Recent content by vtec260

Glad to see MLB in action again, now that my Calgary Flames are out of playoffs. Being in Canada, Toronto Blue Jays are my team to root for and then several west coast teams like Mariners, Dodgers, and Giants. Have been to watch games in Seattle, LA, Anaheim, SF, Oakland, and SD so far during...

I used Sil-glyde on my daughter's 2012 Mazda 3 and after a couple of years, no issue with brakes. I just bought a tub of Mission silicone grease so I will use that on all my future brake work on pins.

-37C = -35F this morning at sunrise. At least, it's dry cold. I miss Cuban weather a month ago.

Something like this would be what I'd buy, importing from Japan. Honda Fit with 1.3L engine and only 8000km. Great mileage, lots of room, low miles, and rust-free. https://b-pro.ca/car/2006-honda-fit-1-3w-8022-km/

I lost one of my patients due to Covid-complicated pneumonia recently at work so Covid is still around and taking toll on those unsuspecting. Working in healthcare field, life went on as usual for my wife and I. No opportunity to work remotely and we had to be at work hands on. When the Covid...

My daughter's 2012 Mazda 3 Skyactiv with 181000 km. Out: OEM brand synthetic 0W20 + Fram TG6607 In: Supertech 0W20 + Fram TG6607 Oil in service: 7500 km 1 year. Oil change cost = $18 for the ST oil and $5 for the filter as they were bought a couple of years ago during sale/clearance.

Around mid-October, close to Canadian Thanksgiving. Doing changes to 4 vehicles so I need to stagger timing for my aging body. Usually able to swap them out in an hour or less per car, unless I spot anything unusual during brake/suspension inspection while the wheels are off. Mid to late April...

Took a drive to the mountains for a short hike yesterday. Not as much snow as expected for November in Canada. Hwy 1 going east in Banff N.P.

$8 more than me. But then I don't even carry a wallet anymore. I just bring my cellphone, one credit card and driver's license attached to the phone for last 4 years whenever going out.

Pretty much so. Too many open bottles to use up and TL doesn't mind mixture of different grades of brew.

2012 Acura TL SH-AWD Out: Total Quartz 9000 5W20 Filter: Wix 57356 In: 3L OEM 0W20 + 0.75L ST 5W20 + 0.5L Mobil 1 0W40 Euro Filter: Fram TG7317 Total mileage between OCI: 8500 km; 6.5 months; OLM 40%, but with snow around the corner, sooner to get it done than later.

My kids currently drive 11 year old Mazda 3 and 15 year old Ford Focus (Ford shares some parts with Mazda, I think?). Easy to work on and reliable enough with regular maintenance, unlike my experience with VW Jetta.

I can fill your prescription right away or fill right. Your pick. I contemplated being a mechanic or be in healthcare profession while in high school. I graduated from pharmacy school 30 years ago (have both parents and older sister who were/are pharmacists...no family influence there) and...

Wife's 2017 Acura MDX Elite Odo: 139500km. Out: OEM 0W20 Full Synthetic & Fram TG7317 In: Same as above. Duration of service: 5 months and 10500km. OLM at 40% and no fuel dilution noted. I could have left the OC a bit longer, but with DI engines, sooner the better, IMO, plus the weather was so...

I just grab a handful of flyers in grocery store, if I need any papers for garage use. Subscribed to newspaper for 20+ years, but papers have been getting thinner and thinner over the years with less meaningful contents and more ads.