Recent content by McGarrett

The only two filters to practically eliminate start up clatter in my SR20DE-powered Nissan are Purolator Pure One and Wal Mart's SuperTech. Additionally, my oil still looks relatively clean at 5K miles when I change it using the Super Tech filter. Considering this engine only holds 3 1/2 quarts...

My wife drives a '03 VUE 2.2L 5spd w/26K miles. I use Mobil 1 5W-30. BTW, the 2.2L Ecotec is, by orders of magnitude, the easiest motor to change the oil in. I don't even get a dirty fingernail working on these things. As an experiment, I'm following the oil change indicator in this car to see...

Our local Wally World has stopped carrying the Super Tech line of full synthetic oils. They still have the ST syn blend and have plenty of the usual synthetics in stock. I've emailed their corporate office but got no response. I asked a store clerk about it and he said, after checking 'in the...

Let me ask this: Is it possible for coolant/antifreeze not to have corrosion protection? I can understand not having silicates/phosphates/whatever. But can corrosion protection be left out? If so, why?

Wow! That's quite a list of products. I found the MSDS for their coolant/antifreeze. It's made by Prestone but there's no mention any extra additives besides the glycols & water. I almost have to think that it's the same stuff as the green Prestone that comes in the yellow bottle but I'll never...

When I searched I was able to find differences among different types of coolants but not necessarily brands. I looked at jugs of Peak & Prestone and they both mentioned that they contain, aside from ethelyne glycol, silicates & corrosion inhibitors. The Wally World stuff only mentions ethelyne...

I plan on replacing the original factory coolant in my '00 Sentra SE. It has 41K miles. The manual calls for Nissan Coolant or equivalent ethelyne glycol coolant (basic green stuff). My question is: Is there any meaningful difference in quality & additives amongst modern coolants? Do they all...