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    Start stop and turbos

    Yea the turbo has a small amount of oil in it and its hot hot hot just come off the interstate at 70 and pull up to red light no boost needed, oh how's that A/C work when its 100 degrees at a red light in the downtown, lights dim too want me to go on, its dumb thats what I think and a very large...
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    Start stop and turbos

    Used to be the reason turbo oils where a little better is because every time you shut off the engine it cooks that small amount of oil in the turbo, then on restart that burnt oil gets mixed in with the good stuff not a good thing. Yes I know most turbos are water cooled my 87 lebaron {mopar}...
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    I over filled the engine

    I worked in the mostly fleet maintenance for 35 years with many people and would not call them all techs, I recall one nice young man I was working with on large trucks he was watching me greasing the frt .end and said does my car have those things [fittings] I said It might, and said to myself...
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    I over filled the engine

    My 4.3 mercruiser in my inboard outboard chevy 3/4 of a sbc it holds right about 4 qts. with no filter one qt. low 25% of the oil and 3000 to 4500 rpms when the mood hits I think the whole 4 qts is a good idea I which it had a bigger pan. I might not add just 4oz but if it would take 12oz yea I...
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    So if you dont like changing oil at least a little bit why are you here ?

    I cant help my self 3000- 5000 mile max is all I can go after that I feel bad about it even on my 7.3 diesel 15w40 convention in that. Good syn. in everything else not allways the best Amsoil XL or Mobil one, but it would be be a real waste for say amsoil ss good for 25000. Oil is the most easy...
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    I over filled the engine

    In my 02 corvette owners manual its states if you are going to race the car on a track add one extra qt. yea overfilled by one I never have done this or raced it ,but interesting. The oil pan on this car is strange flat and wide, I guess G force on the oil could be the problem. I am a over doer...
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    I am considering the Dark Side. Quick Oil Change shops.

    I was working for a on your site fleet maintenance company (we work at your parking lots sucked) the owner was helping us that day he drained the oil from a chevy van but never put any thing back in. At the time he was playing games on his phone with his mother she was at another location. Yea...
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    Almost killed by a pickle.

    I have been into sweet bread and butter chip pickles. As I am getting older I will now be more careful to chew my food better because its sounds bad that he was killed choking on a sweet pickle. It was bad I am not going to give any details but the chocking was real real bad. My girlfriend works...
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    Techron in VERY concentrated form??

    Wow thats not very nice and your wrong, this is the internet get a picture of the label in about 1/2 a second.
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    Techron in VERY concentrated form??

    OK I have the bottle in my hand Techron Protection Plus Marine Fuel system Treatment Directions State Pour one once for 10 gallons of gasoline (30ml per 38L) yea its made by Chevron, all this talk look it up on the Chevron site The 10oz bottle treats 100 gallons enough said If someone needs it...
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    Techron in VERY concentrated form??

    Techron marine one once per 10 gals I use it in every thing .
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    Maybe next week

    If the pipe line is not flowing by Friday next week would be the best week ever for the electric cars. P,S, I dont like EV cars we get to much power from coal that kinda makes the EV run on coal when our cars are running cleaner then ever on gas.
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    Must be some really good coolant

    Went to my local honda dealer for a recall on our 2005 element. There hr. rate is$ 142.00 per ,they asked me if I would like a coolant flush and fill at $169.95 because of time I have done it a few times it holds a whole 2 gallons total !
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    Thats not good .

    Had a bad smell in the laundry room thought it was drain related. It was a over charging batt. on a stored car in my basement garage. So this optima red top 4-5 years old batt. being maintained by a optima digital 1200 charger .So the charger was charging all it could cooling fan on and the...
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    Salt

    Sorry to say Cali. has much bigger problems than frame rust, That said I hate salt, why not more Stainless steel brake lines fuel lines etc. $ oh thats why.
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    Bought a new F150 EB... tickets on the horizon!

    So sorry I did notice your new stx 3.5 has the 6 speed auto I thought all the new 3.5 had the 10 speed.
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    Bought a new F150 EB... tickets on the horizon!

    So I Have a 2019 raptor with that dash that you show in your vid. but it does have a boost gauge upper right my raptor is without the 9000$ 802 package so it has the cheaper dash. So whats with that steering wheel on your truck all those buttons and switches work { paddle shifters} on a stx yea...
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    Bought a new F150 EB... tickets on the horizon!

    That is a raptor not a stx whats up with that.
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