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I spent the last few days at a cabin which required a little bit of off road. The wheels had mud which threw off the balance so I went for a car wash yesterday evening. 10 minutes after the wash, the parking brake warning lights turned on. It went into some kind of limp mode because the car...

For Americans (and those Canadians close to border towns), this is a great website for used: lkqonline.com I see some with 40k miles if I got OP's model right https://lkqonline.com/2008-chevrolet-suburban-1500-series-spare-wheel-carrier/-hNKnnjncKKO/-i~353467513

I changed the HR-V's as it was used too many times / too many miles. Ended up going for maxxis instead of OE because it was cheaper than the dealer https://shop.maxxis.com/products/compact-spare-tire

Smells kind of sweet. The ethanol firestarters I use have that sulphur smell. They had to be vacuumed sealed because it was so bad.

I've been trying it out for the last few months as it sounds better than breathing in methanol. The only crappy thing about it is the heater has to be on or else it leaves a film on the windshield. Guessing the ethanol content is too low. It also sucks at washing off bugs/dirt/salt.

Port injected. Not sure how much truth there is but I've read this engine gets higher horsepower on a dyno when premium is used. There are lots of testimonials online saying the engine is smoother. I felt the same way after a few tanks so the additional cost is negligible compared to a more...

I think so but it'll be at the end of an OCI as I'm kind of worried about seal compatibility - especially at the higher concentrations. Chevron referred to these numbers as "excellent" compared to competitor products but to transfer the statement to an automobile is at my own risk.

In your opinion, would it have continued to be fine or are 6k OCI's appropriate? Virgin TAN for Honda's HCF-2 is 0.25-0.4 depending on the formulation date For Red Line, I could only find the TBN which is 3. I've read comments on the forum saying the oil should be changed when TAN is x4...

I've been told in the past the same thing you expected so it's nice to see more confirmation of the opposite. @CivicFK2TypeR What type of fuel do you use in your 2008 civic? I see in past UOA's you posted, the fuel dilution #'s look quite good. 0.8% after 12592 miles 1.8% after 5963 miles...

A Honda owner buying premium when the car only requires 87 is an outlier in this economy. himemsys inspired this testing as I see he posted about it in April '23 and my first sample with 91 was May '23.

Latest news article about the company seem to be related to your photo:

Chevron's Vartech was added at a 5% concentration and was in use for the entire OCI (not vetted for automotive use). Haven't gotten around to taking apart the oil filter yet but will try to get it done next week. Found it interesting how the fuel dilution has greatly improved since switching...

Dealer said the belt was in pieces when they checked the magnet. All I did was back it out of the driveway, it got stuck in some semi deep snow and died. No noise of any kind that would indicate a problem and no lights on the dash. The engine would just rev if put into gear. Honda took care of...

Total# of miles on this UOA: 6205 Total # of miles on the replacement CVT: 29406 Surprised to see the acidity number is even worse than the last UOA in December '23. Only thing I can think of is the CVT doesn't like the larger sized tires that were installed (225/65/17 from 215/55/17)...

Yep PS5 origin can be a lot of places. I've seen France, China, Thailand... etc. Mine are the 225/50/17 size so not one that's too popular these days I think. lol it was actually one of your old posts that I was thinking of when writing that Glad the WS90's are still made in Japan.

Unpopular opinion but some should consider cutting Chinese manufacturing some slack as this is an old mentality. My Pilot Sport 5's are phenomenal. I also recently read Canadian Blizzak stock are being made there but I haven't seen proof of this myself. Others here have mentioned it's all about...

Was surprised at first after reading your post. The tread depth of the pilot sport 5's are at 6-7/32 after one season of use, ~6000miles. Thought to myself I'll only get 2 years or 12000 miles out of these as I'm used to seeing new tires come with 10-12/32. Looks like this model is 9/32...

Just wanted to say thank you for telling us about these @slacktide_bitog Ordered a pair after reading your post as my car was always missing a spot on the drivers side. This fixed the issue! Perfectly clean windshield now and safer driving.

so weird how the first dealer quoted you more than double check the part#'s using this website: handler.lv I've ordered OEM from them before. Latvia seems to have better pricing than some other countries and shipping doesn't always kill the deal.

Since you paid $175, consider emailing Honda customer relations as a last resort. Maybe add a link to this thread so they can see -how their customer service previously gave you false information about the powertrain warranty -how the general public feels after reading how Honda dealers enact...