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I like the smell of gasoline. Back in the late 1990s, I lived in California and remember the foul smell of the gasoline because it contained MTBE. Do they still put that stuff in the gas in CA?

Is that a water pump? It might be easiest to just replace it, and let the rebuilder worry about extracting that broken piece from your core. Drilling out a jagged, broken, recessed bolt is near impossible in my experience.

I ran my 2015 Ram 1500 with 5.7L Hemi for 19,000 miles before the last oil change. I added about a quart at the 10,000-mile point, and when I finally changed the oil it was close to a quart low. I'm pleased with that rate of consumption. I use Red Line 0W-20.

If you remove the other bolts it looks like that plate should come off. Then you might be able to flatten the broken bolt enough to drill it. Are you saying it has left hand threads? You can use this kind of extractor...

My mother splits her time between two states; Minnesota in the summer months and Houston the rest of the year. Due to covid, she didn't return to Minnesota between September 2019 and June 2021. Her 2009 Chrysler minivan was not run for 20 months. It had a battery tender attached the entire time...

Most quick oil change places have a pit in the floor. There's a guy down in the pit to drain the oil and R&R the filter. They always change the oil filter unless you request otherwise.

I think the pans vary a bit, mostly on the amount they hold. I'm hesitant to buy the cheap ones on eBay. I've heard some examples of pan leaks.

Mine has the 5.7L Hemi. The ZF 8-speed transmission is used on a huge variety of vehicles, including BMW, Chrysler/Jeep, Rolls Royce, etc. Some automotive writers have called it the perfect automatic transmission. It comes in a few variations, based on the torque of the engine it's mated to...

My 2015 Ram 1500 has the 8-speed ZF 8HP transmission, and it's time to service it. While I do a lot of auto maintenance myself, I'm going to have a local mechanic do the job for me. He likes it when I bring the parts. It's ridiculous that the plastic Mopar pan/filter kit costs $230 or more...

Ten years ago I was driving a high-mileage Saab 9-5 with the Aisin 5-speed auto transmission. One of the "best practices" for DIY maintenance in the Saab community was to do a drain & fill of the transmission at every-other oil change, which was ~10k miles for me. Changing the ATF in that...

My 2015 Ram 1500 has 121k miles. I've owned it since July 2021 when it had 92k on the odometer. It's been mostly trouble-free (knock on wood). Had to change the water pump last year. I have not noticed any ticking noises from the valvetrain. I've been using Red Line 0W-20 for the last 18...

That looks like a US Army MH-47, which is used for special operations. I think those are based out of Fort Campbell, KY, but the special operations community uses them for training and operations all over the world.

My wife and I were in the market for a new French-door fridge a few months ago. At Lowe's one of the employees told us to stay away from LG and Samsung because they are prone to trouble, and it's difficult to find service for them. We ended up with a Whirlpool. The first one was noisy, so we had...

Sounds like an ATC screwup, but the SWA pilot should have been paying attention to what's going on. Once, when I was a student pilot I was flying solo at a controlled field in Minnesota. ATC had cleared me to land, and a minute later I was on short final. Then ATC cleared a good-sized twin to...

I use a Mr Coffee espresso machine to make coffee. It's a simple $40 machine. I use a combination of regular coffee and espresso to make a very strong brew, then I mix it with a few ounces of hot water with melted butter frothed into it. Similar to the Bulletproof Coffee made popular by Dave Asprey.

Wow, those are high rates indeed! In Texas we a deregulated environment in which you choose your electric utility provider. Currently I'm paying about 16 cents per kWh, including the delivery fee. My current contract expires this month, but it looks like I can sign up for a new contract at about...

That's puzzling. I suppose it could be fraudulent.

I work for a Farmers agency. Unless you are in a state with "no fault" insurance, if you're involved in a accident and it's the other driver's fault it's usually best to contact that driver's insurance and file a claim directly with them. That way it doesn't appear as a claim on your insurance...

I don't have Toyota-specific experience, but about ten years ago I replaced the outer CV boots on a 2003 Saab. A friend had advised against buying remanufactured axles. I bought Moog-branded boot kits, a crimping tool, and some Red Line CV joint grease. Even with no experience, I found it pretty...

Why do you say it sounds like voodoo science? The median death rate is taking everybody into account, so that would include babies that are born alive but die within minutes. If someone has already made it to an elderly age, chances are they're going to live well past the median death age.