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I don't see any resemblance between Cadillac cars and Lexus. If anything, Lexus is a Mercedes knockoff. Cadillac has its own style and their cars look really good but beauty is within the eye of the beerholder.

It could be several things like a stuck caliper pin, flexible rubber hose, caliper piston, bearing, warped rotor.

I can see for an application like this you wouldn't want to overgrease. Another example would be a gimbal bearing on a Mercruiser outdrive, etc. We would grease rotor head bushings until fresh grease came out then remove excess with an acid brush. It was a tedious process.

I was taught in school (USCG aircraft mechanic) to grease the zerk until you see fresh grease. I would make an exception for tie rod ends, ball joints, etc. on your truck so you won't pump in so much grease you blow out the boot.

It's possible your coil is going bad. Heat sink makes it hard to start after setting hot.

"ILSAC standards are constantly evolving and improving to meet changing industry demands. The popularization of turbocharged engines among Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) led to a new focus on turbocharger-specific standards for GF-6. The primary purpose of GF-6 is to combat problems...

This situation does seem like a candidate for Restore and Protect from Valvoline. I'm wondering if it's ok to use for preventing LSPI, though?

Yes, you could get them and they always seemed to be in stock but the replacements were cast iron. Supposedly you would lose the anode capability of the thermostat gooseneck but I didn't know that at the time.

Rotella for the win (just kidding but what I would do probably).

IDK, my Chevy is 13 years old and still rock solid. BMW makes a beautiful car but that cutting edge technology seems to be experimental at times with BMW.

We called it galvanic or "dissimilar metals corrosion" when I was an aircraft mechanic in the service. Don't know why it happens but it does. Fun fact was in the early 1970s (more years were involved but this is just what I know) the aluminum gooseneck on the Chevy Small Block motor was sort...

If you buy your filters on sale or at Rock Auto, NAPA has their brand oil on sale frequently. The cost won't be bad at all. I use Delco filters and NAPA oil on my Caddy and change every 3-3,500 miles because of thin oil + direct injection and turbo.

I would change the oil. My 2023 Cadillac 2.0L D.I. turbo motor gets 3,500 mile oil changes with AC Delco filters and NAPA 0W-20 oil and I buy both on sale. I don't trust any direct injection, turbo motor with oil over 5,000 miles but I'm probably just paranoid. Like they say, oil is cheap and...

Knock on wood my '12 Chevy truck has the original freon charge and still blowing cold a/c after 13 years. My 2000 Mustang's a/c quit after 23 years. It's hit and miss but I've had the best luck with GM for a/c of anything. I honestly don't think anything is the same quality nowadays as it was...

I would buy used tires if the price is right. I would say probably 1/3 to 1/2 of the new price? IDK, though, as I have bought them from a tire shop and they mount and balance too.

Rotella truck oil for the win. The company I used to work for used 15W-40 in their pickups from new until they were worn out with 300+K miles on them. They would be absolutely abused. If you're in a Southern climate, I don't see any reason not to use truck oil and yes I saw the Lake Speed Jr...

Deck Here's a replacement deck. The price must have gone up since I was looking around last year but there may be cheaper ones if you look hard enough. Here's another Deck a little cheaper.

FWIW I use either the Briggs brand 30W oil or NAPA brand 10W-30 full syn. in those motors. Also, my valve adjustment was a little off (Exhaust tight, intake loose) when I did my first adjustment after 1 year. I give mine a new air filter every year, change the oil and sharpen the blade before...

I'm going to go against the grain here but on an older car, I would prefer carburetors and electronic ignition. I've never, ever had a carb go bad w/o warning, and when it does, it's something like a bad accelerator pump. When I replace that, I'll do a needle and seat. I would prefer points...

LOL some of us look for reasons to go to the junkyard and it's fun for certain nerds like me.