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Really good lab. I've also used Wear Check in Burlington a lot in the past but I have issue with their method of testing and reporting oxidation/nitration/sulfation. FluidLife does it right. I've also split a sample and had it tested by both labs for comparison. They come out pretty much the...

Stang5, you're not alone. My engine (Chrysler 2.7L V6) looked very much like yours after 3 ARX treatments. I had the engine open again this past summer and the varnish was still all there. With my engine, ARX doesn't appear to have done anything. Compression has never changed but it couldn't...

Originally Posted By: bakechad I would like to start cutting mine open. Has anyone tried a Dremel with a cutting wheel? Yep. Works perfectly. But you go through those little cutoff wheels pretty fast. I eventually switched over to a $25, 4 1/2" angle grinder with a cutoff wheel.

VOA of PP5W30 done by FluidLife (Brantford, Ontario lab), Jan 5, 2009. Fluidlife requires a sample of virgin oil to establish a baseline (zero) before they will do the oxidation/nitration/sulfation tests on a crankcase sample (which is why this analysis was done). Silcon....2 Sodium....1...

That's pretty much how I drive trying to get to Tim Hortons before they close for the day.

Originally Posted By: demarpaint It seems Iron is always one of the things they seems to raise question ..... My question is this, would someone who uses a filter magnet get a false iron reading since the iron is trapped in the filter by the magnet? The wear is still occuring only you'd be...

I've got a York Heat Pump here that is going on 23 years. Not a problem with it. I've thought about replacing it something more modern and efficient. Geographically, this is questionable area for heat pumps (southern Ontario, Canada). The climate here is considerably more moderate than the rest...

There was the sludge thing, and the rod bearing failures. The rod bearings failures weren't as prevalent as the sludge issue, but I think they were a bit of mystery too.

Originally Posted By: StevieC What oil have you been using to get to that many miles in your Intrepid without the Sludge Monster knocking at your door? When I first got the thing back in March '03, I didn't know anything about the 2.7 or it's checkered history. So I just used QS dino and Fram...

Originally Posted By: Ed_T Internal water pump? You gotta be kidding! Nope. It's in the crankcase, driven by the timing chain. A few other companies have engine designs like this one but I can't remember who they are.

Originally Posted By: VNTS Yes They have drains so the coolant will leak exteranally when they fail but that doesnt always happen. Also it could leak internally slowly and fill the oil with coolant which is what I think kills this engine with sludge. I believe around 2003 they redeisgned the...

Originally Posted By: ThirdeYe Originally Posted By: va3ux Originally Posted By: Anduril Chrysler 2.7. I'm sure that thing would sludge up even if you continuously fed it new oil. I've got one with 227K miles on it. Had it open a few months ago. No sludge to be found anywhere. You are...

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Originally Posted By: StevieC bobfather99. I never used Penzoil because it wasn't widely available here... I always used QS or Mobil-1. That's awesome! Thanks for that! But you're aware that is now (?). It's everywhere : Walmart, Canadian Tire, Parts Source....

Crow's foot wrench set. They'll sit unused most of the time until you need to loosen a nut in an impossible location. Hose clamp pliers. Remote hose clamp plier. Gear wrenches - absolutely awesome. And I'm surprised at how much I use all my 1/4" drive stuff when working on the engine. 1/4"...

My brother's last two Hondas ( a Civic and a CRX) both went well past 550K km (340K miles). I don't recall the exact mileages but the CRX may have been over 600K km. All he did was Costco $20 oil changes every 10K km. Bear in mind that Hondas could probably go that far with vegetable oil in...

Originally Posted By: Anduril Chrysler 2.7. I'm sure that thing would sludge up even if you continuously fed it new oil. I've got one with 227K miles on it. Had it open a few months ago. No sludge to be found anywhere.

Hang on to that day job before considering a change to tribology.

Originally Posted By: pbm Is anybody running these tires and if so how do you like them? I've got them on my '01 Intrepid. 42K miles on them now (70K km); tons of tread left. Nice all round tire at a decent price.

That's a pretty good test. Well done !!