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    Please help. Melted drive belt onto pulleys

    Hey guys I’m kinda screwed right now. Started my tundra up after it sat for a month (zero prior issues whatsoever) and the alternator was seized. As I sat inside letting the truck warm up the drive belt broke and melted into every single pulley groove possible. Crank pulley, ac pulley...
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    2013 Silverado 5.3 lc9 oil choice

    Hello all, my dad owns a 2013 Silverado 5.3 lc9 with AFM DOD, it has 165k miles and running strong. This truck is a mostly highway truck with some city miles and lives in Illinois 8 months out of the year and north Texas area the rest of the year. It has had a steady diet of 5w30 Quaker state...
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    Road trip with 4k miles on oil already

    Hey guys I’m looking for someone to either calm my nerves or recommend some advice. Going on a roadtrip tomorrrow around 800 miles one way, I have 4k miles on my oil. It’s a 1994 Lexus ls400 v8, running Quaker state euro 5w40, with a fram enduro synthetic filter rated for I think 20k miles. I’m...
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    How many drain and fills ps reservoir

    Hello everyone, I’m currently extracting fluid and re adding new clean ps fluid into my moms 2010 Honda 3.5 v6.. the fluid is very dark colored, so I decided to start this process. I will not and cannot remove the return line to do a proper flush, it will make a giant mess and I am unable to do...
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    Toyota red vs zerex red.

    Hello I own a 01 tundra v8 that I like to keep in perfect shape. I’d like to service the coolant and I’d like to just buy a premix coolant instead of having to mix myself.. my main question is, is zerex Asian red more similar to Toyota pink than it is to Toyota red? I need Toyotas old school...
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    Dex/merc 3 question

    If dexron 3 technically no longer exists because it’s not licensed by GM, then wouldn’t ac delco type 3 which is still sold by gm be the closest thing to it? My old Toyotas call for dex merc 3 and id like to keep that fluid in them. So instead of valvoline dex merc, shouldn’t I purchase ac delco...
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    Engine oil for pulsar generator

    Hey guys, this is my newish pulsar 12000 KW generator gasser. I have never put gas in the tank, and only run propane, and plan on never using gas. Owners manual says to run 5w30. It is of my understanding that maybe a diesel engine oil is best for small air cooled engines like this. What would...
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    Help me choose 10k oil

    1994 ls400. I usually do 4k oil changes with Quaker state and a Toyota oil filter yzzd3. Please help me decide which oil would be best for 10k oci of 40 percent highway 60 city. First choice is Quaker state euro 5w40 a3/b4 rated. Second choice is castrol euro 5w40 a3/b4 rated. And third choice...
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    How to determine o-ring size and parts needed

    Hello, I am fixing an ac leak on the 94 ls400, the Freon as been evacuated, and I have found the leak. I need two o rings for these two lines, it appears Lexus doesn’t sell and has never sold replacement o rings for this, neither has denso, which makes no sense.. does this mean all I can do is...
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    Long OCI 1uzfe oil choice

    I’m an old minded guy who always does my oil at 4k with an oem filter and syn oil. Well I’m starting to grow. Would like to run a 8k or more OCI in my 94 ls400. Its older brother the 2uz is notoriously easy on oil, this should be aswell yet it gets driven sorta hard. What’s the “best” 40wt oil...
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    Penzoil plat euro 5w30 for Toyota USA

    Hello everyone. I have a quick question about my next oil change for my 2uzfe equipped Toyota (4.7) v8. It is obviously a gasoline engine that operates in the USA with American fuel. May I use penzoil euro 5w30 in my tundra? I know it meets SN oil specs which is more than plenty for my 20+ year...
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