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the answer really depends on what you're trying to accomplish. If your paint is in great condition then a very fine polish is what you want. If you have a lot of surface defects (swirls, scratches, holograms) you'll want to start with a compounding polish...the worse condition your paint, the...

now you have me wondering...do bikes with a DCT need to use oil safe for a wet clutch? Or can you use regular car oil? I believe the T4 is safe for shared sump / wet clutches..but what does a DCT require?

after some looking I realized that Honda's spec of 10W-30 in the rear end isn't crazy...engine oil and gear oil are not apples to apples on the weight scale, meaning 80/90W gear oil overlaps with 30 / 40 weight engine oil. So using a 10W-30 engine oil in the rear end is similar to using an 80 or...

for some reason Honda has seemed to spec a lot of 10W-30 over the years...I believe most of the Rotella 'T's' are JASO MA/MA2 rated for wet clutch. Usually a solid choice. (just went to common motor site, they recommend 15W-40 Rotella T) a good site for those old Hondas is Common-Motor. Lots of...

one of my employees drives a new Mustang Mach-E...that thing is sweet!

cool, glad you came up with a solution that will work! My Edge with the 2.0 is pretty quick, I bet putting that same motor in an Escape makes it a rocket!

mine went from fine to complete failure in a few weeks...no problems to running rough, check engine light on and coolant level in tank dropping a few inches at first to the tank showing empty at one point. Let it cool, remove the rad/tank cap and it would refill itself. Funny to watch. It seems...

not the ones from around 2018..many of us in my company have 2018 Edges with 2.0 turbo for company cars...most of us have replaced the motor due to coolant ingestion..many others with the Escape and the 1.5 have also replaced motors. Mine went at 70K, which seems to be about...

yes, the rotor shield...and if it is your axle do as the others said and find a way to go with OEM parts....I eventually replaced my axles with aftermarket and they did just like everyone said they would, vibrated like an old, out of balance washing machine at idle when cold..really sucked.

just one more thing to check..I had a similar clicking on tight turns on my 2008 Outback a few years back...assumed CV axle but it was actually the dust shield causing the noise.

bikes ridden year round in the UK seem to suffer a lot of corrosion...all bikes...it's not unusual

I just saw this thread...and my first thought was that this little scoot had a dry clutch but a quick search shows that's wrong, it has a wet clutch! So you will need to use an oil specified for wet clutches. https://ridermagazine.com/2017/12/21/retrospective-1979-1992-yamaha-qt50-yamahopper/

great looking bike. Those big Triumph triples are supposed to be sweet motors.

another Toro Personal Pace fan, here. Going into my 18th mowing season with mine. The drive system has been flawless. The deck is starting to show some rust bubbles and I've replaced all 4 wheels in the past few years due to them wallowing out. Still starts on 1st pull. When the day comes, I'll...

the way I understand it is never to reuse a towel that has been used in the application of a true ceramic coating...those need to be tossed...but ones used with 'ceramic' detail sprays can be washed and reused without incident.

wow, before going to all the trouble of sourcing a new carb spend a few minutes cleaning the old one. It probably has a bowl nut that also acts as a jet. Drop the bowl, clean it out, clean the jet and make sure the float is working correctly. 10 mins of work and you should be good to go.

if you're pulling your upper intake you want to replace the gaskets. Good time to do the pcv valve, too, if it hasn't been done. I did my Pentastar around 75K, plugs, gaskets and pcv...oh, and my oil filter housing / cooler started leaking around 80K...

haha...that's exactly what I use on my generator and snow blowers..and of course I have hour meters on all of them, doesn't everyone? :D

I have done it as long as I've been able..max out 401K and then max out catch up contribution. .I always say I don't want to have to eat dog food in retirement..rather sacrifice a little more now to be a little more comfortable in retirement.

I think you already know the answer... motor failures are not caused by the oil used. More than likely it was due to a lack of oil, never changing oil, etc. Sure, someone always knows a 'guy' that it happened to...or a friend of a friend of a guy...