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Because you're riding on sub optimal suspension because of fluid/maintenance neglect. The difference between well serviced forks with fresh fluid, and 18 year old forks that have never been serviced is like night and day. I now do service; dump fluid, clean, inspect and reassemble with fresh...

All parts arrived, lift scheduled, order of events documented and reviewed. Rock n Roll ready 🤙🏻 Happy Friday! 21 quarts ST Dexron VI licensed OEM filter OEM gasket (just in case) Tools; extractor, dispenser, 10mm socket, inch pound torque wrench, scan tool (TFT temps for final fluid level...

I'm happily plugged into the matrix, the world makes sense, ignoring politics, oil, everything. Ignorance is bliss, nothing is out of order, life is good! Then I log back into BITOG!!... and it's like it's 2010 all over again! Oil oil oil... lol. Sorry Ottawa, if you're looking for M1 0w40 on...

Daughter’s boyfriend is over and as he pulls into the neighborhood I hear this screech, like someone is killing robot babies off in the distance. It gets louder and louder and as a car turns onto our street I can hear it in stereo. Like a high pitched turbo sound revving up and down...

After the DexosR backwards compatibility announcement, and 0w40 FS going SP with low Ca, this could potentially be the perfect oil for these turbo ATS in our climate. Poured the 0w40 FS SP in yesterday and I can barely hear my engine under 4k rpms now, and the cold morning piston slap sounds...

I'm old, and just learned the difference between a chaser and a tap. Don't get old like me and not know the difference! A chaser is to repair slightly damaged threads. A tap is more aggressive, and should be phase 2, if the chaser can't do the job. This weekend I had a stripped plug on a...

2016 CRV, 1 year, 4k miles. Held up fine. Silicon ADBV was very soft and pliable and looks like both ends of the caps sealed nicely against their ADBV and spring. Oil was SuperTech 5w20. Replaced with a Fram PH7317 and SuperTech 5w20.

I'm going to just say it. Most neglect their brake fluid. It took me a few decades to realize how easy and cheap it is to bleed fresh fluid into the lines yearly and the braking difference with $5 in fluid is HUGE. Recently bought a 2014 Caddy ATS, and extracted a brown slurry from the brake...

Found these at Canadian Walmart, $8.88 CDN = $6.20 USD per quart. Bought ten quarts. A transmission fluid change for $60 USD (2014 6AT takes 8.5, with a 5.5 initial fill). Approved with the license # and good looking new bottles. I'm going to run this in the 2014 Caddy and depending on the...

7,000kms. Pulled of our 2017 Cadillac ATS 2.0T that has 158,000kms on the odometer. If you look at my history you'll see I bought 20 of these 8 years ago from Rock Auto on closeout for less than $3USD each. I recently purchased another ATS and am down to my last 3 now. This filter was the...

Taken off a 2014 Cadillac ATS 2.0T. Car had 140,000kms on the odometer. Unknown mileage on oil and filter, but the OLM did indicate 38%. Car was recently purchased from a private seller. Filter surprised me in terms of quality of build, consistency of pleating and strength of media.

Same as all the other filters I've pulled from the van. Wavy, but in great shape and could likely go double the mileage. Total mileage on the van is 107,000 kms.

Finished a xcountry trip on the DR, which included Alaska, Yukon, NWT, and the Arctic Ocean. This Suzi oem filter went 18,000 kms. Bike now has 38,000kms on it. Looks like new. No shiny stuff. Pleats are healthy. https://share.icloud.com/photos/059Jgj_KRJqDSMSF_b-l8V2WQ

Finally got around to cutting open three filters I've used on the ATS 2.0T. The ATS currently has 130,000 KMs and runs like new. First Pic: Left: Champion COS10575, Right: Champion COS10590 Second Pic: ACDelco PF64 My favorite of the three is the COS10590. Most media, most consistently spaced...

Had to add a litre of coolant to the reservoir this week. My wife was reporting no heat on her commute to work so I went through the typical culprits and found no coolant in the reservoir. Purchased some Dexcool, mixed at 55/45, and filled up the reservoir. Heat started working perfectly again...

Came off a 2016 CRV. Used from 102K KMs to 114K KMs. Perfect condition. Looks exactly like the Purolators that we all loved back in the day. This filter cross references to Fram 7317. Refilled with VWB 5w20 and a Motomaster 7317.

Bought a couple cases of these recently. Looks like a Warren product, and maybe similar to: https://mag1.com/products/passenger-car-motor-oil/full-synthetic-motor-oil/mag-1-full-synthetic-5w-30-motor-oil/ Was on sale for $39.99 (Canadian) for a case of 2 x 5 gallon jugs. That ATS engine has...

Came off the ATS 2.0T, including towing 2,000KM. Oil was Pennzoil Platinum D1G2 5W30. Got a dozen of these off Rock Auto a couple of years ago on closeout. Every one has been cut open and they have all been perfect filters. Very impressed with these.

Ran on a Yaris for one year, and 5,000KM with SuperTech 5W30 Syn-Blen. Small filter, good tight pleats at core, pliable ADBV with lots of oil even after being upside down for a few hours. All short trips, city car, driven by a grandma with a heavy foot 😁

These filters are built very well. Was running Valvoline 4T 20w50, bike was shifting like butter when I dumped it. Almost all miles were NFLD, Cape Breton, and PEI. I feel the oil and filter could manage the OEM 10,000KM OCI with buffer for those big trips. Magnetic drain plug was clear and oil...