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I can agree with that, those engines are Junk, and even properly maintained they still kick the bucket young. I just wanted to kind of say, if i may use an example, drinking a glass of red wine with lunch or dinner has proven health benefits. Now if you down a whole bottle a night, eventually...

So you're changing the oil on average at 1000 miles and 6 months on the Jeep and 1600 miles and 6 and on the Camry? I mean, i don't want to offend you, but that is kind of ridiculous, you could EASY, go over 2 years between changes. Changing oil that often doesn't benefit the engines at all...

Dacia has improved a lot over the years, when they first started coming into the EU market they felt rather cheap and poorly made but i got in a new Sandero a few months ago and the quality has improved radically, they don't look bad either.

M1 FS 0W-40 perhaps? Or a good A3/B4 rated 5W-40.

Valvoline Maxlife 10W-40, Although i believe our version here in Europe is different to the US Version, here it's a Full Saps A3/B4 Syn-Blend, oil, have used it in a few cars and recommended it to people and most noticed an improvement in leakage and oil consumption aswell as engine noise.

Well, i went for a longer drive today, it was colder than the previous days too but i would say the coolant temp has definitely gone up to a more normal range. But then, i'm two blocks away from my house and at a stop light the car starts idling rough , like it wants to stall, admittedly i was...

Shell Rimula R4X 15W40

I would try Castrol Magnatec 5W30 A3/B4 , Mannol is not a bad brand, but i've seen some analysis of their oils and some are ok, but others seem to have a relatively poor additive package, and almost none of their oils carry official approvals, just "Meets requirements of X ,Y Z, or recommended...

Hola!, Where are you in Spain, i am in Mallorca. You should be ableto find Shell Rimula R6 LME 5W-30 fairly easily in parts stores such as AD Parts ,or online on sites like Endado etc. The last time i went to the one that is closest to my house they had it., i recall some Shell stations also...

I don't believe i've ever seen a A3/B4 or A5/B5 0W-20, There are a few 0W30 A3/B4 oils but few and far inbetween.

A5/B5 is full Saps but Low HTHS, A3/B4 is full saps and high HTHS.

Does it not say anything on the back of the bottle regarding approvals?

I live in the city so my car sits on the upper floor of my apartment building's garage, so the roof is covered and very tall but not fully closed so the wind blows up there quite a bit sometimes, mine also doesn't really get very dirty ever, just a little dusty, no bird poop or anything like...

I have some cheap parts store brand Spray wax i bought a while ago. In July my '75 Capri had a new full respray, followed by a Car Pro Ceramic coating applied about a month later, it came out very well. Can i use that quick spray on wipe off Spray Wax with a microfibre towel to remove for...

I can see taller tires and heavier wheels lowering your mileage but increasing engine temp a bit? i kind of doubt it. The original wheels and tyres on my car, which are on the car now in the pic you see are 13x5,5, with Pirelli Classic Cinturato CN36 185/70/13 86V tyres ( the exact tyres it came...

And no, i can never catch all the coolant in the pan , the lower rad hose to the water pump sits right ln top of the crossmember , steering rack, and oil pan guard lol.

Well, so the coolant arrived today, i drained 1.5L out and dumped the 1.5L of concentrate in, let it run for a bit and then went for a drive around town for a bit, 15 minutes or so, i would have gone longer but we have almost 45mph winds here right now and the roads were littered with tree...

That is true, gloves are a must, the smell is horrible, but you get used to it, i rarely need to mix it more than 10/90.

Yes and no, mix it with an old school IAT coolant and there is a chance it will. But i've topped off Dexcool with VW G12 aand Ford Orange with G12 too, no issues, the are basically the same stuff.

I'm going to get crucified for this but i use Wheel Acid often on customer's cars that have very dirty wheels, diluted properly the way the particular brand recommends it , it won't hurt the wheels, judt don't use it on hot wheels or let it sit for too long, and rinse very well after use. If the...