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Hello, I'm very happy because i just got hired at autozone. It's my very first job and i'm worried about not doing well my tasks. i've never worked before My mechanical knowledge is more than average, i'm an automotive technician, but it's my first time working in a store. Does anyone here...

Thanks for the replies. The wrecked car was a mitsubishi galant. trunk got stuck from the impact in the rear of the car. So i was the first to get to it. i also found a pair of mechanic gloves,some tools and jumper cables,and some baby stuff like diapers and wipes. danthaman1980: the yard is in...

hello, I found a sealed 12 pack of quaker state green bottle in the trunk of a wrecked car at the junk yard. I bought the case for 10 bucks. The oil appears to be made in 2011, the bottom of the quarts says "21MAY12"... Is this oil safe to use? is it expired?... <a...

hello, I have a 2000 mitsubishi eclipse v6 with automaitc transmission and 95,000 miles...Like 4 months ago the transmission started to slip very badly from 2nd to 3rd. So i bought a remanufactured transmission. I decided to have some fun with the old transmission right before replacing the...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: NateDN10</div><div class="ubbcode-body">So when you poop it back on, it's snug and it takes some amount of force to pull it back off? </div></div> Yes.It is as snug as the other ones.

hello, I drive a 2000 mitsubishi eclipse with the V6 engine... The spark plug wire on cylinder #5 keeps pooping out from the spark plug, the wire fits tight in the spark plug but it keeps popping off every 5 minutes of driving. I replaced the spark plug and the problem persists. any idea what...

hello I have a 2000 eclipse gt with the v6 engine. I've been dealing with an oil leak from the rear valve cover since november 2012...I've replaced the gasket 2 times,added permatex ultra black, and i had no luck fixing the leak. I'm very frustrated because the oil gets on the exhaust manifold...

ebay chinese ELM327 OBDII scanner...saved me alot of money already.

So, being a full synthetic is it better than castrol IMV ?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Bandito440</div><div class="ubbcode-body">^ That's what I'd do. I couldn't find a good T-IV or 3309 source when I needed it for our old '06 Fusion, and had good success with Castrol IMV at the time. </div></div> +1...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You can't beat Japanese engineering... </div></div> +1

A mix of Castrol IMV and OEM SP-III is exactly what i'm using in my 2000 mitsubishi eclipse right now. After reading that your trans failed with that mix,im sweating now.

I've read on this forum that dealer SP-III breaks down very fast under severe service. I was looking for the link of that post but the search function is useless (at least for me). So anything synthetic or even maxlife or castrol IMV is better than the OEM SP-III.

Castrol import multi vehicle performs great in SP-II and SP-III aplications. And its cheap at walmart.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zyjyVUoe6c" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zyjyVUoe6c</a> someone asked scottykilmer in the comments section of that video if timing belt stretchs like chains and he said: "na, they stretch like mad and make the car run weird when...