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They blend in my neck of the woods. The majority of stations have three tank caps visible. I'm assuming that one is 87-e10, another is 93-e10, the last is diesel. The pumps have four buttons. 88, 89, 93, and a second nozzle with the last button, diesel. They've gotta be mixing the go go juice...

They run that combination in racing so that the track won't become slick with coolant in the event of an overheat or hose/rad blowout. If you never see near freezing temperatures, go with a 40:60% ratio of coolant: water. Pure water cools the best, but offers no corrosion protection, overboil...

I treat general service and tire shops of all stripes the same way one must treat gas station sushi and truck stop garden salads. If it don't smell right... Not a knock on the chains or big box locations at all, they are all different and you must trust your senses. Case in point: Local...

It's a combo of weight and cost savings. Wherever I find a loose one or the center pip missing? I buy a $3 pack at a local auto shop and stuff the remainders in the glove box for later. On vehicles that use actual screws, even the black phosphorous coated screws (black colored) rust, rot, snap...

I got $150 for the pair off my '03 SS. They got poisoned when No° 6 & 5 coil packs splintered apart on me on a deep throttle run. In my case, I had to go through a state licensed recycle center. I had to produce proof of ID, registration/ownership and the serial numbers on the catalyst shells...

I often joke about how long it takes a job to do in # of beer cans to complete. Jobs that require wheels up and off? They always get a *zero* beer can count. Like mentioned above, after it's up on Jack stands, I leave a hydraulic jack in place on side I'm working on. If room permits, yes, I...

Nothing at all automotive related. Rather, domestic issues to keep jolly old mum jolly. Climbed on roof, re-peaked satellite dish signal level. It's azimuth tilt was just a hair off after a micro- burst weather event. I pulled the lid off the central AC outdoor split unit and cleaned it out...

Yup, a mis-fitting air filter can clog a platinum wire MAF fast. It goes through a cycle where it will heat the platinum wires beside the thermal sensors, periodically to incinerate any contaminants. Most of the time it just mildly heats and monitors the air stream temperature fluctuations to...

Nissan...er, Infiniti build the catalysts out of chewing gum, bailing wire and a prayer to the automotive gods. At the milage the OP mentioned, no, likely doesn't have the catalyst brick ingestion problem. Likely, the catalyst is simply tired. Swap out the post catalyst 0² sensors first. If it...

In the glove box. Fagheddabbouddit. ;>

To be thorough this time through? I would. Again, anecdotal experience. Had to do a motor mount job on a Ford Focus wagon (XW4, if I'm recalling correctly) Complaint from friend was an idle engine rat-a-tap-knock in gear @ idle. Especially when AC was engaged. The engine was just as loose as a...

I agree with a previous post above. Replace *all* engine mounts/dampeners at same time. Use a floor jack and board(s) as needed to relieve all tension, install in neutral position. Use ratchet straps and a crow bar if you have to! How do I know? Picky as snot 1st gen. Nissan Murano with...

Ugh, just sheer neglect. No Ford bashing here, they make a pretty stout power plant. But with turbos, truck application, etc. THAT motor was in a high stress situation. Simple message: Service and change fluids & filters often and early.

If it has a poppet valve MPFI, the regulator and injector will be inside the manifold. A new fuel pump can blitz either of those as it pumps up strong and hard into brittle plastic tubes causing raw fuel to dump inside the upper intake. But I'm speaking from experience on the 4L Vortec V-6...

Agreed here. Does the brake pedal also sink to the floor too easily? A partially wedged open EGR can cause your symptoms and cause the brake to fall to the floor in stop and go traffic. Unbolting it, clearing the screen (if equipped) and leaving it aside - start the engine for a few seconds. It...

It may be coincidental. A higher engine speed misfire when accelerating on a highway ramp or passing can almost always be simply tracked down to a dirty fuel filter. Change that out if it's in an accessible place. It's the cheap fix. If after you still experience the engine stumbling under...

It only leads to a misfire if it is misused... don't glob it on all ham fisted. Even nickel coated plugs that require no "doping" with anti-seize will cement themselves in a head of non- similar metal. Give them just a smudge of anti-seize, always, but nowhere near the tip of the plug... that's...

That is more information than I've been able to scrub up. Thanks for that bit of data, I'm learning about the system as we speak. Thank you!

I used to daily beat a '95 Legacy Scooby wagon around town a few years back. The only thing that stunk about it was I was the only guy that would show up on the engineering campus on time for work. Nothing much is more spooky than being the sole guy in an empty engineering hall and silent...

I am loathe to loan out tools and vehicles. I've helped family with moving but, I drive my truck. You pay the fuel. You'll help me load and unload. We'll get it done but you are not getting the keys and driving off sight unseen. I cannot trust that they will even fuel it at all or correctly...