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I found a table that a guy created on the Swedespeed forum, comparing the Professional V 0W-20 to the Edge A5-rated 5W-30 that some Volvo dealers use, plus the numbers from a couple of popular synthetic 0W-30 oils that are A5 rated.

About a year ago our Dyson died, which was good because I hated that thing. I replaced it with the Hoover Platinum Lightweight UH30010COM. It's a different approach to vacuuming. Instead of trying to make an upright do everything with all the attachments, they make a lightweight upright that is...

Originally Posted By: Garak Hmmm. I checked the Canadian site, and it shows it as available, but no product code listed, and specific cautions about handling drums. Perhaps this is intended to be a bulk only product, at least in Canada. If you get nowhere with Castrol in the States, try...

Originally Posted By: btanchors Anyone think I should do a UOA without changing the oil prior to the 10K mark on this interval? Nope, you'll be fine to go 10k miles.

It's sad to see how general aviation has declined over the decades, and high fuel cost has a lot to do with it. I remember being able to rent a Cessna 150 for $29/hour back in the late '80s in Minnesota. Today you're lucky to find an FBO that will rent one for 4x that price.

Originally Posted By: raytseng The problem with these physics arguments is that car is far far from an ideal system. The vast majority of Joules is wasted already and that a car is only 15% or 20% efficient. A lot of it is use-it or lose it anyway and don't have an additional cost if you use it...

Originally Posted By: weasley The Castrol Professional product should be available, but it is pretty new so may not have filtered out to all dealers. Here's the link to the USA PDS. I agree it should be available, but so far it doesn't seem to be available at all in the US. The only places I...

A few months ago I bought a 2015 Volvo S60 T5 to replace my best girl's 2012 S60 T5. "T5" used to indicate a turbocharged 5-cylinder engine, but not any longer. Now the T5 has a 2.0L turbocharged 4-cylinder setup called "Drive-E." It is designed to be more fuel efficient, and its features...

Originally Posted By: hattaresguy ...the load on an alternator for something super low voltage like a phone is just negligible. Yes, definitely. When you drive your car, the electrical system is probably drawing between 40 and 80 amps to run the ignition, headlights, HVAC, stereo, etc. In the...

Great project car you have there! It has more of a "sleeper" look with those factory wheels that people associate with the V6 Camaros. I had a '93 Z-28 (first year of the 4th Gen Camaro) that I bought used when I was on active duty in my mid-20s. Really fun car for not a lot of money; sort of a...

Originally Posted By: opus1 Originally Posted By: Doog Originally Posted By: opus1 Originally Posted By: Doog That's in NYC....so what? Let them quit and 1000 guys will show up to replace them. My daughter attends college in Chicago and uses Uber every day. It is an excellent way to defer the...

Originally Posted By: walterjay Seems like in Europe they often spec heavier oil for the same engines used in US. I would say no problem. Very true. In the manual for my 2003 Saab with the 2.3L turbo it specifies 5W-30. The same car sold in Europe specified 0W-40. Most of my Saab buddies use...

Originally Posted By: surfstar One way to GAURANTEE that you will underperform the market and a basic index fund: TRY AND TIME THE MARKET. I'm smart. Smarter than the average investor. They don't know what's REALLY going on. They're sheep. Lemmings. They can't see through the smoke and...

There is growing evidence that the economy is slowing and headed for a recession. The stock market peaked last year with extreme valuations. It's dropped some since then, but there could be a lot more of that to come. If you're long in stocks be prepared to take a major haircut in the near...

Can't go wrong with M1 0W-40.

One of my Saab buddies is an active duty Navy sailor and he recently started driving for Uber on the weekends in the Baltimore/DC area. Last weekend he told me he worked 1-6am and made around $130 after Uber took its cut. He's not going to get rich, but should be able to bring home a little more...

My father and grandfather primarily drove Buicks throughout their lives. I'm in my mid-40s and have found Buicks to be very ho-hum for decades, although I like the direction the company has been going recently. I could see myself buying a Buick Avista if it goes into production, and without too...

About a year ago I replaced a bunch of stuff on the front of my 2003 Saab - brakes, wheel bearings, tie rod ends, etc. The car had about 148k miles at the time. To replace the wheel bearings/hubs I had to pop the axle half shafts out. I had never dealt with CV joints before but was always...

Originally Posted By: Warstud Is the water pumped outside or to a sewer? The water is pumped outside to the backyard.

Thanks for the replies.