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Unrelated to my last post I would run 5W-30 in your Honda. Unless youre in a very cold climate you don't need 0w and 5w-30 has fewer viscosity modifiers so it shears less. I have ran 5w-30 or 10w-40 in all my Hondas with zero issues as I've never gotten rid of a commuter Honda with less than...

Welcome to the community. Good chance your VTEC solenoid gasket is leaking on the Honda. On pretty much all Honda engines from the B16 to the K24 the VTEC solenoid gasket is basically a maintenance item. Luckily its at the top of the engine on the back side area near the valve cover and its a...

Never owned a Chrysler and never will I managed to be just smart enough to avoid that headache. Which in fairness doesn't take that much brains when you consistently see Jeep, Ram, and Chrysler in the least reliable vehicle lists on every major publication. As a note VW frequents the same lists...

I've owned 2 VW's and only two. One was a Jetta they primarily they have electrical issues galore. With most of the electronics being a pain to access. Why is the ECU under a cowl behind the firewall? Why not inside the cab under the dash or under a seat, or behind the glove box. You know a...

A Jetta over a Civic for a beater? I mean if you love to work on needlessly complex Euro trash and love low parts availability with high prices then yeah it would be a great choice. So if you want a beater that makes a terrible beater in basically every way yeah a Jetta is a great idea. If you...

I actually might be the odd one here but I felt like doing the starter on a K24 accord was easier than most. Now yes I get you have to pull the intake manifold, but that is a hose and a few bolts that are all easy to get to. Then boom there is the starter again nothing hard to reach a simple...

Run a thicker oil than what is specified, avoid short trips, live in a warm climate (the faster the engine gets warm the less dilution you get), change the oil at 4,000 or less miles, and you will never have an issue even with an engine known for dilution. I know this because I have a Honda...

Ehh if 40 hotdogs a year kills my heart then I should have skipped on the marathons, never smoking, being sober, and generally eating clean. So if that was going to kill me then 85% of the world's population wouldn't make it past 30. So no I'm not really worried about it.

Haha right. I actually make well into the 6 figures I am just huge cheap skate lol. My wife also does pretty well as an Area Manager for Bath and Body Works, but we both grew up dirt poor so we are both huge cheap skates. I run SuperTech and Kirkland oil in my beaters for a reason lol.

No they are $1.50 for the hotdog and a drink and have been since day one. Adjusted for inflation they should be about $4.50. Costco looses money on everyone they sell. So if you buy enough of them it will completely offset the cost of your membership.

Clean MAF sensor isnt a bad idea so I agree with that. Dirty injectors are possible so running a tank with a heavy dose of detergent additive might help. To troubleshoot the O2 sensor thats straight forward swap the front and the rear as they are typically identical sensors. If the...

I think that is the most relevant advice on this thread. I get a Costco hotdog everytime I am in there. When I lived closer to one I would get a hotdog for lunch. As I tried to completely 100% offset the cost of my 130 a year membership by buying hotdogs. Which means I have to get minimum of 43...

On some FWD cars it can be easier to pull the engine and transmission as a unit and work on it with the engine sitting on a pallet not sure if thats your case. Aside from that are you sure all the bolts are out are you pulling straight out you have a tranny jack but are you sure it isnt pushing...

To add to my previous post there is a reason the Accord is a fixture on car and driver's 10 best list. Its consistently a fantastic car.

Jatco thats why. Get an Accord, Camry, or Mazda 6. All mid-sized sedans all better than the Nissan.

It wasn't deregulation that caused the subprime mortgage crisis. It was actually regulations that did. Regulation in the sense sub prime loans were g9vernment subsidized so the bank saw home loans as what the government made them low risk, free money loans because if the borrower defaulted the...

205 55 r16 is such a common tire size you are spoiled for options. If you aren't running the car on the track and you aren't driving it crazy then those options are fine but there are better performing tires. I have a project civic that has an engine swap, suspension work, weight reduction...

Yeah my Neighbor Nicole is great. I have done a ton of pro bono wiring for her (note the user name) and she has been nothing but great to my wife and kids. She likes Florida so much her brother and his family are moving down to a house just down the road. It's really is wild how living in a...

I live in the US state with the number one economy, number one or two in education, (according to US News & World Report) great weather, no income taxes, and next year we are voting to get rid of property taxes state wide. So why do I love where I live because it's objectively a great place to...

Okay my opinion/some truth. One changing fluid in a transmission won't damage it. If it's damaged it's damaged dirty fluid isn't a miracle. Two max life isnt a bad fluid but is very different in formulation from Z1 or DW1. DW1 is Z1 with a batter base stock. So for me I would change it, and I...