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I have a clicking noise at full lock to the right at low speeds on my front drive. So does that point to worn cv joints? What's the worst that can happen if I don't replace the cv joints/driveshalf?

spring binding?

Does the Mobil Synthetic Grease harm plastics and rubber?

Over here in Singapore we got Castrol Formula SLX 0w30 that is made in Malaysia, it is green too.

I too had a similar experience. I was topping up my ATF using a plastic funnel on the ATF dipstick tube. While trying to adjust the funnel, the tip of the funnel broke off and dropped into the tube. Attempts to fish it out using a straightened wire coat hanger seem to have caused it to go deeper...

thanks for the replies. I guess I'll drain half the existing coolant and refill with distilled water.

I dumped an entire (12ounce) bottle of Redline Waterwetter into my radiator after doing a coolent change. Then I read the back of the bottle and it says use 1ounce of waterwetter per quart... Oops! My cooling system only holds 4.5 quarts, it seems like I've added around 4 or 5 times the...

keep your eyes on the road.... this can even happen to racing drivers http://www.testofcharacter.co.uk/ Warning : Not work safe. Contains mild nudity

The oils are API SJ, but the specs look decent. Anyone with experience with these oils? Chemlube oils

sorry, it was Toyota Type IV. I was looking for synthetic Dexron III but the oil stockist only had conventional Dexron III but he also carries synthetic Mercon V and the Toyota ATF. So out of curiosity, I want to find out what happens if the wrong type of ATF gets into a Dexron III only tranny

Thanks for all the great replies. My tranny requires Dexron III ATF. Since I plan on changing the ATF at shorter intervals, can I get away with dropping the pan less often, say once after every 2 or 3 fluid changes? Just out of curiosity, what happens if the Dexron III tranny gets filled with...

How long does fully synthetic and conventional ATF last? The price of fully synthetic ATF is exorbitant over here, but conventional (dino, mineral) ATF are cheaper, so will it be better if I run conventional ATF but change out the fluid at shorter intervals? Say, every 10,00km (6000 miles) I...

I unbolted the tube where the ATF dipstick supposed to go and found the little piece of the broken funnel lodged right at the very end.... saved me the trouble of dropping the oil pan. Phew

How did you manage to fish it out? Judging from most of the opinions, I guess the only way out is to drop the pan ASAP will applying vacuum on the dipstick tube help? I think not since the dipstick can be fully inserted means the broken plastic has fallen all the way through. [ March 24...

Clumsy old me broke the tip of the plastic funnel when trying to refill the ATF through the ATF dipstick hole. I think I saw a broken piece of the funnel drop into the hole and attempts to fish the broken piece out have failed and instead pushed it further inside to the extend that I can fully...