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Just put a set of Pirelli P4s on daughter's 2013 Camry SE. She loves them!

I used it in my all-time favorite car, a 1976 Datsun 280z, it was slick enough to cause the idle speed to increase on the inline six and I had to adjust it back down.

Just changed oil in wife's 2011 528i with the usual GC 0w-40, which has been used since we bought the car with 35k on it. Got 61k on it now. Computer always shows oil at maximum level. Doesn't have dipstick, so I have to trust the computer, arrgh!

I change oil (right now LL-01 Castrol 0w-40) in my wife's 2011 528i every 6K. It was the last year for the naturally-aspirated inline 6, the N52!

Had to put new thermostat and coolant temperature sensor in the 99 Volvo S70. When I drained the G-05 that had been in the system for a couple of years I was surprised at how nice and clean it was. No cloudiness at all with a nice yellowish tint. BTW, the new coolant sensor solved a variety of...

Obviously, I don't know whether it was the BG EPR cleaning the rings and oil drain holes in the pistons or the Ow-40 oil that helped. It might be one or the other or a combination. Something helped because consumption is down considerably. I had previously used mainly 5w-30 synthetic. She bought...

Daughter's 07 Camry has the 2AZ-FE engine that has had oil-consumption issues. I've been trying different oils to see if anything would help the consumption, which began about at 80,000 but never reached the recall limit of a quart per 1,000 miles. It was more like 1,500 miles per quart. I got a...

Been using Mobil 1 TDT 5w-40 in my 2007 Scag with a 26-horse Briggs. Change it at the end of the season at about 60 hours. If Cujet is still around, he might chime in. He likes M1 15w-50 in really hard-working engines on generators and such.

Only things I've had to replace on my Scag are fuel gauge (ethanol) and starter solenoid. Sounds like solenoid to me if all connections are tight.

IMG?

Success! Throttle body is way on the backside of the 2AZ-FE, so I took off the air filter box, which contains the MAF sensor. Unplugged sensors and then got daughter to keep sufficient rpms to keep car running while I sprayed throttle body cleaner down the intake hose that goes to TB. Then...

Critic, that's my Monday morning battle plan. Thanks all!

Car is not throwing any codes, just low idle.

It's idling at about 500-550 rpm, which makes the 4 cylinder shake. Supposedly, the ETSC-i module does away with the IAC and the butterfly is controlled by the module. My mechanic told me that sometimes they have to hook up a car to the computer and help it relearn the current conditions. I was...

Daughter's 07 Camry with the 2AZ-FE engine has been plagued with low idle since her battery had to changed. I've read on Toyota forums that the ECU resets and default to when the vehicle was new. Some people have found relief by cleaning the throttle body. Others have left the battery unhooked...

Mobil 1 TDT 5w-40 in my 26hp Briggs on zero turn since 2007. Same in my 5K Excel generator and Kawasaki Prairie 650.

Finally found a car for the wife. 2011 528i with 36k, sport package and premium sound and navigation. Wife is a little intimidated by all the bells and whistles.

Daughter's 07 Camry has the dreaded 2.4L that can start using oil at alarming rates if oil drain holes in pistons get plugged. I noticed increased consumption as she approached 100k miles. I ran a dose of Rislone for a couple of thousand miles but only saw slight decrease in consumption (quart...

My response is similar to the end of the Monty Python killer bunny scene. "Run Away, Run Away, Run Away!"

Finally heard back from insurance company. Started out at $5,900 much to my chagrin. I was nice about it and told them there was no way that car was worth that little. Finally settled on $6,600. With the miles it had, it was about what KBB said was value for private party sale. They don't give...