Recent content by RKBA

The NP231 is not a particularly picky unit when it comes to lubrication. Any ATF you happen to have a quart of is more than sufficient. Last year I stumbled into a ten cent a quart blowout of Type F at an Advance Auto. Wanna guess what's in my transfers cases right now? It only takes a quart...

I would have it 'hot flushed,' not just a pan drop and fluid dump. The 545RFE in my Grand Cherokee behaves much better since I had that done at a high end trans shop recently.

Originally Posted By: ARMY_Guy RKBA: thanks for the insight Man; questions: 1) Is it just me or is a Jeep the most addicting motor vehicle ever? Jeeps are the most useless vehicle you will ever love Originally Posted By: ARMY_Guy 2) How do you think the *new* M1 racing oils would pose in...

My '06 4.0L has been run on Valvoline 10W40, 10W30 YB, M1 0w40, and M1 10W30 High Mileage. The ubiquitous Jeep six valvetrain clatter is significantly reduced when using the M1 HM formula - almost to the point of nonexistent. I suppose that is a good enough reason to just stick with it even at...

Originally Posted By: mrsilv04 Originally Posted By: RKBA Just a little tweak to the GM OnStar function and bang; Big Brother is watching you. One reason why I bought a Chevy truck that didn't have OnStar. These new OnStar systems that perform "checks" while you drive, and then send you an...

It is a nifty technology, and I am sure there are plenty of folks who might like/need/use it as an optional item. The point is, we have NO CHOICE about having it on our cars now. You WILL have it and MAY NOT disable it under threat of duress. It's flat out Orwellian. While seemingly...

Originally Posted By: hooligan24 How about the OP go up to the customer service desk and get a picture of the "wall of recalls" showing the oil being recalled. WM does post up all recalled items that are sold in their stores Well, you learn something new everyday. I don't have time to go...

Okay, I stopped back in there today. The TLE "manager" swears up and down that they were issued a recall letter for all Mobil oil. He didn't know why and had no disposition information for the current stock, only to yank it. I asked if this was local, regional, or nation wide. He did not know...

Originally Posted By: tenderloin Wal-Mart Store #2000 5400 N. Croatan Hwy/Suite 100 Kitty Hawk, NC 27949 (252) 261-6011 5.72 miles 2.Wal-Mart Supercenter Store #1527 101 Tanglewood Pkwy Elizabeth City, NC 27909 (252) 338-336 No, this one: Wal-Mart Supercenter Store #1875 407 George Clauss...

I think she could just plain old be mistaken. It is strange that every single bottle has been unavailable for sale and the shelves are wiped clean. The product is however clearly visible as having been hastily palletized in the back area. It would have taken far more time than I was willing to...

Originally Posted By: strombony Originally Posted By: RKBA Originally Posted By: TurboLuver I personally would find it hard to take anything a clerk at wal-mart told me as gospel.. No doubt. I tend to be fairly skeptical of stories like that, it's why I asked if others had seen/heard the...

Originally Posted By: TurboLuver I personally would find it hard to take anything a clerk at wal-mart told me as gospel.. No doubt. I tend to be fairly skeptical of stories like that, it's why I asked if others had seen/heard the same.

So my local Walmart for the last couple weeks has had no Mobil 1 or price markers for it on the shelf. You can, however see it all on a pallet behind the shelves wrapped up in plastic. I had assumed they were making room for new products, price increases or something like that. I finally asked...

Originally Posted By: caveatipse Personally, I hate Wal-Mart, the destroyer of small-town America. I believe that the people who run Wal-Mart care only about greed and nothing else, and are willing to screw the consumer or do anything at any cost to make a buck. Moreover, their stores are...

Originally Posted By: FastSUV I posed this problem in a previous thread and the answer I got back was the Trop-artic blend SM was ample because even though the I-6 is a flat tappet motor, it has stock weak valve springs and is also already broken in. Therefore, the rules about ZDDP I was worried...