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I would not use the Frams or any other filter with the plastic cores on the GM 3.6l LY7s that use a drop-in cartridge. The cartridge is designed to spin, and the plastic core filters come apart in these engines. It's fine in others. The Fram steel core is a good filter and I have used it with...

Several factors go into this. Many dashes are modular now, assembled at the supplier's plant and shipped to the OEM for installation in the vehicle. Buttons, wires and servos replace knobs, cables, brackets and levers. It makes the job easier on both ends. In addition, the lighter weight saves...

This engine is notorious for eating timing chains when the factory OCI is followed with less than optimal oils. Any startup noise?

Originally Posted By: KCJeep Originally Posted By: gotib007 Originally Posted By: KCJeep A buddy here at work had an e-core grenade his wife's Suzuki engine. He documented/photographed it well and sent it to Champ Labs at their request. He was expecting trouble but didn't get it, Champ Labs told...

Originally Posted By: KCJeep A buddy here at work had an e-core grenade his wife's Suzuki engine. He documented/photographed it well and sent it to Champ Labs at their request. He was expecting trouble but didn't get it, Champ Labs told him it was a defective filter and bought him a new engine...

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Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8 A catch can will 'catch' some on any car. Interesting. I think the quotes are quite appropriate. It seems to me that a catch can creates a place where the crankcase ventilation velocity and temperature drop precipitously (no pun intended), and that the catch can...

Originally Posted By: Shaman And the "correct" way to clean the intake manifold http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vOCwB2onGQ&feature=related I think the EPA would probably not be very happy about this method. Nor his neighbors. I would suggest a solvent, then the admixture properly discarded.

Originally Posted By: dave1251 Great only the criminals got hurt. I wonder how they are going to try and defend themselves in court. I just hope that gentleman doesn't end up having to defend himself in court against a civil lawsuit. I guess he should put up his legal defense fund website now.

One more tip for working around gasoline - for those who still use a drop light with an incandescent bulb (you youngsters bear with us dinosaurs) make sure you have the kind that have the rubber skin - otherwise, one drop of sweat or a finger fumble and you have a shattered glass bulb and a fire.

Originally Posted By: JHZR2 It is a really easy replacement, its just a 19" bolt that is the cap and then the tensioner is right inside. Wow, that's a big bolt!

Having been in the service industry (shop monkey, tech, service writer and shop foreman), I have to say, I side with the customer here. I found it the best practice to at least give a head's up. I think they just didn't have the experience to know that a high mileage bearing doesn't take kindly...

Hey, I seem to recall that aircoooled VWs used a piston and spring setup as their oil pressure relief valve, and that you could either vary the spring stiffness or shim up the spring to monkey around with the oil pressure. Am I imagining that?

Gosh, I really hate to see anyone bash a car company. I guess everyone has their preferences and their experiences. When I was young, I thought VW and Mercedes could do no wrong. Then I started working on them, and would watch my buddies fix GM vehicles with little effort and comparatively...

Cool stuff, but what happened to the images?