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I assume it did but I didn’t ask.

Changed my 09 Scion xB today. 153k. Engine was a severe oil burner when I bought it at 146k, but piston soaks and some short interval changes have dramatically improved it. Out: Harvest King 0w-20 In: Provident 5w-40 dual rated synthetic, Supertech 3614 filter. This is an experiment to see if...

I’ll never understand the desire to own a vehicle with no separate lockable storage space. I like having a trunk so my stuff isn’t in plain view to every hoodlum walking by.

Doesn’t the Prius have an Atkinson cycle engine?

Did you replace the acid electrolyte or just add the Epsom salts to the existing fluid?

Right now there’s really not much of a penalty over buying used unless you’re comparing to a 15+ yo hooptie. MSRP looks reasonable compared to cars with 25-50k on the clock. In spite of the fact I was in a relatively low income profession (public school teacher) I always bought new cars, mostly...

This thread made me think about my 2017 Nissan Titan because its warranty is expiring in December. It came with a 100k, five year bumper-to-bumper, which was one of the reasons I choose it over other options. I only use it to tow my boat so it just has 32k, but so far I’ve not needed any...

I have never owned a car with a sunroof and posts like these make me glad I haven’t. My wife bought one and I think she maybe opened it 3-4 times in the 10+ years we had that car. The novelty wore off really soon.

It takes a lot to kill that little 1.5 engine. Your friends SIL sounds like my brother. You could lock him in a bare room with a bowling ball and 15 minutes later there would be an explosion.

I don’t think I’ve ever gotten less than seven years out of a battery.

I have no idea what that means, but I assume that’s a good thing? Isn’t SP the current highest spec?

I just bought two bottles of Castrol GTX conventional 15w-40 at Home Depot for $10.99 each. But Rural King delivers if you really want 10w-30.

According to the bottle it meets API service SP.

On a somewhat related note, have any of you done the electrolyte replacement with Epsom salts to recondition a weak battery? I might start a separate thread, or at least do a BITOG search for it.

How many years do you consider to be a super long time?

Do you always replace your battery at a certain age or do you wait until it starts failing? Or is a specific gravity tester a good way to decide if you need a new battery?

I used a 10323 for several years mowing a fairly steep slope that would kill an unpressurized 4 stroke due to oil starvation when I found out they were discontinued I started scouring Craigslist and now I have three. One was $25 and only needed a new primer bulb to get it running again. FYI the...

Overstickered for sure, but not overpriced in practicality. My 2017 Titan was somewhere around $26K rolling off the lot. As far as gas mileage goes, nothing with a 5.6L V8 is going to get good gas mileage. There’s no way to not pay some sort of penalty for truck aerodynamics and large displacement.

If you catch it on sale the NAPA synthetic by Valvoline is about as big of a bargain as you’re likely to find other than closeouts or other unpredictable events.

My dad was also loyal to Valvoline. The only non-Valvoline oil I ever saw him use was a case of non-detergent Shell 30 grade he bought for his old IH gas tractor. Myself I will generally use any oil that meets the spec and will switch brands depending on cost. I have bottles of every color in...