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Had a '03 Murano pull this same nonsense with a JATCO CVT. There was an open recall for it's intake tract clamps after the airbox cleaner. Recall stipulated that unmetered air making it past the clamps and seals can foul with the MAF and cause engine stall. Got it done at dealership. The car...

I've got an '03 GM that according to the manual, has had synthetic from day one from factory fill, to the very moment I write this comment. Guess what? 18 years on, she's completely blown out an oil cooler gasket. Her block sweats all the way to the pan. I thought it was a rear main seal, but...

Wow! That is one chic looking Mini-Bronc. That candy red makes me want to try and taste it...😝 I'd try at first Pennzoil Dexos-1 Platinum/Ultra Platinum 5w-30. It's a thin but strong 30 weight that's pretty darn close to a 20 weight. I use the PP in a friend's Focus 4-pot N/A in 5w-30 that...

The mobil-1 swapped with filter @5k miles will serve you extremely well. As others have stated, get her good and warned up once in a while. Run her on the highway under *boost* in the upper RPM range once in a while to keep her clean and clear. Feed her proper on top tier fuel. As a boosted...

Any modern fully synthetic oil is going to be just great. A long, lazy highway haul for hours on end with the engine at temperature and light throttle angles is as ideal as it gets. Pick and use a quality name brand, filter of adequate specifications and launch it! If you stand on the throttle...

Car buying is also a very emotional, if not purely emotional decision. Bring a practical girlfriend, wrench buddy or the missus with you to help ground you. If the deal seems too good, especially on a high milage truck; expect to spend another half of your buying budget on maintenence and wear...

Both are going to go a little rancid (stinky) and gooey over time. That's if your shears sit for a while between uses. Just 4 drops of baby oil or unscented straight mineral oil from the pharmacy aisle will work fantastically. No smell. No gummy gunk, keeps the rust off. After I soft bristle...

No, he still has both parked in his driveway. While I was busting knuckles swapping U- joints in my truck, I stepped next door for a hello, howdy-do. He was washing the Ram and I helped him repair a rear power sliding window gasket in his back cab window. He's going to put a sign on it and park...

Aaaaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuugggghhhh.... She's so pretty. Good leather. Good dash and plastic. Bro... perfect find!

Any new rotor on any car or truck, I spray and wipe with brake kleen and a blue shop towel. If you didn't clean first and in your situation, I'd run the rotors down on both sides with 80 grit paper and then flush with brake kleen. I'd also pop the pads out and give a light fast rub with 80...

It's simple. Most bearings and ball joints ship with a minimal amount of grease in them to prevent corrosion in storage and shipping. Once installed, they are greased unless they are factory sealed with no zerks to pack in more. If and only if your new LCA's have grease zerks on the...

Bravo, enjoy the ride. Enjoy it more that you fixed it yourself. That. Is. Ownership. 👊

Shuuuuuuuuuuut the front door! $1500? Nawwwwww! I call fibber's shenanigans! Seriously though, grand slam! I'm jealous.

Brake fluid is extremely aggressive on painted surfaces. Likely that is just paint checking from a previous service where it was not cleaned from his coated calipers and left to just etch away... Thus I recommend a brake kleen and blue towel treatment...brake exercise, full bore crazy street...

Yup, the Wahl clipper oil is simply scentless, plain Jane mineral oil. Spend as you like, but compare availability and price of Wahl branded goop against baby oil (do children really need a break in oil? ;> ) or any old plain clear mineral oil. All will do just the same. As to an above post on...

Comments not withstanding... And as other, more than likely much more brilliant minds have stated: Get up in there with blue shop towels and a can of brake kleen. Blast,wipe, blast some more, wipe some more... blast again. If you think it's clean, do it another 3x. Fire it up so you have full...

Baby oil straight mineral oil Whal clipper oil. Mine's been alive for 20 years with just 4 drops of baby oil after each use and brushing away stray hair. Apply oil as clipper runs to let it work in. Absorb excess with tissue paper and store. Periodically remove the base and blade. Strop them...

Yes! An '03 ~ '09 GMT 800 platform in your price range will be battle proven and just breaking in. IMO, they're bulletproof and any immediate issues are easy to resolve if you're handy and have a decent set of hand tools and Google at your back. If not a time capsule find, expect to do usual...

I've loved the vintage 70's models discussed so far. But one cannot argue that the 80's ushered in the ultimate highway cruiser... Introducing; the '81, Ford...ummm...well... it's a Ford.

Oh, certainly no argument there. The market always pays what it will bear. And those unable, unwilling, or just not knowledgeable will have to place trust in the hands of people like my local Lube Express. (As I said previously, they are a genuine, family owned local shop and are extremely...