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I somewhat have to agree with Wilbur. There has to be a little circulation somewhere, or the fluid would not keep coming back dirty after a turkey baster job on the master only. I've done 3-4 turkey baster master only jobs in a row, ( a week apart), and the fluid kept coming back dirty. Kept it...

I must say Rust Belt Pete, you nailed it. I live in the Hudson Valley of NY. Did you know, the state DOT changed the composition of " road salt" in the 2000's ? No more regular rock salt, not good enough. It all goes by temperature now. The colder it is, the more corrosive additives they inject...

I agree. All my mower's have no oil filter's. The newer ones spit out more shiny shavings as they break in, then slow down to almost nothing visible to the naked eye, once there broken in. BUT, that doesn't mean there still aren't shavings in the oil. I mean, no filter, you're gonna get shavings...

The last time I used a plain pleated filter was on a 1969 Toyota Corona/ 4 cyl / 4 speed stick. Found this car buried up to the doors in mud. I was a kid. Got it for $ 25 bucks. You name it, it was living in it. OC wasn't done for YEARS, along with anything else. But it started right up. I...

Thanks Northstar, I have a spare drain plug floating around somewhere, ( just seen it 2 weeks ago, can't remember where. LOL ). Once I find it, I will take it to a local Nissan dealer, and match it to a crush washer at the Parts Dept. Great info :) Thank you. I really don't like over...

If Jiffy Lube can't tell the difference between a transmission and an engine drain plug,,,,,, they have no business being in business. I have NEVER used one of those places, or any place similiar to it. Feel bad for the poor people who have no choice but to use them. I can just imagine the...

Have the EXACT same problem on my 2 Toyota 2AZ-FE / 4cyl engines. Used OEM crush washers. It is the crush washer, no doubt. Something with that felt or whatever Toyota puts on the washers. So, what I do now is take a wire wheel on a drill, remove all that " stuff" Toyota smears on the...

5,000k ? Looks really nasty for only 5k. I would run a 2-3 shorter OC intervals to clean up that engine a bit, using a different filter.. Obviously, that Fram is not the correct size. Take that Fram filter number to the store, and try to find a wee bit shorter one.

I mowed once when lawn was semi-wet. Never again. I use a rider with a double bagger. Most of the time the grass got stuck in the discharge chute. Took me 3X the time to get the grass cut. Then, of course, grass stuck to the tires and the deck. Done with that ! Next time around, I'll just let...

Good for you ! :) You have better machines, ( Honda) anyway, so take care of them. My old 96' Tecumseh engine coming up on 30 yrs. Changed the oil 1-2 x a season depending on snow amount. Have a 1,000ft x 17' asphalt driveway. It was never made for that abuse. Brought it up from my 1st house...

Yeah, it will be fine. You're not putting garbage in it, and you thickened it up with the 20W50. I remember back in the day, push mowers actually had drain plugs on them. The hardest part was getting the thing on top of a few wooden horses. But, as the oil drained, I would quick take off the...

Lets go !!! I'll prep the Delorean for a run... YAY :)

I have a 1996 Lawn Boy / 22" / 5 hp Tecumseh. Uses 5W30 synthetic. In 2023, put it away for the winter. Left the 1 yr old oil in it. Original owner. Then, come springtime , went back to the shed to get the riding mower out for 1st spring cut. Noticed a pool of oil under snow blower/...

Can't answer the dilution question accurately. In theory, I would suspect some dilution. You would have to ask one of the MANY well trained oil experts on this forum regarding that dilution situation. I'm just a Joe Schmo with a plethora of semi-useful knowledge that mostly came from trial &...

Glad you're getting good healhcare. Hope Trump doesn't screw that up for you. Yes, those valves are fantastic ! Happy that the whole set up came with the unit.

Yeh, ran into those " Torch's before. There nothing but plain Jane copper plugs. They can't take a beating like an NGK. Had one in my Powermate Home Depot power washer. Didn't last too long. Chinese junk.

37 !!! You're still a baby !!!!! Military don't care. You're just a number, like I was. Hope you don't have anymore major issues. I'll be 59 in 5 months. Prayin for no more problems with you being so young.......I only do OC with filter 1X a year on that standby generator. IF we have an...

Oat coolant ??? Can I put it in my coffee ????? :)

Stop it ! LOL... It hurts when I laugh :) . Time for more pain killers from this back surgery... YAY !!!!!

Thanks Kevin ! I think that evil energy is hecho en China,,,,,but man,,,,good stuff