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I'm not claiming I know what I'm talking about. It's just a WAG, and not really an answer to your question. If ESP or Delo XSP 5w-40 were submitted for F1 testing, would they pass? (Aside from Delo being only 800 ppm phosphorous.) We may never know. They are CK4 and carry all the other...

it was a joke Threads have more than 5mil clearance. Give the filter a wiggle next time before the gasket bottoms out. What's the threshold for insignificant? Greater or less than a flashlight leak past a filter bypass valve.

To whose site? Valvoline maxlife is commonly touted for WS applications.

The deal is live, $7 back per gallon, limit two gallons. Someone let me know when they populate a list of approved retailers. https://www.valvolineglobal.com/en/promotions/cash-back-atf-gallon/ On a related note, Valvoline ATF+4 is $25 a gallon at NAPA right now. Maxlife is $23. Multi...

I tried the refill game. Stinky gear lube, funnels, etc. Not worth it. I'm buying the pouches by the case from amazon from here on out, or buy the gallon and just use the messy syringe.

A few wraps with teflon tape will suffice. Lots of fuel filters actually use a square profile rubber washer in that junction, presumably to seal between the filter head and the top plate of the filter.

Roller followers also get side loaded by the cam lobe, and anytime you need to load at an angle you increase the force necessary normal to the surfaces. All this just means to me that the system needs to be designed to work as a flat tappet or a roller lifter system and unless there's margin in...

AKA, Mobil and Shell need to build/buy in-house additive capacity? Chevron was able to underbid Warren because Warren couldn't get their supplier (Infineum/Lubrizol) price down? Soon we see "Supertech by Chevron" and "Fram Oil by Chevron."

Is that to imply that Ford has a 5w-40 happy dance with Shell/Rotella and Valvoline, but Ford and Mobil do not? I mean, the Mobil Extreme has the F1 cert, just not the ESP. As does Chevron with XSP 15w-40, but not the 5w-40. In one thread, we say that API certs are garbage and only the...

I'm no expert, I aim to know the rules that pertain to my situations. This forum isn't too bad. It's the various hd pickup truck facebook groups, forums, etc., and the RV forums. The patchwork or state rules for non-commercial use means a casual RV owner can be 100% correct for their state of...

That meme is the favorite of all the nitwit punters on facebook truck guy groups. The determining factor is pursuit. If you're towing an excavator, the purpose is ostensibly commercial, which requires commercial licensing/registration of the appropriate classification...unless you either have...

Most of the performance-ish aftermarket shocks aren't vehicle specific. They have proper attachments to cover a wide range of applications, with dampening that is good enough and lengths appropriate for travel. I don't think you need to worry about getting old shocks.

Plot twist, it increases cold viscosity of a 5w to that of a 15w. Because deposits.

I’m not trying to compare to anyone, which is why being in the 96 percentile ahead of all the people that don’t save (or just 6% to get the match) doesn’t mean I’m where I need to be. If folks want to pat themselves on the back and be complacent for being in the 96 percentile, rather than doing...

Cases are back to $74.88, but no perksbucks. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mobil-1-FS-European-Car-Formula-Full-Synthetic-Motor-Oil-0W-40-5-Quart-Pack-of-3/742890295?classType=REGULAR&athbdg=L1300&from=/search I use Euro 0w-40 in our toyota and would like to pick up another jug or two.

I stand corrected. Have fun. T5 and T6...

I stand by the statement. Having a million dollars in your investment account is mediocre. Especially after many years of whatever average returns compounding, which was the stated case. If you want to add qualifiers like age and anticipated retirement lifestyle, then maybe it's sufficient...

It is, but the point was that mediocre gains year over year makes you a millionaire. I think the sentiment was that average gains (not trying to shoot for the moon) achieved consistently yields some amazing outcome...a million dollars. My point is that merely aiming to be an investment...

Meh, I'm not trying to achieve net worth. Net worth is a tool to provide continued income to my family soon enough that I can retire before my body limits my ability to enjoy life. A million dollars won't do that, so I consider that mediocre. EDIT - or enough net worth for my family to land...

You can be better off than the masses of broke people and still be mediocre. Being above average doesn't mean great if the average is a dumpster fire.