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Weird that they'd be markedly different like that. If Fram had manufactured both (even at different plants), you'd expect they'd be pretty identical, with the exact same dimensions, mating surfaces, pleating, etc. It almost sounds like one could have been sourced out: The Purolator filters I've...

Prefilling "pendant" filters just before installing them ain't a bad idea since it results in the lube system running "dry" for maybe a few seconds less (wild guess) while it tries to fill that brand new filter. Don’t know why medias would ever need to be “pre-soaked” (although Charlie Sheen...

"I have 2 vehicles, a 2006 Toyota Sienna 3.3L and 2010 Mazda 3 2.0L." If your 2010 Mazda engine is still under warranty, be careful what filter is on it should you pull that ride into a Mazda service bay for an engine repair covered under warranty. If they see what they consider an "improper"...

"They both take the same Mobil 1 filter...My question is this. Since the Mobil 1 filters are the same, can I use the OEM Toyota filter on my Mazda?" Probably yes. But they may have different bypass pressure settings, meaning you'd be using a "compromise" filter than one that's truly matched to...

I hate it when crackers explode....

"The filter is at about a 45 degree angle hanging off the block." If the filter was hanging in a true pendant position, one might say that an ADBV is unnecessary. But yours is technically tilted, and not in a pendant position. So an ADBV could still serve its purpose.

No problem. By the way.....I'm really am a bear. We use computers too.

Q: What is the shelf life of antifreeze? A: If the product is still in the original sealed container, then it has a shelf life of many years. We recommend that antifreeze be used within one year of purchase. http://www.peakauto.com/resources-faq.shtml I love how Peak manages to speak out of...

"Max. Pressure" equals.....drumroll, please.....maximum tire inflation pressure. Otherwise it might have imprinted in the rubber, "Recommended Inflation Pressure" or "Required Inflation Pressure," which it doesn't. The imprint is essentially a safety warning, rather than a recommended or...

Originally Posted By: A_Harman 2 refinery fires in 3 days? Which environmental terrorist group is attacking refineries? I'm not a great believer in coincidence. If one is prone to seeing black helicopters hovering above the refineries and starting fires there -- I am not one of those -- logic...

OK, perhaps there's a viewability issue goin' on here, which we've all experienced at some point with certain quirky websites. So I've posted the entire post from some machinist dude at that machining message board: ____________________________________________________________ There are several...

I've seen a few studies in which folks tried to determine "pore size" and such by using analytical equipment, and the ASTM/ISO tests are more about filtering out standardized dust samples than smallest pore sizes, but the smallest number I recall reading was 8 microns for a PureOne media. (And...

Article on dealing with old, in-use tires, including spares: http://www.edmunds.com/car-care/how-old-and-dangerous-are-your-tires.html

Whatever you do, don't be tempted to bump up the spare tire storage pressure anything above what's printed on the side, even if by just 5 PSI. I did that with my old Audi, bumping a "60 PSI" spare to 65 PSI (I'd bleed off the 5 PSI if mounted) just so I wouldn't need to refill it as often. I was...

...On the flip side, I loves me some critters, and that includes the birdies. But every few months some tweeter will fly kamakazee into a reflective window and, perhaps half the time, be instantly "offed" in the process. So that's a bummer. I once heard one of those bangs and ran over to find a...

Best thing I ever did is put a reflective window tint on a new townhome I bought years ago, professionally installed. The amount of heat it can block out is fairly impressive. Keep in mind that, even when professional installed, such film can cause window cracking to occur due to heat...

I wasn't bored of life in my 20s, but I WAS bored by Life cereal, Life magazine, and the board game Life by that time.

Originally Posted By: newhandle I read about "seals going bad" in every single thread. Isn't it easier to just dump a can of whatever flush in a jar with a seal or 2 and let cook @ normal oil temperature for 2 days or so? I simply refuse to buy the theory that "any" engine flush is potent enough...

The bears' oils don't stain...

How many miles on the rotor, and what changeout schedule does the manual call for? Since this part (unlike filters, lubricants, belts and hoses) presumably wears fairly consistently among various examples of that same ride, whether that car's in Nevada or North Dakota, simply deferring to the...