Recent content by RyanY

I saw that too, and suspect he/she/they have better control of the impact than I do. The one time I took this approach, the drain plug came out so fast that oil sprayed all over the impact!

2015 Ram Promaster 93k miles, 5k OCI Out: M1 T&SUV 5W-20, Supertech filter  In: same This was the last of my ST filters. :cautious:

I bought a Gerber for my daughter before she left for her camp counselor job. It had the best balance of size and usefulness (not too many useless gadgets). The quality is great and it was overall a pretty good value. I can't speak to the HF offerings but didnt want to skimp on quality just to...

No mine is the 1.8 1ZZ. IIRC Toyota changed the design a little in 04 but maybe just didnt change the manual???

Yeah the price cut comes and goes for the ecogards (the OP reported it in Feb). Keep watching and you will likely see them at $2.xx at some point. Also watch walmart site for the same sale.

What does Subaru consider excessive oil consumption? My 2005 Toyota Matrix owners manual statea that using 1 liter/600 miles is normal! Fortunately it uses no oil at 21 years and nearly 180k miles, but i find it interesting that Toyota says that much oil consumption is normal.

2014 RAV4 Limited 148k miles This car is new to me and i knew right away that it needed rear brakes (and a few suspension parts). Off: original 13 y.o. Toyota pads and rotors On: Advics ceramic pads and Wagner painted rotors Flushed the old fluid from all four calipers with Valvoline DOT3/4...

Got it. Hopefully none of the Fram/ST/ACDelco filters I used over the years had leakage issues!

I know there has been much discussion of ruffled leaf springs but I am curious...do the ruffles really cause problems or would the spring still function as intended?

Today's SO prices arent any worse than they were in the 90s. Just for perspective, $103 will get you eight plain hamburgers at the local restaurant (five if you add cheese and bacon).

The form-a-funnel works on most Hondas but the Passport is a little tight for that. This car is a good candidate for the Oil Udder!

2013 Toyota RAV4 Limited 148k miles Out: NAPAGold charcoal filter In: Bestwell4u (Amazon) charcoal filter

I would not get them at Rock. PGI is king right now and the local stores (Autozone, O'Reilly, NAPA, Advance) all carry them in regular and XL versions for around $10 (or less if you combine them with the oil specials).

In case you prefer a larger filter, other models will fit Honda engines as long as you have space around the filter. I am using the Carquest R85334 (equivalent of the Fram 9688 or 3593a) on my Odyssey. These are 2.96" diameter with the same size gasket and thread as the 7317 equivalent.

I'm curious...wouldn't a 9mm wrench have worked for that application? Not that I am suggesting that you forego buying more tools... :D