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I’m debating which 0W-20 to get. There is another Prius(2017, 2ZR-FXE “improved” version) in the family fleet that will see hard taxi miles and I’m debating switching the RXh back to 0W-20 now that Uber is no longer in play and it’s now the road trip car(and me driving it once a week). 5W-30 was...

holy Saab flashback. Saab was the first to use ionization to detect combustion events and used that to control the engine. They boasted that they didn’t need a knock sensor. I knew someone who worked on Saabs, and he said he always used Bosch or NGK on them without issue.

So far, so good. But I doubt it will hold up as long as OE did.

I installed a aftermarket MAF on a 1998 Ranger. Motorcraft or Hitachi was NLA. Blue Streak. I’m not thrilled but it was all that available.

They’re a player in aftermarket brake upgrades for your Chevy or Ford. I’ve seen their stuff in the catalogs. GM did use PBR brakes on the Corvette/Camaro, their Holden-based GTO/G8/SS/Caprice PPV and for parking brakes on the GMT800/900 platform trucks.

Gen Zers and Zoomers don’t much care for cars either. When my dad was driving for Uber/Lyft he told me a lot of teenagers used the apps to get around. I know how to drive a stick, I’m not the best at it. In the Bay Area, stick is cruel and unusual punishment in our traffic.

I like the EyeSight systems in the Subarus I’ve driven. Toyota Safety Sense/Lexus Safety System can be a little annoying.

The Koreans tend to be closer to the Germans when it comes to their engines IMO. HyunKia hires a lot of former BMW/Mercedes/VW engineers to work for them in Korea and the US(Irvine area and Alabama/Georgia). Today’s HyunKia isn’t merely a Korean-made Mitsu or Mazda anymore. Even Daewoo(GM...

well, the current Prestone Cor-Guard formulation since 2014 is a pHOAT AMAM. I’m running it with no issues in a Toyota. And it does meet Toyota’s specs for a coolant. I’m running Final Charge in another car. I’m probably going to standardize on Final Charge but use Zerex Red/Peak OET pink or OE...

Yea, I’m in Portland once a year to visit friends and I have access to bikes - TriMet isn’t bad at all, they live near one of their busiest routes that has buses picking up every 5-15 minutes and I can be at PDX in 20 minutes via transit. Never needed to rent a car in Philly, Seattle and NYC and...

Galfer on the car side is owned by Conti under the ATE brand. For bikes, they’re independent. If it was me, Zimmermann/ATE or OEM rotors, and Pagid/Textar/ATE pad. Some aftermarket might be OK - I would consider Bosch to be OK. Wagner will source from Ferodo instead of their US/Mexican plants...

And pink crust was common on Toyotas when they switched to pink from red. While 2-EHA has proven to be aggressive on silicone and nylon, I think if the gaskets and sealant was designed for Dex-Cool, 2-EHA isn’t as bad as it seems. FKM is best to seal with carboxylic acids(like sebacic/benzoic...

And funny enough, Prestone added silicate to protect aluminum - but the Japanese found phosphate was much better at passivating Al than silicate was. Mercedes is a big fan of silicate but in lower doses in combination with an organic acid and borate as the original G-05 coolant they used...

Funny enough, Volvo is starting to use a SiPHOAT coolant called G-64(BASF’s code name), and old school “low silicate”(not Prestone) green mixed with an SCA worked OK in diesels.

Maybe if the car uses a brake-by-wire system with an accumulator or an older ATE/Bendix ABS system with an integral power booster - also with an accumulator. Toyota trucks that don’t use a vacuum booster use a similar brake actuator as a Prius or hybrid version of the Camry/Highlander/RAV4...

The numbering system. AutoZone and O’Reilly uses the Bendix numbering system for their “basic” brake pads - MKD906 for example. But go with Duralast Gold or BrakeBest Select it’s DG906 or SC906. It’s like filters using the Fram, Purolator, Champ or Wix numbering. IIRC, FMSI does have...

IMO, for the suburban homeowner, no. Maybe if you lived on a rural plot of land where felling/pruning trees for fire mitigation is a fact of life. Even battery powered is overkill. We have an Ego for a project but it’s going to waste. Renting makes sense for the average homeowner.

BPI(First Brands) is a long time Napa partner. And they also work with GM SPO. There was a time when Raybestos ruled the aftermarket - they had a contract with Kragen before the O’Reilly merger and parts houses stocked them. Not anymore. MAT Holdings supplies all the parts stores(AutoZone also...

FDP friction also makes friction in China. They are the supplier for AAP’s Carquest Red pads. Wouldn’t be shocked if regular Duralast and BrakeBest are made by them but with a different edge code.

I meant to say for Euro applications. Wagner was proud to boast all their pads for Euro applications were ECE90. Their pads for American/Japanese/Korean cars are still made in the US or Mexico. IME, they’re hit or miss. Had luck with ThermoQuiets on a Subaru. But they make clunking noises on...