just enough to hold the needles in place. The dedicated lubes are definitely nice, and likely preferred, but I don't do enough Muncies (or other manuals with needle bearing counter shafts) to buy those...

Have you tried the "nitrile dipped" ones yet? Up here (Canada) I can get them for $1/pr (Home Depot or Canadian Tire) and depending on the job I may be able to reuse them several times but even if I can't, it was only $1. I love them and they work really well for me. I keep a few brand new pairs...