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    Is Mobil 1 0w-40 too thin?

    Thus the move to 40 grade. Perhaps you missed that part. Then again the motor is tune only. I guess that tune allows more fuel past the rings... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Vapor_ethanol_mixtures_Fig_4.3.jpg It would take longer to get up to temperature? I didn't...
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    Why isn’t there a group III base oil type lubricant for piston powered aviation engines?

    Speculation around ADF600 is that it's marketed towards fleet use, where soot load ultimately dictates interval and the advantages of a full syn base (high temperature and/or extremely long interval stability) would never be realized. Thus, a blend using grp II is still more than adequate. As...
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    Valvoline 15W-40 diesel engine oil

    What class/size/application are we looking at? For the most part, today's diesels... Have big bearings and turn at low RPMS. Also they have oil coolers, so unless you're modified and towing like a bonehead on grades, oil temperatures stay reasonable. UOAs on this site for PSD/Cummins/Duramax...
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    Anderson - gone

    I felt a bit silly buying a $200 tax stamp to form 1 SBR a poverty pony $25 lower, but I did it, and it works fine. I couldn't rationalize having to destroy an expensive lower someday if the political rules for SBR changed. (Our last governor stood a pretty good chance of an NFA-item ban.)...
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    eBay returns?

    If they have a WYSIWYG replacement, you could initiate a new transaction with them. Good for you to stay within the bounds of the protection policy.
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    Is Mobil 1 0w-40 too thin?

    Car was spec'd around a 0w-20. Car is tune-only, 225 F max oil temp. We're worried that a 40 weight (specifically, BITOG posterchild 0w-40 M1-FS) is "too thin" because it's at the lower end of the 40w range? Just making sure I heard this right.
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    Amsoil Heavy-Duty Antifreeze in a 4Runner.

    Generally, the special sauce in HD (diesel) coolants is something (for example, nitrites) to address wet liner cavitation induced corrosion/erosion. Cavitation protectants are neither harmful nor helpful in your passenger/gas application. That said, the Amsoil-HD is a HOAT which I would...
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    2025 Ram Hurricane I-6 dipstick deletion

    Another thought, even my 10 year old cummins ECU logs the time and distance of WIF (water in fuel) warnings. I'm sure Ram is logging (and uploading to the cloud) the time/mileage/frequency of low-oil conditions. No warranty replacement of motors run low on oil.
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    2025 Ram Hurricane I-6 dipstick deletion

    Clearly it was sarcasm rooted in the reputation established by the motor in its short history. If the dealer can't sell them, probably won't see many in the service bay. You're right. The hurricane is the next 2GR-FE but is being unfairly bashed in a world of clickbait drama. I'm sure most of...
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    2025 Ram Hurricane I-6 dipstick deletion

    Reality is 90% of braindead drivers don't check a dipstick. At least by being more than a low level warning, they stand a chance of automating it. Same with tires leading to TPMS. My 2011 BMW e92 N52 had a dash based digital oil level readout. The device dated back to at least 2006 on the...
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    How to tax EVs

    I'll agree to allow the state to tax me based on mileage when they make it illegal to tax the fuel. To allow (or even encourage) the government to have a new tax without striking down an old one just moves us closer to 1776. Sure, tax my paper and tea to recoup funds you spent on a war to...
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    eBay returns?

    I offer the following as an frequent flyer of the ebay returns system: First, send a message to the seller with photos. The seller may refund/correct without you needing to return. It saves them from eating the return shipping costs. Second, if no response, initiate a return for "product not...
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    Mobil 1 FS European 0w-40 5qt at Walmart

    Bitog sentiment is: 1) Great deal, sold my walmart, must be a listing error. Fools errand. 2) Great deal, third party, scam. Fools errand.
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    Mobil 1 FS European 0w-40 5qt at Walmart

    Not all Walmart too-good-to-be-trues really are. There was this deal last spring, so it’s not far fetched. I only ordered, and received, three cases at the time. Price was pretty similar to the present proposal.
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    Rotella T5, Amazon

    Going to be a wait, but $2.50 a quart if true. https://a.co/d/7ga3IiM Details, $48.99 for two, 2.5-gallon jugs. Questionable third party seller, delivery 30 days out.
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    What PS Fluid do you use?

    Our Mazda's EPS actually takes PSF. And it's the best steering/tracking/handling vehicle we have.
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    Valvoline Advanced on sale at WM

    $5 Valvoline rebate makes it a worthy option.
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    Can this be patched?

    Even if the tire could be made to hold air, think if the amount of structure that has been compromised. The cords/wires that go across the tread in that section have likely all been cut.
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    I was in the wrong and I don't care.

    Well, looks like I'd buy my food somewhere other than California. State mandated virtue signalling.
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