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The VAG 1.6 and 2.0 TDI that uses an oil pump belt has no known issues. This may be because diesel fuel is less damaging to the belt than gas.

Google Ford 1.0 eco boost oil pump belt. They shed bits which block the oil pick up resulting in low oil pressure. If not caught in time engine is destroyed.

Warm your engine oil to 194f after your next oil change, you will see the level move from half when cold to just about full at 194f.

Your supposed to check the oil on modern VAG’s with the oil hot, not cold.

Maybe he was the best person for the job? Is that not possible?

Personally, if you are doing the work for someone else then just fit the motorcrafts. You don’t want them complaining about the shocks YOU chose. If they want to chose them then that’s a different matter.

Yes Ive seen this before, the dipstick pipe pushes into the block next to the timing cover just above the sump and the tube bolts to the cylinder head. Pulling the dipstick out if it’s stuck in can twist the tube and cause it to pop out of it’s hole. Usually just putting the tube back in it’s...

What engine was that?

So it would take 4 and a half years to get to 40,000 hours run time if the engine was never switched off. You are two different people running different vehicles for a different purpose. No need for this to get heated when you are both doing what you think is best for your own fleets.

Discs warped on track events like these are likely due to people getting the discs red hot then pulling into the pits for a driver swap. Disc then gets too hot in one place (pads holding heat into disc) so warp. If people did a cool down lap first this wouldn’t happen.

Audi RS models with the old Brembo brake calipers (RS3,4,5,6,7 does not matter) warp their brake discs for fun. The new model (19 onwards) RS6 has Akebono calipers with bigger discs and I’ve not had and issues with these warping. People who don’t know what they are buying wanting quiet brakes...

For me the risks are just too great. A self driving car that has a system failure will at best pull its self off the road safely and at worst kill the occupants, max 7 people I would think. This is bad enough. Now take a plane, how many people do the biggest ones carry? Google says it’s an...

No way am I getting in a self flying plane.

It can “only” tow 7700 lbs (3.5 tonne) so is most likely enough for that

The Hilux that uses the same engine has 500nm with the auto trans and 420 with the manual.

Oops should be 201hp. I would have to see how it drives. The 8 speed auto if it has decent shift and torque converter programming could make or break the drivability of the engine.

Should say 201 hp!

The round headlights are only for first edition models which are limited to 3000 world wide I think. Was reading about it a couple of days ago. I do think this Land Cruiser looks more appealing than the last. UK is only getting a 2.8 291hp diesel at first.

I would 2nd the 0w40, and if you get one with VW511 spec then it’s good to go for a direct injection petrol and timing chains as the engine it’s designed for is a 4.0 V8 petrol direct injection with 4 timing chains. Make sure you replace both the front and rear plastic coolant pipes that go...

Maybe my view is skewed as I don’t pay for washer fluid and I’ve never found myself thinking I need something better than what’s free.