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Originally Posted By: mrsilv04 Without starting a war here... for most people, keeping them properly inflated is more of an issue, than if it is an ST or LT tire. Pulling any loaded trailer, with grossly under-inflated tires, is going to be a recipe for disaster. +1 to this. Underinflated...

Originally Posted By: bdcardinal I hate small oil sumps. Part of the reason Ford went with a 8 quart sump on the 5.0 Coyote was to extend the OCI out to 10K miles. Yeah, same with a lot of Mercedes and BMW are all 7.5-9.0, I believe. And they all have 10,000 mile intervals. I guess I'm not up...

Originally Posted By: kaminski54 So I was on a business trip about 2 hours from home today... stopped by local WM and found a stash of Ultra 5w-30! All were SN with dates from 10-12 to 2-13. Funny thing is, they were on the clearance rack but had no price on them. I inquired with a worker...

I've noticed a large hit with 10% ethanol junk. I don't have a choice where I live, it is all 10% ethanol. But, on road trips I've come across pure gasoline and I notice a pretty good jump in mpg. I notices WAY less with just octance change than temperature. ALSO, you may got gotten summer blend...

Originally Posted By: wemay Originally Posted By: ccap41 Why are people comparing a Civic to a Camry, Malibu, and 200? Those are all the next size vehicles up. It should be compared to the Corolla, Cruze, and Dart from those respective makes...

I wish I could avoid it.. Nothing in my area carries ethanol free gasoline. It's about an hour drive to get anywhere that isn't 10% blend. Of course that's never a direction I go either so I'm just SOL.

Why are people comparing a Civic to a Camry, Malibu, and 200? Those are all the next size vehicles up. It should be compared to the Corolla, Cruze, and Dart from those respective makes.

Originally Posted By: Merkava_4 Cool. If I need a new gasket, I'll just buy an orange can and cannibalize it. Screw it, grab an ecore and cannibalize it!

Originally Posted By: SilverC6 Try a Wix instead. Let me know how that works for you. He said he's willing to try something different but he only goes to the dealer and has them do everything so he's going to try the high end AC Delco filter, if they have them. I suggested bringing his own...

See, this is what I was thinking too, guys. I mean the guy is paying friggin' 80 bucks an oil change and probably getting a $0.50 oil filter thrown on.

Hello, I'm actually having a discussion with a gentleman on another forum and he was saying that his Trailblazer SS has a ticking noise every time he starts it but it soon goes away. It is less noticeable when he first has the oil changed and more prominent right before having it changed. He...

I'd just drive it there.. Especially if you just plan to park it again.

Originally Posted By: Pontual Sure, but to know this "small difference" you need to use the Clapeyron equation: P.V=n.r.t Isn't Volume staying the same though? Just because it is smooshed doesn't mean there is less volume. The tire buldges to compensate for that.

Originally Posted By: SR5 SliderX, good to hear it went the distance. Thanks for letting us know how it went. Agreed. Thanks for the update and I'm glad the race weekend went well!

Originally Posted By: artificialist Originally Posted By: lubricatosaurus Originally Posted By: ccap41 You are correct. Which is why I was hesitant to use anything in the first place. But, the CRC specifically says it is safe for turbo engines. I know that doesn't magiaclly make it okay but it...

Originally Posted By: xr650boy Still running 100% stock here. Cruising in the mid to high 70mph range with the AC cranked, it's around 27 or 28 (calculated, not trusting the car's display). MPG seems to fall off pretty badly with speed. Not sure if that's a gearing issue or purely an...

Originally Posted By: Joshua_Skinner Does the car use the same wheels front and rear? This may be why BMW advises against swapping them. The tire manufacturer makes tires. BMW integrated the tires into a larger system. Which company do you feel has a better understanding of the larger system...

Originally Posted By: lubricatosaurus Originally Posted By: ccap41 You are correct. Which is why I was hesitant to use anything in the first place. But, the CRC specifically says it is safe for turbo engines. I know that doesn't magiaclly make it okay but it made me feel better and, let's be...

I'm with everybody else. Get that nasty leak fixed before changing your oil. If it really is leaking that much from there then, like others have said, you'll almost always have fresh oil in from adding. Fix leak, then change oil.

Nice C&P! Good looking filter for 12k+ miles. What do those Napa Platinums run you? I've never run one but I hear pretty dang good things about them.