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I own a 2001 Audi TT 180 Quattro and the owners manual says the car requires 91 octane or higher. Since gas prices are getting very high I was wondering if I will damage my engine in any way by using 89 or even 87? Since I use this car to commute on the highway 50 miles each way I'm ok with a...

I have a 2001 Audi TT with 70K miles this I try to take good care of by giving it 5K OCI with 5-30 Mobil 1. When I asked the dealer to do a transmission change (its a 5 speed manual) he told me its not needed as it has "lifetime" fluid. Is this possible? Is this advisable to never change the...

I just purchased a 2006 Range Rover for the wife and was reading the owners manual, yup some of us still do that! I noticed that the oil sump holds 8 quarts of oil which is nice, but Land Rover specifies Castrol GTX 5-30 with the first change at 7,500 miles. I spoke to the head wrench at the...

I have a 2001 Audi TT Coupe and the left rear blinker lightbulb burned out. Now as all TT owners know NOTHING is simple on these vehicles. Changing this bulb appears to be difficult. Any tips? I opened the small "door" on the inside of the trunk area and found the back of the light housing but I...

The factory warranty on my 2001 Audi TT Quatro will be up in 3K miles. The car currently has 47K miles on the odometer. What are the general thoughts on extended warranty? The dealer has offered me an Audi backed plan that is 3 years and will take me to 100K but the cost is $2950!! That seems...

I am looking to put driving lights on my 1998 Explorer. I was considering Hella 500 as they seem to be highly recommended on the explorer forum. What makes somes Piaa lights cost $300 and some Walmart lights cost $50? Is there that much difference in their light out put and quality? Is the extra...

http://www.neosyntheticoil.com/product.htm Anyone ever heard of this oil and if so are they any good?

I am doing a change of the power steering fluid in my 1998 Ford Explorer with 69K miles. The manual calls for "Mercon ATF" I used Mercon V as I had some left over from the tranny fluid swap. Is this the correct fluid? Will Mobil 1 ATF be a better choice or can I just leave it with the Mercon V...

I found this "E-Book" on another care care site. I'm not sure if it has been posted here before but it sure does give an extensive amount of information. http://motor-oil-bible.com/mob-2-2-04.pdf Sorry about the "Jesus Propaganda" at the end, but its attached to the pdf. I am in no way...

I have a 1998 Ford Explorer V6 with 70,000 miles and the ride is very bouncy. I think that the OEM shocks have had it and I wanted to put new shocks on. The guys at my local Sears suggested Rancho 5000 for my truck. I do about 90% on road and 10% off. These shocks come with a lifetime warranty...

I just brought in my 2001 Audi TT 1.8T 180 HP Quattro for its 40,000 mile service at the dealer. Its free of charge otherwise no way would I bring it there. Anyway, I have always given it a steady diet of M1 0W-40 changed every 5K miles and it has done very well with no consumption at all. This...

I found this very interesting article comparing motorcycle oils to car oils. Read it and lets hear everyone's thoughts on it. Personally I still use regular Castrol GTX 20W-50 in my air cooled BMW R1100S and it runs great. I change the oil every 3K miles with the filter and I'm good to go...

The local quick change place near my home only uses Mighty Engine Guard 2 Oil filters. Anyone have any experience with these filters? Are they Good? I wrote to the company and they said that the filters are made by Champion, so are they repackaged Super Tech filters? Thoughts?

I just got my annual service done at Cliff's BMW in Danbury. They put in 10W-40 instead of the 20W-50 that I specifically requested. They claimed that since my bike only has 3K miles on it that this oil viscosity is need to aid the berak in. I think this is total BULLSH_T!! In the manual that...

I have an air cooled R1100S with the factory oil cooler. The bike has 3000 miles and I wanted to switch to M1 15W50 but the daeler said not to. He said just to stick with the BMW brand 20W50 dino. He claims that its very good oil and has the proper additive package for the air cooled boxer...

I recently purchased a KKM cone air filter for my 1998 Explorer 4.0 SOHC, does anybody have any experience with this type/brand of filter? Will I see and HP gains? Better MPG? Shortened engine life? Anyone? Opinions?

Hello everyone, new guy here! I just found this board a short time ago and think its the best place on the internet for honest oil info. Here is my question, I have a 2001 Audi TT 1.8 Turbo. What oil would you guys use? Manual calls for 5w-30 dino at 10,000 mile OCI but I change the oil every...