Recent content by NortheastPest

Yes they still do the gas cap test. They dropped the whole safety check years ago. I was somewhat against that because of so many people that neglect their cars.

I live in NJ and the state pays for each inspection at the state facility. The state facility is run by a private company ( I believe the company is Pearson). With this new rule they are limiting your newer vehicles one inspection so if you fail you have to bring it to a private facility for a...

I was the OP who inquired about the passenger side airbag and why they were not replacing it. Well as I suspected the passenger side airbag is in fact made by Takata. Received this recall notice below from safecar.gov. I think I'm giving up and trading it in for a Tacoma. Check your VIN # folks...

I find Ford, Chevy, & Dodge always gave me horrible trade in values. Everything they had in the lot is worth a million dollars but what I have was worthless. My wife is fond of Mazda and I have to say their trade ins were always fair.

Thanks for the info guys. All good info. In case you want to check if you have any open recalls on your car enter your VIN # at this website: https://vinrcl.safercar.gov/vin/ FWIW for anyone waiting I received my recall notice March 2015 and didnt get the airbag done until March 2016. It was...

My 07 Dodge Dakota's driver's side airbag was recalled. I had the recall done by the dealer without any issues but one thing is bothering me and it didnt dawn on me to ask until I left the dealer. Why would only the driver's side airbag be recalled and not the passenger side? I'd have to assume...

+1 Crankshaft Position Sensor 3.8 is notorious for this.

I dump mine at work. I work in a steel processing plant and we dump 1000's of gallons of metalworking fluid and oil from compressors and forklifts every year. I asked the guy who owns the truck that picks up the used oil what they do with it. He said #4 heating oil is made. He said its not...

My '07 Dodge Dakota looked exactly like those plugs. They are the factory plugs and they were worn out at 30,000 miles and had a greenish/yellowish deposit at the tip of the ceramic and the rest of the ceramic was white like yours. For kicks I checked the gap on the used plugs..they were at .050...

Why is it ridiculous? It's not a screw up. I work in manufacturing and inspection points are important in a production line. I change oil on a 2008 mazda 3 and it only takes an extra 5 minutes to take it off and reinstall. Many vehicles have these splash guards/ air dams installed. It seems to...

I agree so far. I'm going to do a few drop and fills. Any additive that could be a benefit? I never had a trans that had mercon v so I'm not familiar with this oil

Hi all. My father in law has a 99 ford f150 and calls for mercon v. The truck has 120000miles and of course the trans was never serviced. He is hesitant to do it because he thinks the trans will go if we flush it. Fluid is not burnt but is discolored. I guess it would be brownish in color...

I've had the Bosch +2 in my 90 corolla for about 30,000 miles so far. No problems with them. I guess it depends it on the car they are in.

Can't go wrong with Thermoquiets from Wagner. I recently tried them on a Nissan Sentra and they are great. I am actually going to buy them for my Dakota once the OEM pads are done.

Yea blame the mobil 1 gear oil. Don't look at the fact that you don't know how to make a gasket.