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    Champion of the Walmart Shelf! SuperTech vs QuakerState vs Valvoline

    I need 6 quarts so I go with the havoline pro-ds box. Even with the recent price increase I still come out better with the $30 buck box versus buying a 5qt jug and 1 1qt bottle. And it pours so nicely out of the box it's almost worth it just for that.
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    Post your latest oil change

    For our 2019 Expedition. The Fram had holes in the center tube instead of louvers so it must be and older stock? The last one I looked at at this same wall mart had louvers.
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    Post your latest oil change

    For my 2022 Camry Hybrid. I put 20k miles on it in 8 months, so I think I’ll be extending the OCI a bit.
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    2021 Lincoln Navigator L, 3.5L Ecoboost, 3000 Miles, Supertech Advanced 5W30 API SP

    You do you my brotha, I'm not trying to stop you. Just trying to understand the need for all the oil analysis that's all. Sounds like your driving style and environment is harsher than mine and I'd prob be doing frequent changes if I were you too. There are millions of these engines out there...
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    2021 Lincoln Navigator L, 3.5L Ecoboost, 3000 Miles, Supertech Advanced 5W30 API SP

    Strange cause my brother in law has a bone stock 2019 F150 with the 3.5 with over 100k on it an it runs like a top. This used expedition we got is also very smooth, much more so than the '15 we had. The '15 always had a strange flutter/stumble at idle. Sounds like you just had bad luck or are...
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    2021 Lincoln Navigator L, 3.5L Ecoboost, 3000 Miles, Supertech Advanced 5W30 API SP

    Just curious, do you plan on changing AND testing the oil every 3k miles? Seems like a waste to run a cheap oil and get it tested every time versus just running a better oil. Then to add to that, you're on your 3 Navigator in 5 years...Do you plan on keeping this one forever or just 2 to 3 years...
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    09 Mini Cooper S...I hate this thing...won't start

    lol that would be my luck. But I did change that sensor too.
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    09 Mini Cooper S...I hate this thing...won't start

    Well I'm done with it. Sold it to Copart for $900, they are coming get it later this week. All told I prob put a little more into it than that between what the shop charged and the parts I changed. It wasn't meant to be. I guess my dad put a curse on it before he died.
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    09 Mini Cooper S...I hate this thing...won't start

    So I just tried to hit it with starting fluid and still nothing. Went in on the cold side charge pipe, that was the closest I could get to the throttle body. Now the scanner won’t even connect to it. None of the lights work, the windows don’t work, pretty much everything electrical either...
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    09 Mini Cooper S...I hate this thing...won't start

    Yes on the fuel pump prime. I've shot fuel out of every orifice that I could find while cranking it. As I stated in the first post, I sent the key, the ecu, and the cas module out for testing and they installed it in their parts car and it fired right up. So that's not the issue. I'll try...
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    09 Mini Cooper S...I hate this thing...won't start

    To answer a couple of questions... A independent mechanic shop that specializes in bmw's looked at it and couldn't figure it out. The closest mini dealership is over 200 miles away. I have a BMW code reader. It's not throwing any codes. It's getting fuel and spark. I've had the entire air...
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    Bought a new car, Camry hybrid

    Yeah I'm pretty much 95% steady speed of either 60mph or 70mph. I rarely ever sit in traffic. I've been averaging a pretty consistent 50 mpg per tank (hand calculated) We've had a couple of "cold" fronts push thru these last couple of weeks and it's been pretty windy and that dropped my last...
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    09 Mini Cooper S...I hate this thing...won't start

    It's a turbo, throttle body is pretty much under the car and inaccessible. From doing some digging on a Mini forum, it could literally be anything. Found something about JBE fuse box in the passenger kick panel. I'll have a look at that when I get home.
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    09 Mini Cooper S...I hate this thing...won't start

    That was with my BMW specific code reader and the fancy one at the shop. I do have a new crank and camshaft sensor to put in it for ****s and giggles, but the tach does move while it's cranking so I'm sure the ones in there are fine.
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    09 Mini Cooper S...I hate this thing...won't start

    So a little back story... My dad bough this thing back in 2012 and has been pretty problem free up until about the last 2 years. He didn't really drive it a whole bunch so as of right now it only has 69k miles on it. It started running rough one day and my brother ended up changing the spark...
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    Bought a new car, Camry hybrid

    The engine will run about 99.9% of the time. It can go maybe a mile on full electric below 45 mph but any slight throttle input will kick the engine on. It does shut off every time you fully let off the throttle tho. I'm about 6k miles into a 2022 Camry LE hybrid and so far I'm averaging 49 -...
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    Is a hybrid right for my commute?

    120 round trip. I stated that before. Sorry for the confusion.
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    Is a hybrid right for my commute?

    Yeah it’s about 125 round trip depending on which route I take. I work shift work, so in a 2 week period I only work 7 days. Now usually once a year we’ll do a 60 day turnaround at work then I’m working 14 on 1 off. That’s when I really rack up the miles quickly.
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    Is a hybrid right for my commute?

    So almost a year later, I finally went ahead and got a hybrid. Picked up a certified used Camry LE with only 5k miles on it. I was going to order a SE to get the color I wanted, but I ended up liking the way this one drove and couldn't see spending the extra money for the SE. The hub caps don't...
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    Car dealer Sticker markup ...

    I bought a new Dodge Charger R/T about 6 months ago and got $1500 off msrp. I traded in a 2019 F150 that I paid $37k for back in 2019 and put 80k miles on it and they gave me $35k on trade. Just traded in my wife's 2020 Suburban RST for a new Honda Odyssey and paid msrp for that one. We had to...
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