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Am mowing today, and toward the end of it, the mower lost compression completely. Now this mower has been with me for 24 years since new, never had a compression problem. Just oil changes and spark plugs etc. I am thinking to junk it simply because it has been so long. But then curiosity got the...

Less than 5000 miles on oil. Filter was bought from Walmart. Recent oil filter QA issue had me worried. Never cut open a filter before. All is well, likely to continue with Motorcraft.... there simply isn't a brand that does not have issues lately.

I have a family member just relocated to the Burbank area, lives in North Hollywood. For the BITOG members here, please could you recommend a good dealer service dept for maintenance? Car is a 2025 Rav4 XLE gas. I called Noth Hollywood toyota, they wont do oil change at 5000 miles on toyoyta...

I am looking to buy this scanner for Toyota on the kingbolen.com website... have never done so before. so I am asking if you have, 1) what's your experience of buying stuff from the said website; and 2) what's your opinion on the scanner. Thanks.

hope to get some help in deciding best options for a car need: Daughter is going to be in Burbank, CA for a 8-month temporary training at Disney... family is in upstate NY. I have looked long term rental, short term lease, car subscription, Turo, etc. they all cost more than $8000 for the...

I am looking for something interesting to be part of on weekends, after hours on weekdays are tough, but possible. anything from IT to cars. I live in Albany NY area.

I have just become aware that my Camry (made in Kentucky) does not come with any tow hooks like my mazda3 does. Searched the internet, it is clear that gen 7 Camry made in USA does not have any tow hooks. Some said to use control arm, some said there are elongated holes on body rail on the...

Bought 4 Continental sensors for my Mazda3 from rockauto. Boxes came, but they look as if sitting on shelf for a long time. The sensor IDs are "smaller" than the ones currently on car which are 16 years old since I bought the car new. Three of the sensors' battery life is nearing the end, hence...

I have been using TGMO for the past 10 years on my 2013 Camry. It's got to a point that the dealership is not willing to give me discount anymore. So I need to get back to 0w20 oils that I can buy from Walmart. Is Pennzoil platinum still the favorite in our community? Thanks.

Work project after graduation

yesterday I took the camcorder out for a short capture of something I am working on. The unit is a Panasonic HDC-TM90, does the 1080 recording. I bought it likely in 2011 to 2012 time frame, don't really remember. The screen flickered and later on went blank. Come to think of it... over the...

My 2000 Mazda MPV (i know, it's old) failed to start and left me stranded (story for another day). The culprit is that the cable between the solenoid and the starter motor is broken at the solenoid bolt. It is not the solenoid connection to the B+ (the other bolt). It's rust. Is it possible to...

New tires are lot of money so I would like to have freshest tires possible. I have been using BJs for over a decade but have not tried Michelin tires till a few days ago for my 2007 Mazda3. The X Tour A/S are in stock with a $150 discount. So I went to the shop and assumed these are popular...

Posting for a friend who Merdeces desperately needs repair. Both front and rear airmatic struts and also the intake tumble link is broken. Thanks.

Need new tires. I usually buy at BJs, as they have free rotation and road hazard repairs. The choices are not many. Current tires are BFGoodrich Advantage A/T since 2016, no longer available. BFGoodrich offers a Advantage Control, but with only $40 off. I am leaning toward Goodyear Assurance...

Found out lately that the piston got stuck on both rear calipers (2007 Mazda3 I ATX). Would like to get new calipers instead of reman ones on rockauto. What experiences do you guys have for Pagid, Raybestos, and ACDelco? Which brand should I go with? Thanks.

This is an odd and a difficult question, but I still want to ask the board. I have this car from new (one owner) and know all maintenance history (I do most of maintenance). I also studied the service manual and understood how the leak detection works. In early years, the LDP would run some...

Had to disconnect the PCM to check a few things, after that, all is reconnected. Key on engine off I was checking a few things on scanner, and noticed that the CEL slowly flashes a few times. It goes out upon engine start. It did this for a few drive cycles. This got my curiosity up, and...

Bought it new in California, the van spent 20 years in upstate NY. It got its fair share of issues, but it's still kicking, at least for another year in 2022. 221K miles on the clock. It's a good day today.

My 2000 mazda mpv is really coming to end of its life despite good maintenance. Bottom line is that I need a new replacement. My kids (three) are in college and in the near future we'd like to have a larger car ( 3 row) for vacation and college transport. I am going to stay with gas powered...