Recent content by ThomasJagGuy

Yeah the carbon just bothers me. I had a family friend who owned Dixi Propane company in North Charleston. He had a Lincoln Continental 2-door with a 460 in it converted to run on propane (as well as a GMC delivery truck). The car had a long propane cylinder in the trunk. He always said you...

Thanks for your reply OneEyeJack, On-going cleaning is what I'm interested in. Not expecting miracles. I have access to a tiny lighted camera that can go into a spark plug hole for a look-see later on to check the progress. Gotta love those high tech toys. I'll check to see if there's any...

Interesting. My 2010 Genesis 3.8 sedan did the same thing a few weeks ago. It was a cold night (30's) and next morning the doors didn't unlock when the button was pressed on the door handle. Key fob was inoperative as well. After jumping it off and letting it run for 10 minutes to charge it...

Hello all, I have a 1997 Firebird Formula, the last year for the GEN II LT1 5.7L 350. It has reached 151k miles on the clock. Although it has run very well I had to change head gaskets. I noticed the piston crowns are all about equally coated in a relatively thin layer of carbon but I made no...

I just had been struggling with a tough to remove O2 sensor on the passenger's side exhaust manifold off my '97 Firebird Formula (last year for the LT1). In the middle of a changing head gaskets job while the heads are being milled I attempted to remove the upstream O2 sensor without much...

I've had excellent results with this brand on my Genesis. Smooth and quiet. I've also had good luck with Doral and Sumic tires on my Miata (Doral) and on my Firebird (Sumic). Those two are made by the same manufacturer so I've read.

I was reading that a guy with a 2001 and a 2003 Suburban said he accidentally used a FRAM XG3506 oil filter instead of his usual FRAM XG3575. Using the same oil brand, the use of the "other" filter (the XG3506) stopped the engine's Cold Start Piston Slap. My question is 3-fold. I have a 1997...

I recently finished repairing a friend's 2003 Saturn Vue with the 2.2 Ecotec and 5-speed GETRAG manual. When it reached over 139k miles it began sounding like a diesel at idle. This was a strong warning sign that the timing chain guides were failing. The adjustable guide's plastic friction strip...

Originally Posted By: nepadriver Once they took it out did they say what the insides looked like? Hasn't been pulled out yet, replacement engine in route to me, arrives next Friday. The following week it gets installed. I don't think they want to go into the original engine. I'll get a engine...

Thanks everyone who replied. It is a bizarre story. I generally only drive the car once a week, on Fridays to work. Sometimes on the weekend a bit. Had not driven or started the Jag in a week. When I drove home and parked it the last time all was normal, no unusual noise or running strangely...

Hi Trav, Didn't drain the oil. Only drove up and parked it at home. One week later I go in to drive it to work and the engine wouldn't turn over. The shop tried to turn it with a breaker bar 2 & 1/2 feet long and the engine wouldn't budge.

Hi Bob, I have a 2002 Jaguar X-Type with the 2.5L Duratec-based AJ V6 DOHC VVT engine. I used Mobile One Advanced Fuel Economy 0w20 once it came out in my engine. I was shocked to find the engine was locked up after sitting for a week in my driveway, especially when it was driven and parked...