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2001 Chevy S10 Blazer 4x4 with the 4.3 Vortec. 103k miles. Out: Unknown nasty orange dexcool, looked rusty. The engine is made out of cast iron, so a little bit of rust in coolant isn’t too much of a concern. Whole lot of nasty stuff on the bottom of the coolant overflow tank. Had to remove...

I’ve seen it at a Walmart on the other side of my town. $60 for a 12 quart garage box. Didn’t buy it. I’ll wait till I see some reviews on Bitog. But I haven’t seen one at my towns Walmart yet. I’ve also seen it on Amazon. It was $32 for a 5 quart jug. I would love to try it out on my 4.3...

All you need is Purple power. Buy some concentrated purple power. They are cheap compared to stuff made by car detailing companies. Dilute it with water, spray it on the caliper, get a brush and agitate it. Then rinse. Purple power works great on wheels, wheel wells, calipers, and just about...

2001 Chevy S10 Blazer 4x4 4.3L Vortec. 103k miles. Out: Unknown oil with unknown miles with a NAPA filter. I just ran with it for about 400 miles after I bought this car. But I decided to change it because oil pressure was a little low especially when hot idling. There was zero visible metal...

I was just gonna recommend Blue Devil Rear main sealer too! I’ve heard many great things about those. It seems like they really do work. Won’t hurt to try it out. Just use any 40 weight oil with the blue devil and run it for a couple hundred miles, and see if the leak slows down. I would use...

I like Detroit Axle drilled and slotted rotors, and their ceramic pads. They work great, look great, last a long time, they’re affordable, and are their ceramic pads are low dust. Detroit Axle products are made in China. The name sounds American, but its just the name that’s American. I had...

ACEA C3 is mid or low Saps, meant for gas engines and light duty diesel engines. C3 also has to have HTHS greater than 3.5. M1 ESP is low saps, so it will be fine for engines that need API SN or SN+. Use it in your Subaru with no worries.

I recently put in some Castrol Edge Euro 5w30 A3/B4 oil in my 3.5 Ecoboost. It’s High saps, and rated as API SL. 5w30 Castrol edge Euro is very high in calcium (about 2600ppm based on the only UOA I can find on a BMW forum) which according to API, high calcium is what causes LSPI in a lot of...

I use PIAA silicone wiper blades on my cars and they last years and work very well. The last time I put one on one of my cars was 4 years ago. I live in South Carolina so suns UV is very strong most of the year, and we get lots of rain. Car is parked outside all year round, the wiper blades...

I don’t know. I just bought it because it was cheap, so I thought I might just try it.

Got some Castrol Edge 0w-20 (black bottle) for my 3.5 Ecoboost, and threw in a can of Liqui Moly Molybdenum additive in the engine just because I got like 8 cans of it for dirt cheap on eBay. Also got some Fram Ultra Synthetic XG10575, direct alternative to Motorcraft FL500S.

Mobil 1 actually had the API SP listed on their meets or exceeds chart for the FS 0w40 about 3-4 months ago, and then they took the SP away only after having it on their site for a week. I guess now they listed it back up again. The MSDS hasn’t been updated since June 2022, so I’m guessing the...

I usually keep about 5 quarts of oil in the garage. • 1 quart of Amsoil SS 0w20 • 1 quart of Amsoil SS 5w20 • 1.5 quart of Valvoline EP 5w30 • 1 quart of Amsoil 20w50 for the Harley • 0.5 quarts of Idemitsu Zepro 0w20 Why do I have this many little bits of different oils? I don’t know. I...

Your engine didn’t blow up with 0w8? I thought anything below 0w40 would make any engine blow up.

Those types of window rags work great. Use one side to clean the window with window cleaner, and the dry side to give it a final wipe down. Or for the final wipe down, using a regular microfiber towel (the short fiber side) works great too.

I never said what you highlighted on what I said was true, I was just saying most threads are like that. What I meant was people don’t know what they are talking about. So what do you think is the solution?

Fellow 3.5 Ecoboost owner here. 2010 Taurus SHO, have been using 5w20 since day one, and at 90k miles I switched to 0w20. Car has 110k miles, and it’s still going strong. 5,000 miles oil change intervals, and it’s all good. No cam phaser issues, never had to change those out, timing chain is...

Eating some Armour Vienna Sausages straight out of the can with a 16oz aluminum bottle Bud Light. Life is good.

I work at a huge Ford Dealership that mainly sells F150’s and the Superdutys. We’ve only had two Ford lightnings get sold this whole year (2022). That’s really really bad. We stopped putting in allocations for lightnings a while ago. We have 5 lightnings that has been sitting on the lot for...

Shut the engine off and let the car sit for at least 15 minutes before you check the oil. On some engines, it takes a long time for most of the oil to drain back down to the sump. Best thing to do is let the engine rest for as long as possible (15-30 minutes), then you’ll get the most accurate...