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correct on both counts. the 3.5/3.7 use the same block, only difference is bore size. and yes, the RWD variants have a proper external pump.

they shoe horned the pump into the valley strictly for packaging. it had to fit in the same engine bays as the old Duratec 3.0. and yes, you lucked out on the water pump.. they way it's designed, if it goes out, it dumps all the coolant right into the oil pan. which as i'm sure you know is...

interesting... my old 2009 Sable, which is bigger and Boxier, has the same engine, but a Different 6 speed auto*...I got similar around town mpgs as you, on the open highway, it could tickle 30mpg (like max of 29.6) ... basics, tire pressures, carrying around a bunch of junk in the trunk, etc...

they don't offer anything in a165/65/14

Noticed the Tires on my GF's Mirage are getting short in the tread... according to my Slime branded Depth guage, around the 5/32-4mm range. they need to be replaced before next winter... the Current Kumho's ( Solus TA31) are discontinued, and only 2.5 years old..( though she does have a 40 mi...

i'm the short trip posterboy.... I live 4.5 mi from work, AND drive a Hybrid... I stick to 5k mi synthetic oil changes. in my previous traditional ICE cars, i went 5k mi/ 6 mo, whichever came first. with this Hybrid, which calls for 10K mi OCI's, I go every 5K mi.

sent this link to my buddy who sorely misses his '03 Vibe. totaled it ...last year?... with around 275k mi on it. (bought in 2010 with ~120k mi) - He's Currently driving a 2012 Mazda 3 sedan. he misses his wagon.

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'93... shouldn't be a Modular IIRC... so what engine is it? a 302( 5.0) ? looks like i'm wrong.. is is a 4.6 Modular... for some reason i thought those didn't come around until the 98 MY... my bad!

that's what i'm worried about when my brother gets around to pulling his '98 Mustang GT out of "retirement" Bought it new, and by 15k mi he was sick of the manual in DFW rush hour, so it just sat in his Garage down there, until he moved back to our home town in '16, ( had it shipped) and now...

we had something similar in Ohio a couple weeks back... https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2025/03/08/why-is-there-dirt-on-your-car-heres-where-it-came-from-columbus-weather-ohio/82054477007/

was this a 1 time test, or have you repeated the Data? the next batch delivered could have a different mix. Tangential example: here in the US what's Labeled as E-85, can be anywhere from 50% to 85% Ethanol. I think most of the pumps around here say "UP TO 10% Ethanol"... after all, it is...

if you read the box, he's a Cap'n, not a Captian

to use a Pop Culture reference that Helped me understand it, if we Follow the Career of Star Trek's Geordi La Forge, who as a LT. Commander was the Chief Engineer of the Enterprise-D (and E), when we saw him next in an episode of Voyager (in an Alternate Timeline, ...Gotta love Sci-Fi) He's the...

meaning has changed, a few times over the years, and according to Wikipedia it's not a current rank, but used as an honorary title, for a senior Captain in charge of Multiple vessels...If i read that right, and am not messing it up with things already in my memory. most recently a rank between...

my old Y2k Hyundai Sonata. 2.4l 4 cyl. used a qt every 1000-1500 mi. from around 40k mi, still going when i sold it around 120k mi. never got worse, stayed right around a qt/1000-1500 mi

beet sugar is sugar. a good portion of the table sugar sold in the US is made from Sugar Beets. in fact, go to your grocery store and look at the sugar section. If it doesn't specifically say "Cane Sugar"on the package, it's from Sugar beets.

all i can contribute are "butt Dyno" feelings... My old '09 Sable, factory called for 5w20 blend, I always used Full Syn. for a while I ran 0w20 for the winter, 5w20 for the summer, before eventually just going 0w20. the butt dyno feedback indicated it seemed to like the 0w20. car just felt...

exactly, I view most of those mileage claims as Pure marketing wank.

replaced the Sub-harness for the backup Camera and License plate Lights on Dad's '15 Escape. ... one of the lights went out last fall, replaced bulbs, no difference. still no light. same thing happened on my C-max a few years ago, the socket itself burned out.. found the appropriate sub...