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maybe find a friend with costco membership and make a trip with them.. throw a rock and find one.. more than one way to "skin a cat" and that's a super deal..

what is best way to to remove the glaze on fiber clutch plates,, 600 or 800 grit sandpaper on flat surface to lightly push and swirl them a bit..

have you seen this..

I have a 2006 elantra with 198K miles and my daughter just get a forster with 116K miles .. both run what appers to be fine and not CEL or showing.. was wondering if worthwhile to run a bottle of this through gas to help head off any issues with cat in the future or wait till i get at light...

A lot of folks when the buy a new car etc just run till the change oil light comes on.. It would be cool if manf programed for 1500 miles, then 3K then go to normal 7K changes. but that would be too much like caring about customers. LOL... good for you and many years of happy ownership...

are you having to add oil between changes.. Subaru are know to burn oil some more than others.. if so how much.. I see this is a 2024 a good rule of thumb on new engine is change the oil at 1500 miles then 3K to get the break in material out of the system sooner. good luck with your new car. :)

I have reused oil filter on a 03, 7.3L PS diesel engine but I am also running a bypass filter. these FL-1995 filter do take about a qt of oil to fill,, I fill it up and let it soak in then install as they dogs are heavy full of oil.. most cars filter are like 1/4 to 1/2 of a qt at best and on...

HELL NO.. I use a 24" breaker bar and while a crud instrument it will tighten them to a good 110 lb ft which is good more most any wheel.. while a torque wrench is nice it not need and thousand of folks use a bar..

I use the Valvoline Grey synthetic grease in wheel bearing for dexter axles on 2005 airstream 8500 lbs.. currently going on two years since repacking them.. had to remove one wheel in alaska last summer due to loose brake backing plate and all was well.. the trick is to thoroughly clean old...

Well here we are in 2024 and we have this. VALVOLINE RESTORE & PROTECT FULL SYNTHETIC MOTOR OIL SAE 0W-20 this is designed to be a full mileage treatment that help reduce carbon buildup on ring especially oil rings. Lake Speed Jr did a video in the past several on a trip to the oil lab in...

subaru engines especially the newer 2015 and up tend to burn oil, do to the 0-20 or 5-20 oil.. many owner switched to a 5-30 or in turbo a 15-30 and saw going from 1 qt every 2K mile to .5 qt or normal oil burn in the same time frame. Valvoline has a new old oil that helps break down carbon...

When someone like Lake Speed Jr says to change oil in new cars after 500 miles than again at 1000 and again at 2K you do it. NASCAR engines when rebuilt get oil changed after a short period of time going through break in period on a dyno.

this OEM filter or add on.. what does it look like or model info. I do a pan drain and refill every 35-40K as we tow a lot pulling RV. this keep the fluid like new .. only filter is one in pan that is good for 400K with no issues in trans according to former ford trans engineer.

In my gas cars,, 2005 elantra, 2010 sonata I would run one bottle of tectron in 1/4 tank gas and drove like I stole it.. hard acceleration, higher RPMs etc till I got to like 1/12 of a tank left. light was on.. then I would fill up and put bottle in that tank. did see and could feel some more...

The manufacturer can not deny warranty for using the wrong "brand" oil unless they provide it to you for free.. a good oil that meet the guidelines will work..

would this feeling or measuring for hot oil method work on the FS-2500 bypass filters are well??.. "they" recommend the filter element be replaced every 10K miles but I have gone longer not knowing if that is good or bad.. the elements are like 30 bucks so going longer is better for me.. :)

When i am towing with my 2003 7.3L turbo diesel and know there is a rest stop coming up I will get out of the throttle and at the exit lane, or earlier is no traffic behind, put in neutral and let it coast into the rest area. The allow the engine to cool a bit while moving when forces the hot...

great thread.. I have been seeing the Archoil product being touted by Bill Hewitt at powerstrokehelp.com site.. he mentions and shows both oil and fuel additive as being a great help for diesel engines especially the 6.0L ford engines that develop issues with oil and the injectors. I know of a...

if you have a caterpillar dealer around you, some of them have onsite labs for oil analysis. in my area of Raleigh,NC Gregory Poole is a large Cat dealer with a big repair facility.. They sell a UOA kit for $13.00 and being local i can drop off samples and get results in 24 hrs via email...

the stuff you can buy at amazon WipeNew Headlight restore kit is actually a very good product. I used rubbing compound and the white side of the little pad they provide on the lens first. and you can get some 3000 grit to help. There is enough product to do 4 sets of headlights if you have...