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    ATF Change

    It should have came with Mercon from the factory. Ford updated the recommendation to Mercon V in the mid 00s. I'd just toss in Maxlife or similar ATF and be done with it... or maybe a TES668/295 fluid.
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    Does anyone use Schwab for checking?

    I deposit a check via the Schwab app and it's usually posted within 1 day, although the app says withdraw might not be available immediately but usually is by the next business day. They hold it a bit longer when you first open an account with them. Their checking card also has Schwab-side...
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    Squeaking steering sound

    My guess is tie rod boot leaked and all the grease inside evacuated.
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    Firefox jigsaw puzzle icon for extensions

    Stick a piece of vinyl tape over its location on the monitor. about:config extensions.unifiedExtensions false close browser and reopen. ...until the next update anyway.
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    Good price on eBay PP 5W-30

    delete. it's none of my concern. No, it's not excessive stock - the shop towel bundle is a giveaway. you got a product at a price point you like, that's all that matters. cheers
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    Good price on eBay PP 5W-30

    Sorry for initially tagging you before I edited my post, H_R, I was looking for your thread. It really is astonishing how poorly WM's site is run given that they're such a large retailer. If you still have it in cart after all this time, you wouldn't even need to mess with the API. WM pulled...
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    2008 Scion tC Valvoline Daily 5w30 and 1 qt HPL EC30 3543 miles

    I hope this works out or else the only other way to fix it for another 100K miles is to replace the pistons and rings. I'm 'glad' the dealership did that for my 2AZ but so many people weren't qualified for the repair until they aged out of the service campaign duration. It should've been a...
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    Good price on eBay PP 5W-30

    This is likely the seller manipulating the Walmart.com's ordering API for a disabled listing. If so, he would be 'making' about $12-15 each sale after fees. Probably not legal, to be honest. Price mistakes is one thing but this going behind the system to order it after the listing was pulled...
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    Do you care if a vehicle's hood has a prop rod?

    Give me a prop any day. Worst time to find out that the gas struts starts failing is when you're hunched over the engine bay during the Winter and after a minute the hood falls down on your neck/back.
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    Amazon Basics 0W-40 Euro

    ^Like they said, it's based on how much you trust Warren when they say it would meet the requirements. By the way, thanks for posting the PDS for this even if it's 4+ years old because other inquiries to get it came up empty on other threads. - It doesn't have official approvals/licenses. -...
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    Ford announces $3.5B Michigan LFP battery factory with China’s CATL in 2026

    At the end of the day, it's 2000+ jobs for Americans making things in America for an American company. Virginia rejected this, so Michigan got it instead. If the entire US rejected this, Mexico would've gotten it. Tech improves and it takes time to build a partnership and production line; it's...
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    Carquest Red R84090 multiple failures

    Apart from the glued end, don't filters usually tear vertically along the valleys? What would cause a square-ish chunk of it to tear out? I don't think it's solely a filter problem.
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    What happens to old pallets?

    I ordered some heavy stuff and it was delivered on a new-ish pine pallet. It seemed like a waste burning it or paying the county to throw it away as demolition waste. It took awhile but I made it into a piano bench.
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    $2,000 brand new Chinese pickup truck.

    From the videos, I like it. If I had a lot of private land or lived in a megacity with traffic and red lights every couple hundred feet, I think this would work well. Certainly more cargo flexibility than an electric moped and easier to store and park than a full size car. In the US though...
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    iPhone issue

    Is your Settings > Battery> Low Power Mode on?
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