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    Anybody liking CVT's?

    My wife and I both love her 07 Altima 2.5S CVT. It nets us 30 mpg in mixed driving, and a solid 32-34 on the open road. Its very quick too. If you apply what I consider normal acceleration from a stop light, the rest of pack is quickly left behind. I would imagine that it would embarrass many 6...
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    Overfilled Transfer cases..

    I would imagine that it would likely be the case of the factory fill. I have heard from time to time of manufacturing processes that fill components while still on the component line, meaning it has not been installed/horizontal at the time of fill. The other could be fluid expansion, were the...
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    High milage jeep, looking for a few answers...

    Just a quick note for you. The rear main seal can be changed easily with the engine in place. Drop the oil pan, pull the rear-most bearing cap and the two piece seal can be pushed out. Bolt it all back up and your good for another 150K. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft4LhJWOgtk Part 1...
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    EAO44 for a Honda!

    Just for the record.. EAO44 is working great on my 06 Civic Si. (2.0)
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    Wix 51344-Oversized filter for 2.5L Altima

    I will be installing an Amsoil EAO-36 on the next change in the 07. Its longer than the OEM and only slightly wider.
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    Bleeding the cooling system

    I have always drilled a small hole at both the high and low positions (if not already there} in any t-stat I have installed for that reason as well as retaining some (albeit small) flow at all times. As far as I know it has never worked against me.
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