Recent content by SuzukiOldTimer

As a general rule of thumb, I would, and I do, go by the car manufacturers recommendation. On my current car, the Kia Soul, they've even printed the correct oil weight right on the oil filler cap. That takes a lot of the guesswork out of deciding what weight oil to use. If the car is used to...

I don't want to get caught in that, "my oil is better than your oil' conflict, I just have a serious question. How can I find out, what break in oil Kia uses in their new cars? They might not call it "Break in Oil" but its still the oil that they put in at the Factory. Is there a way to find...

I drive a Kia Soul (2013 Base Model) and I drive the heck out of it. Like I have for my last four cars, since 2000, I use only Castrol GYX and 5W20 as prescribed by Kia. I change it every 3k miles and I lace it with Prolong Anti Friction Additive. My little 1.6L Kia Soul runs like a scalded...

Now driving a Kia Soul, 2013, base, 1.6L 18k oil change: Castrol GTX 5W20 Genuine Kia Oil Filter Prolong Oil Treatment Techron Fuel System Treatment Happy Holidays!

I'm a COOL Oil type of guy. I put the car on my ramps in the evening and then change my oil the next morning. It has all night to drain down into the pan. My Oil Change Tools. Yes, the ramps are made of Concrete and weigh in at about 300# each. They set 4" into the ground so they can't slip...

"Champion Labs",,, that rings a bell. That's who makes the filters that my local Suzuki dealers used. They seemed to be good enough for the 3k oil changes that I adhere to. But I had no idea that they make filters for all those other companies. Cool! But as for Castrol motor oil, , that's all...

Originally Posted By: lucerne06 what P/S fluid for a 97 geo prizm 1.6l auto... it says on the p/s cap a dexron III atf fluid, but it's no longer made...I have a bottle of castrol dexron VI, or should something else be used like a val maxlife atf or Castrol Heavy Duty Multi–Purpose ATF ???? also...

I'm appalled, by just how few drivers even know what a FOG light is supposed to be. Super bright Blue or White lights are NOT FOG LIGHTS! Period! They are either Rally Lights or Driving Lights. FOG Lights are Amber (Yellow) so they cut through fog instead of reflecting back at you, off of it...