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I need to find brake lines for a 1992 Chevy Blazer full-size. Started to work on the rear brakes today - and saw brake fluid drip out of the fitting after installing a new wheel cylinder. The jungle store and RockAuto doesn’t have kits. The other end of the fitting is seized on. What size and...

Is Subaru CVTF-III anything special or is it an update on their CVTF-II? I may be doing a spill and fill on a 2021 Forester and may be staring at using aftermarket fluid if the dealer isn’t open. Valvoline claims their CVTF meets all the Subaru specs, but MaxLife doesn’t list CVTF-III. Castrol...

Yea, I know, OEM Toyota or Akebono tends to work better on Toyotas. But, if I had to get brake pads tonight to go along with new rotors - I had a machine shop molest a set of Aisin rotors and there’s a shimmy in them upon braking, what would you gamble with? - Duralast Gold or BrakeBest Select...

I need to do an oil change this weekend. Using VRP 5W-30. There’s an STP S4967XL I got from AutoZone as part of an oil promo. Also have a Puro Boss and plenty of OE Toyota N1 filters. It’s going on a Prius with almost 225K on it. It does drink oil but I don’t anticipate any severe loading of the...

ICYMI, Advance Auto is closing out their West Coast stores and I’ve managed to snag a set of brake pads and a pair of hubs. Advance’s catalog lists them as their DriveWorks line but they were actually ProLine Platinum, which is Pep Boys’ house line, since the CA stores were Pep Boys. Now, for...

I’m in the middle of stripping down and repairing some gouges to a set of OEM Toyota alloys for the beater van we have. I was thinking the same wheel silver the Germans and GM used, factory was clearcoated but painted gray in the pockets. What are some recommendations? I don’t need high-end...

I have a backlog of filters I wanted to send to @53' Stude but he’s no longer doing post-mortems. Is there a particular good and cheap one I can order from Bezo’s emporium? I don’t see myself cutting apart racing/diesel oil filters.

The old van needs an oil change, so I’m debating using HPL EC30 with 4 quarts of RGT 5W-30 or a “cheap” 5W-30(ST or Kirkland). I have OE Toyota, Carquest 85348, ST ST3614 and an Orange can on hand. Which should I use in the name of science? The Fram and ST are the oldest.

A heads up, Peak has changed their 10x into a Dex-Clone instead of the previous pHOAT formula: It looks like the non-2-EHA pHOAT inhibitor package lives on in Peak EcoShield and a new Peak Titanium on OWI’s website. For those who are avoiding 2-EHA, you have been warned. It might not matter...

I need to get a pair of 6 ton jack stands to be able to support a truck - my 3 tons aren’t tall enough. Are the current HF ones trustworthy?

I was at the local O’Reilly’s a few days and I perused the oil filter section. I noticed something different about the basic Microgard blacks. This was on a MG51394, a PH4967 and Toyota N1/F1 sized filter. The lettering on the dome was different, but it still said Leak Tested with a serial...

The old Prius needs new shoes within a year - I’m looking at Falken, Yokohama, General and maybe Hankook or Kumho - Michelin is getting rid of 15” sizes. But, the mom and pops and increasingly America’s Tire are pushing Chinesium tires as a budget buy or when a tier 1/2 brand isn’t available...

I’m trying to track down why a 1998 Ford Ranger I work on is blowing hot air despite being in AC mode. Checked the charge and it was a little low, added some virgin R-134a and UV dye. The pressures are fine now, 32/245 on the low/high sides. The electrical side of the system checks out - checked...

Vehicle: 2005 Toyota Sienna, rear drum/front disc, no VSC(Toyota/Denso/Advics implementation of ESP). I’ve noticed a squeal from the front brakes when the van is in stop & go traffic - this happened in the line waiting to get into Yosemite two weeks ago. Else, the van stops fine and the noise...

Parents are picking up a ‘25 Camry this week, it’s basically the same car underneath as the 18-25 hybrid model. Same A25A-FXS engine as the previous model but it shares the latest iteration of Toyota Hybrid System II(Car Care Nut calls it a gen 4.5 or 5 system) with the current “new” Prius as...

Car in question: 2005 Sienna, 3.3L 3MZ-FE V6, 182K. My dad said it wasn’t starting - he said he can hear the starter run but no crank. It happened with the van on a hill so he called AAA, they added some gas in and it still didn’t want to start so the tow truck driver moved the van or rather...

Seems like Peak 10X but made with PG vs. EG, like the old Sierra and Prestone Low-Tox coolants. I like the idea of a “safer” coolant, buses here are running glycerin-based coolant. Sierra and Low-Tox was pricey, and you can’t use a EG hydrometer to check freeze point.

Car in question: 2019 Subaru Ascent, FA24F, about 30K on it. I’ve been running M1 ESP 0W-30 for the last oil change on it. Car is used primarily for road trips. Saw that Walmart carries M1 ESP 0W-20 X2 now so it’s a paralysis by analysis debate now. This engine is hard on oil - long timing...

I don’t need a Fluke, but don’t want absolute garbage. I misplaced my trusty Craftsman DMM and the AmazonBasics one I bought to replace it was dead barely a year after I bought it. What’s a good, inexpensive DMM? I’ll be using it for basic diagnostics - voltage, resistance and continuity. Duty...

when I was moving the steering knuckles by hand to position the rack gear to remove a tie rod, I noticed power steering fluid gushed out of the pump. Did I blow a seal or damage the rack? The steering was a bit notchy after I got the truck back on the ground. I’m sure this truck just needs an...