This filter came off my 2.2L Toyota Celica after 3600 miles and 6 months of use. I was using Napa synthetic 5w-30 oil, and decided to change it after replacing my valve cover gasket yesterday. This is one of the white painted Purolators with the newer louvered center tubes. Previously I thought...
Buy new rotors. I actually had a car where the rotors rusted this badly, and I drove it. The brakes were almost useless for a few miles, but gradually got better as the rust was scraped off. However, there was a pretty bad pedal pulsation that remained long after the rust had cleared off. My...
If you're thinking of sleeping in your car for a bit, you should probably do so in another city (or state). You might be better off cutting ties with your family if they really are this bad. It's a big world outside with lots of places to live and work, and lots of decent people around. I've...
My brother owns one of these Mk1's with the 1.7L. We've had good service using 20w-50 castrol high mileage or valvoline maxlife. Haven't tried rotella yet, but I imagine it would be a very good choice. I would stay away from full synthetics, especially mobil 1 15w-50. The two times we used that...
When the Nextgen stuff first hit the store shelves I remember thinking no way would I put that in my engine. Especially since it was priced the same as the regular Valvoline. Obviously I know better now, and I've used lots of it when stores started putting it on the clearance table. Anyway I'm...
I was wondering what kind of fluid to use in the manual transmission on an 01 Saab 9-3. The manual says it's a "lifetime" fluid, but it's already got a lot of miles on it and needs a change. I'm reading that it's either Saab Synthetic Manual Transmission Fluid or MTF 0063. These fluids are...
This Quaker State filter was on my buddy's Dodge Ram for a year and a half. The engine burns so much oil it just gets a continuous oil change from topping it off, but I finally pulled the filter off after all this time. This one has a glued seam, and I didn't see any tears in the paper:
Here's an old microguard filter off a 2.4l Grand Am. The car wasn't exactly maintained (the filter was on there long enough that the can was getting rusty):
The fiber end caps stayed intact, and there weren't any tears in the wavy media:
Obviously I'm not saying anyone should treat their...
I used to think toughguards were decent, until I pulled this filter off a Toyota today:
That rubber piece sticking out of the center tube is just barely attached, and easily could have ruined the engine if it broke loose. In its defense, the oil came out really dark and probably hasn't been...
The last time I went to a parts store I saw Pennzoil Ultra 0w-40 on the shelf. Looking on the bottle, it mentioned being used for Dodge SRT engines. I didn't see any European approvals like BMW LL-01 or VW 502 listed. How is this oil different from Mobil 1 or Castrol 0w-40?
I have a car with a cheap radiator fan that I need to remove. It looks like it's held in with serrated plastic pins that go through the radiator itself:
Do I just cut these, or is there a trick to them? Prying them out doesn't seem to work.