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2001 Lincoln Continental 4.6L V8. 74,500 miles. Last oil change only 2,200 miles and 7 months ago. Removed 5.5 qts Quaker State Synthetic 5w-30 Added 5.5 qts QS Ultra Synthetic 5W-30. No filter change. Had installed a Fram Ultra Synthetic XG2 filter last oil change....a couple more to...

Took an hour break for lunch and came back at it again. This time with multiple vice grips. No go. After about another 30-45 min I had my fingers on the line while squeezing those tabs and it just slid in and out easily. There was another 1/8" of play there I don't recall getting before...

Suggestions on how to remove sticky transmission cooler outlet "quick-connect" fitting on 2001 Lincoln Continental? So, I'm about 2 hours into this job already in preparation to pump out old transmission fluid through the cooler outlet line via idling the car. It's the recommended procedure...

2001 Lincoln Continental with 74K miles. It's been on standard green coolant since day 1. Did 3-4 drains and fill on the radiator.....allowing time for the thermostat to open on the 2nd and later drains. Added 6 qts of fresh Zerex Green Valvoline. Sort of surprised my final...

Get a magnetic painter's gauge or body shop gauge and run it along the driver's side. Even a refrigerator magnet will work. And body filler will show up in diminished readings or weaker contact. Maybe this would be ok on a $10K or less vehicle, but not a $40K one. Having owned a couple...

I prefer 20K to 40K miles but would consider up to 55K miles. 5 to 20 yrs old. These are my last 4 used cars going back to 2001. 1997 Lincoln Continental - 29,000 1 owner miles.....$5,000 bought in 2001 2002 Lincoln Continental - 22,000 1 owner miles.....$9,000 bought in 2009. 1999...

My 1999 Camaro with the original T-56 transmission with the cellulose blocking rings has done fine on the recommended GM Manual Transmission & Transfer case fluid GM #88861800......basically non-synthetic ATF Dex III with a slight improvement in the add package. I don't typically drive it...

A total of 4 drives and 60 miles later. Added no coolant and never opened the cap. Checked the overflow bottle during each run. It was at the Hot Full mark right after the drive. 12 hours later it was at the cold FILL line. It did this every time indicating the overflow system was working...

Basically what I am doing. And will be watching coolant overflow level closely. 4-5 drives of approx 10-15 miles each should tell. And it just might take weeks before the system burps out all the air left.

The 1998-2002 LS1 Camaro/Firebirds have a simple, non-pressurized over-flow tank. The only connection to the over-flow tank is the line to the radiator filler neck, just under the cap. There is a throttle body connection (1/8" tube into hose) that runs to the top of the radiator just under...

So far this is what I'm doing. 4 runs completed. Will do several runs now before opening the coolant system again. Engine purrs on startup....and no white smoke.

Excellent advice. I need to get a coolant system pressure checker. But, I'm not ready to have a shop tear into the engine until everything points to that as the problem. Pulling plugs on this 350 V8 is a nightmare....at least for me....esp the rear 2 on each side under the cowl. The PCV...

The cooling system was untouched by the shop. It didn't appear that they even topped off the fluid. And other than the "missing" 1 ounce of coolant after a run, there are no other symptoms yet of any engine "damage." I check the cap routinely because prior to this incident, the system...

No signs of any mixing that I can see.

I don't see any signs of coolant in the oil or oil in the coolant. Overflow bottle level is always between "cold fill" and "hot fill" as is normal. Coolant dipstick shows nothing oily on it. No smell of coolant in the car and carpeting on the passenger side is dry. Today I had the car up...

With the cap still on, there should be some sort of pressure/vacuum in the coolant system until the cap vents. I don't know what the gurgling is or if flow is occurring as it only happens when the car is fully cooled down and cap first cracked. Doesn't happen again until the next...

2 weeks back the PS pulley & drive belt came off my 1999 Camaro SS (346 ci V8 - 20K miles). The car had only been on the road for 5 minutes when it occurred. I was only 1/2 mile from my Auto Repair Shop so I headed there knowing they'd be doing the work. In hindsight, the PS pulley came...

The appraiser came in with a number 18% under the Town's Appraisal using 3 local comp sales within 150 yds of my home that sold in 2024. And the came out to a 48% depreciation on the home structures vs the Town's much smaller 30% value. I took this information along with my own comps to...

I knew walking in that the Appraiser's work might not support my case. Then again it might work.. He did his walk through on Friday and he was stunned at some of the things that weren't accurate in the Town's Evaluation. We already discussed about $20K in items that he doesn't agree with...

I discussed this with my tax assessor this past week. They said there were no 'exact' comps....only a methodology of comparing my home against all others (in all prices ranges) in town that sold within the previous 12 months (Oct 1 to Oct 1). There were only 3 homes under $335K in the entire...