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Our oldest daughter is going through a divorce, has two kids, and working three jobs. We're not rich, but have been helping her by paying her mortgage so she can stay in her house and the kids can continue going to their schools. (Her husband has done her really dirty) She's driving an older...

I will be in London the middle of September and want to catch two or three West End shows. My wife won't be with me this time, so I'm free to do what I want :unsure: . When we travel together, she picks the shows, often buying tickets the day-of for quite a discount. The only tickets I've...

This is the only remaining Milwaukee tool I've been wanting to buy, and Home Depot was kind enough to put it on sale today from $149.99 to $109.99. With the 10% military discount, that put it under $100 (before tax). Now I can quit watching HD's daily specials. Cold turkey. That should work, right?

Everybody's favorite Motor Oil Geek :rolleyes: visits Donaldson Filtration Solutions to discuss modern diesel fuels vs minimum government specs, and what Donaldson is doing to help prevent injector and fuel pump failures due to insufficient filtration. It's not Lake talking the whole time, either. 😯

Does BITOG have an option to Donate other than the link to PayPal? I divorced myself from PayPal a few years ago and do not care to give them access to any of my current information. Thank you.

Bought three 12-quart cases of Premium Plus Passenger Car Motor Oil. This stash will be enough to last for several years at our average miles driven. Now I just have to wait until the Amsoil SS that's currently in the engine and on the shelf is used up before making the switch. I see short OCIs...

This guy seems to have some pretty sound advice on his channel. He just posted this:

I'm going to add 24 more quarts (two 12-packs) of Premium Plus PCMO 0w-20 to the 12-pack I bought the end of May. Before switching to it, I'm going to use up the Amsoil SS 0w-20 I have on the shelf, which is enough for two more oil changes. With the number of miles we drive, this should be...

Got back the UOA results after a 4k miles' trip. From right to left, VOA Amsoil SS 0w-20, UOA Honda OEM 0w-20 @500 miles, and UOA Amsoil 0w-20. Can see wear metals trending downward as expected. Based on the latest samples' properties, it looks like there may be some blending of the Amsoil and...

I did a search and didn't find this posted on this forum. He first states it's the mechanic's equivalent to a war crime to use a wrench to install an oil filter, but guesses maybe some mechanics are paid by the lb-ft.

Chase has announced a price hike from $550 to $795 on their Sapphire Reserve card. This is my primary travel card, and due to my renewal timing, my renewal will still be at the $550 rate, but not sure it's going to be worth the additional $245 come next year. In addition to the primary fee...

I changed the oil at 494 miles to Amsoil Signature Series 0w-20 in the new Honda Pilot and sent UOA and VOA samples to Speediagnostix. I asked Lake if my plan to change it again after another 4k miles made sense, and whether I should increase the viscosity to 0w-30. This is his comprehensive...

Oooooo, I don't have one of those! More accurately, I didn't have one of those. Taking a more proactive approach to my own car maintenance again, I found this forum. I've also realized there are many tools and gadgets I don't/didn't have. There wasn't any tool I didn't have to do what needed to...

Do not attempt any repairs on an HVAC unit unless the circuit breaker has been switched off, you've used a multimeter to verify there is no AC, and the capacitor has been completely discharged. I couple of years ago I came across this "universal" HVAC capacitor. Since capacitors are a common...

Although there are several VOAs for this oil on BITOG, I sent a virgin sample to Speediagnostix for VOA. Good to know it matches very closely to the latest VOA posted here from BS. Having seen wild swings between labs, and not seeing any from SD and planning on using them, I wanted my baseline...

This is why I wanted to change out the OEM Honda oil on my new Pilot. Got back the UOA from Speediagnostix on the new Honda Pilot. Oil had 494 miles on it. Now I know instead of wondering. I changed to Amsoil Signature Series 0w-20 (sent virgin sample for VOA) and just got back from an almost...

Reached 494 miles and wanted to do the Pilot's first oil change before we leave on a 5k mile journey. I realize recommendations are all over the place as to when a first oil change should be performed, but I'm retentive, so changed it now. Realizing I have zero baseline pictures as to what...

Free to good home. Fresh and factory-sealed Amsoil. I was going to use this in the Audi, but sold it and bought a new Honda Pilot. I also have a new 5L jug of Ravenol VSE 0W-20, most of a 1L bottle (sample sent for VOA), and most of a gallon jug of 0W-20 Mobil 1 ESP X2 (sample sent for VOA)...

My wife and I bought a new 2022 Audi Q5 the end of 2021 during the peak of Covid shutdowns. Our daughter was pregnant with baby #2 and needed a reliable car, so we gave her our 2018 Honda CR-V with 40k miles. Bless her heart, she and her husband had saved $4,000 for a replacement car, oblivious...