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Originally Posted By: PimTac On the Q&A, question 12: How long will the repair take? Answer: 1 hour. This cannot be to replace the long block? What is it? Should be similar to Hyundai's inspection program. It involves a tablet that will record the engine sound and listen for any abnormalities...

Valvoline (Conventional or Synthetic)

The small hand held conductance testers are designed to provide an estimate of how many cold cranking amps the battery can deliver, along with overall state of health. It is an interesting technology to read about, but it is not perfect. Since it sounds like the battery holds good voltage and...

This doesn't sound like a great idea. It looks like a bypass filter you use every few thousand miles rather than just adding a permanent bypass system. Rather expensive for what you get. Like many crowd funding projects, it appears to be a solution in search of a problem and not very well...

Looks good - a unique design and I don't think we've ever seen one that had any internal damage or manufacturing flaws. I do find it strange that the Denso First Time Fit aftermarket filters don't use the same design.

WIX 57035 or FRAM PH8170 are both listed as compatible with the Kohler 25HP EFI engine. The NAPA Gold part would be 7035. The Kawasaki engine uses a different part number - check the oil filter manufacturer sites for the full application guide. They are rarely incorrect.

Originally Posted By: CincyDavid The serpentine belt was replaced a week ago when one of the pulleys went kaboom. 90% sure that the water pump is driven by the timing belt on these. Therefore a leak may not have been seen when changing the drive belt. Could also be leaking from something as...

Originally Posted By: dlundblad Things do happen in life, but as Jay stated, they've tried a few means to contact them. Then again, I'd like to think someone wouldn't be bored or miserable enough in life to waste time on a hoax like this. As seen with the IGordon66 Purolator post, some trolls...

Originally Posted By: A_Harman It's a self-fulfilling mission the EPA is on. They ratchet down emissions standards to force automakers to make alt-fuel cars. It's gone all out of control since Congress decided to let unelected bureaucrats at the EPA make policy. Now they tell us what appliances...

This group clearly has an agenda that they are pushing. No matter what we do and how much we advance towards cleaning up emissions and reducing dependence on oil, they will always find something wrong because no technology is perfect. There's always some kind of trade off. Currently the...

Wow... town filters from Purolator, Champ (with unknown history), and WIX all in the same week. This is all starting to make me think wire backed synthetic media is the way to go. Then again this is a low end filter on a high end truck... I'll never understand saving $5 or so (if that) for a...

Originally Posted By: Sayjac For a long time posters said buying the Auto 7 for H/K vehicles from RA got you the same as H/K oem, minus label. One member however got a surprise when he ordered some last year. It was posted HERE. So I wouldn't be so confident now with ordering an A7 from RA. I...

Looks exactly like the OE filter, except for the lack of the Hyundai logo looking down in the can at the bypass valve. I suspect Premium Guard is having MANN+HUMMEL Korea make this particular filter. The OE filter can also be purchased very cheap from Rock Auto under the Auto7 brand. Comes in...

WIX (also sold as NAPA Gold), FRAM Tough Guard, or FRAM Ultra are all good choices. K&N is overpriced and not as efficient as other filters on the market.

Originally Posted By: goodtimes Good to get a reminder of another fairly recent Purolator defect/manufacturing goof, popping off end caps. Usually it's just about the Big Three, tearing media, closed louvers, and cut ADBV's. Detached end caps don't seem like a huge problem. While the filter is...

Originally Posted By: alarmguy Frams more expensive oil filters actually have METAL endcaps. So it tells you right there, Fram Extra Guard has cheap budget/profit making paper/cellulose/cardboard end caps no matter how you say it, its cheap. The Ultra has metal end caps because of the wire...

Originally Posted By: WobblyElvis Just to muddy the waters. Fram extra guard filters are guaranteed for the change interval as specified in the owner's manual, just like all their other filters. People keep saying they are "rated" for 5,000 miles but the fram web site never says that exactly...

The FRAM bashing is for one simple reason: Visually, their construction quality does not look as appealing when they are cut open (except for the Ultra). The fact that FRAM's filtration efficiency outperforms nearly every competitive filter doesn't seem to matter to some people. Neither does...

FRAM Ultra. Great build quality and efficiency... and a good price. NAPA Gold would be my #2 choice. I'll probably be sticking with Tough Guard's for a while though because I can't go over 7,500 miles for warranty reasons.

How it happened: In the past it was over torqued by impact tools, or someone in the past used the wrong size wrench or socket on it causing the tool to slip and round off the fastener. Why it happened: Stupidity or laziness. Likely both Why it was re-installed that way: See above What to do...