Recent content by Speedbird001

I'm a rookie, but don't see how plugging a system will help in the long run... YMMV: Two different older cars I help get squared away; a V8 Grand Cherokee and a 90's Saturn; both had jacked up PCV and intake systems. Both required a good bit of carb cleaner, elbow grease, new valve and a few...

Realistically, without a double blind fleet if identical cars, probably impossible to know for sure... FWIW: On my '95 Tacoma from ~125k to 350k I did oil and filter about every 4 months / 8k using an OEM filter, Mobil-1 5w-30 and BG MOA (Stopped due mainly the price of MOA rose higher than I...

- Respect for helping out a neighbor with a not small and potentially scary job like this (Karma) - Always liked the VR6, my dad had similar car, very nice - FWIW, I did this kind of work on a Daimler vintage Grand Cherokee... Seemed simple, but opened up a can of worms.. ended up uncovering...

So, Saturday, I went out for a haircut and some transmission oil... Annnnnnd somehow I came home with a collector(ish) muscle car, that has significant value (to me).... 2012 Mustang Boss 302 😲 These were kind of rare, only made for 2 years, limited to 4,000 units total (Only ~1,100 in...

^ hard pass for me. I would think American cars, especially something like a Buick would stick to what they are good at... This seems like an attempt at a Kia / BMW mix. Are we going to see a future car engine displacement at 1L? Family member had a ~2015 Prius-C (The compact hatchback) it...

~2012 I had a similar experience in my 328xi (s). Crazy totally unexpected 911 accident avoidance maneuver payed off ~2009 brand new Audi A4: got side swiped, pit maneuvered, then hit head on by a full size 80's Cadillac. The only reason I am alive is because of that Audi BLUF: There are...

The "5,6,7,8's" From Japan

Sounds like a very good reason to get a used oil analysis Lots of good guess' here... Only solution I could speculate is this :p Fuel Fragrance Additive

I am seeing these airless tires more and more. Even on a Bobcat down the street at a constriction site. Don't know if they have your size or $$$, but I'd look into it if it was me. About 10 years ago, guy I knew had his trailer and home tractor tires foam filled (At a Cat/Equipment company)...

100% this. I do the same. While your at it, look at the specs of most mini / temporary spares... They say stuff like do not exceed 50 MPH or even 50 mile max range! (Imagine half way thru a road trip and beeing hobbled by that) Some things were just simpler back in the day:

Retired Racing Greyhounds. Both from the same track in Florida. They are crazy fast when they want to be, but also sleep/nap/chill ~20 hours a day. LOL How fast? five and a half football fields in ~30 seconds +/- hitting 40mph+ in the stretch. Here is my younger one racing at the St...

Same here [Double] Food Comas :p

If this one blows without warrant coverage, what is it going to cost? Me? I would cut my losses and dump it at Carmax or Carvana (Or trade on something new... If you are still in love with and not afraid of another one, I was told and offered more than once that BMW makes very generous offers...

Only 24 hour food left around here is Waffle House or Sheetz/WaWa. :( Grocery Stores, WallMart, Dennys etc. All close by 10 or 11 at the latest. Sadly all the diners closed ages ago

My only experience was with a VW Gulf. The factory rack was not cheap ($400+ IIRC). But after a few goes it only took a few minutes to R&R. It was pretty slick and fit well with minimal noise. I guess that was the benefit of a factory designed vs one size fits most. TBH I left off 95% for...