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My daughters debit card was hacked and $6000 was withdrawn in 3 withdrawals. The 'fraud dept.' of the bank (a major bank) told her that she's responsible for everything over $500 because they had her PIN #. The guy in the 'fraud dept.' sounded like he was in India and wasn't very nice about it...

I saw this product at Walmart...the 8 oz. bottle for $10.48 claims to treat 80 gallons of fuel (1 oz. per 10 gallons of gasoline). It is marketed as a 'Marine Motor Treatment' but should do the same in automotive engines. It claims to contain PEA and enzymes and gets many positive reviews. Has...

We acquired a 2008 Hyundai Sonata 2.4 4 cyl. from a family member with 145K for my daughter. It runs great, burns no oil and I've done the maintenance since my family member acquired it at 56K.(oil, AF, ATF, filters, spark plugs etc...) I now see that the AC system is blowing warm even though it...

My brother gave his 2008 Hyundai Sonata 2.4 to my daughter who just got her license. It has close to 150k but runs great and uses next to no oil. (I've maintained it and usually change the oil at 5 to 6k.....it might take about 8 or 10 ounces of oil to bring it up to the top of the FULL line at...

I bought a basic Prime Guard POF 4476 oil filter at Rural King yesterday for $1.99 and noticed the box has been updated from previously purchased PG filters. It also says "Distributed by Highline Warren LLC" on the new box.

I realize that 9mm and 38 spl. projectiles are very close in size but the actual 38spl. bullet is significantly longer. I'm wondering what difference this would make in a revolver. In other words would a snub nose 38 have more velocity/ energy than the same barrel length snub nose 9mm? 9mm ammo...

I came down to Florida for 2 weeks to avoid the smoke from the ongoing ‘wild fire’ near my home in NY (over 5000 acres burning since the fire started 10 days ago). My condo car (a 2008 Corolla which hadn’t been started since last mid March when we went back north) stared right up after an...

A friend of mine was driving from NY to Florida last week in his 2016 Kia Sorento with the 2.4 engine when his engine self destructed in North Carolina. He bought the vehicle new and did regular maintenance and had 126K on it. He had it flat bedded home and is awaiting an estimate because he...

A family member asked me my thoughts on buying a new CUV and likes the Subaru Forester. I'm partial to Mazda (probably the CX-5 would be comparable to the Forester). Since I have not followed Subaru closely (but do like them) I have a few questions for Subaru guys. 1) I remember Subaru had...

My friend has this machine and asked me about changing his oil. It seems that Polaris recommends their 5w50 synthetic which seems pricey. What is the consensus on using more commonly available oils? It seems the Fram motorcycle oil filter 6017a is spec'd but I'm thinking the 7317 would work...

My 2007 Craftsman riding mower with an 18hp Briggs and Stratton Intek single cylinder started fouling the plug this year which I noticed due to hard starting. I ended up buying a new carb and replacing all the original fuel lines as recommended by SHOZ back in an August post (I never realized...

Both of my Ford Duratecs call for 5w20 and our Mazda Skyactiv 2.5 calls for 0w20. I have used 5w20 synthetic in the Mazda in warmer weather and would like to use it this winter because it's older (SN) than the 0w20 I have on hand (SP). I'm talking about 5w20s such as QSUD, PP, Castrol Edge...

Has anybody used this product that's sold at Autozone for $5.49 but is often (and currently) on sale @ 2 for $5. The 12 oz. bottle claims to treat up to 21 gallons. It does smell very much like Regane, Techron etc...but that doesn't mean much I'm sure. I ran a bottle through my GDI Focus gas...

Changing oil on my Fords is a PITA due to the 9 screws that need to be removed to remove the 'splash shield'. I'm thinking of leaving them off permanently and wanted opinions on the negatives of doing so? I drove cars for years that didn't have them but I've read that they help with MPG although...

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As I approach 80K on both of my Duratecs I started looking at spark plugs on Rockauto. I notice that they have a 'star system' (like the one used on some motor oil jugs) for 'durabilty', MPG etc... I understand that Iridium, platinum etc..are more durable than regular copper plugs but I'm not...

Last week I ordered some brake pads from Rockauto and as usual I looked around for parts shipped from the same warehouse to save on shipping. One item I bought was an 'AutoExtra' oil filter 57002 for our Mazda 2.5 Skyactive engine. The parts arrived yesterday and the 57002 is made in Mexico and...

I was looking at 9mm ammo today and noticed Federal 'Punch' 124g hollow points for $19.99 a box of 20. Federal HST 124g hollow points were $34.99 for the box of 20. Both mentioned 'personal defense' so I'm wondering what makes the HSTs better?

I walked into an AA today in Florida looking for Castrol Edge EP that's on 'CLEARANCE' but of course none was on the shelf. I asked the counter guy if they had any 0w20 or 5w20 and he went into the back and returned with a 5 quart (or maybe 5 litre) jug of Total Quartz 0w20 saying he had no...

If you purchased a brand new Honda, Toyota, Mazda etc...that you planned on keeping for 300K miles...when would you change the OE PHOAT coolant?