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I'm sure that stops, starts and turns would mix the additives into the fuel. Not the end of the world if you add it afterwards.

I had the intake gaskets replaced on our '98 century last June (car only had 24K when we got it). They flushed and filled with Dex-cool. From what I've read, the gasket issue was more of an issue with the gasket material rather than the properties of Dex-cool. They replaced with Fel-pro gaskets...

I changed one on a '10 Nissan Altima over the summer. I had to lay on my back half out the door looking up under the dash. I'd gladly do that again if I were to be charged $80 for the service. It took me 3 min. to change the CAF in our '11 CR-V last weekend.

Good to hear about interval between changes with syn. My "work" car doesn't see a lot of miles and most of the miles I put on it are highway. I'll change it after a year if I don't hit the mileage. Last OC was a couple weeks ago, PP 5W-30 and a PureOne filter.

AAP store brand oil is made by Havoline.

Our second car is parked in the driveway, not going to start it until Thurs. I've been hearing stories of cars overheating and door handles popping off.

The Honda dealership suggested adding isopropyl alcohol to standard washer fluid to prevent freezing. I'd have done it this winter but opted to go with the Rain X winter washer fluid.

Did an OC on our '98 Buick a week ago. Went with from conv to Valvoline SynPower 5W-30 and a PureOne filter. Good decision there . . .

Started using the Rain-X fluid this winter as we had a dangerous situation with a freeze up during a road trip last winter. Honda service rep suggested adding a half bottle isopropyl alcohol to standard washer fluid to prevent freezing. I also gave my wiper nozzles a quick squirt of WD-40 to...

I use the Nitrile non-powdered for oil changes and situations where my hands don't risk injury. I bought a few sets of the blue HF gloves and while I've not yet used them, the fit is excellent. I'm considering a pair of their red gloves for more demanding work. Over the holidays I noticed HD...

When using multi-viscosity oils in OPE engines, I always use synthetic as they tend to burn multi conv oils. I use conv 30W in my mower and Mobil 1 0W-30 synthetic in my snow thrower. I only change the oil in my 4-cycle OPE on e a year as I don't put that many hours on them. It's fine to use...

I bought the Arcan XL 325 from Costco last spring. Used it a few times and it's worked great. Going to drain/fill the jack oil at the beginning of each season.

12/28/2013 1998 Buick Century Custom 27,150K mi. 4.5 qts Valvoline Synpower 5W-30 PureOne PL10111 filter

That looks like ours the last time I replaced it. Only difference is ours had a mouse nest and droppings between the pleats . . .

Owner's manual specifies every 12 mo or 12K miles so that's what I do. As JP mentioned, I get them on sale and its just part of routine maintenance.

First and only time I went to a quick lube was back in the late 80's. First ON on my first car. They broke the oil pan nut and installed a temp rubber plug. Drove it home and when I went to leave that evening I saw a stream of oil next to my car. Plug had given and all the oil was on the...

I shouldn't browse BITOG forums the day of an OC. I'm getting ready to install a PureOne on our '11 CR-V. As others have said, failures happen with all brands, I'm moving forward as planned.

I use only Shell gas from a station with heavy traffic. Add SeaFoam to all my OPE fuel storage containers during fill up. Store all my OPE wet and haven't had any fuel/carb related problems.

A few years back AutoZone had a special on Peak motor oil. I bought 5 quarts of SAE 30 for $9.99 and threw away the cheap filter that came with it. I finished the 2nd of 5 bottles this past spring. I run Mobil-1 0W-30 in my Cub Cadet snow thrower and Lucas semi-synthetic 2-stroke oil in my...

My Cub Cadet thrower can use 5W-30 or 0W-30, I went with 0W-30.