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WHAT: My 1999 Honda Civic EX. No CEL codes, other than this it drives normal cold & hot. Car starts up right away every time, battery is in good shape and only a year old. INCIDENT #1: Mild winter dry day. Fully warmed up/operating temp, coming to a stop at a red light, engine shut off. Tried...

So I have a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L V6 that doesn't get used much, usually once or twice a month (always gets up to highway speeds when it does run) that I had to take in to get emission tested. Passed with flying colors EXCEPT the emission systems were not "ready". Smog tech asked if I...

I've always bought OEM fuel filters, and OEM items in general, but noticed that the OEM fuel filter (Filtech) for my Civic is almost 2x the price of a Fram/Wix and 4x the price of a Champion Labs. I'm curious if there is any real difference in quality between the OEM and one from one of the...

Hi all, I live in Northern California/Bay Area and up until a few days ago, we had some really bad air quality due to the Camp Fire. Air quality was over 200, almost touching 250 in my area. From my understanding, the danger was particles as small as 2.5 microns and below in the air...

Walked up to my '99 Civic that was parked in my apartment complex and noticed my glove compartment open, paperwork all over the place and glovebox open. No windows were broken though it appears they messed with the driver's side keyhole to gain entry. The brake lock that I had on appeared to be...

It's about time for some new pads for my daily driver '99 Civic. I've been using the Akebono ProACT ceramic pads and have no complaints but saw that there is a "performance" pads available. Looking at a comparison, the performance pads are rated as the better stopping power pad but trades off...

Hi All, I bought a pair of Weathertech window deflectors for my '99 Civic a while back so that I could crack the windows during the rain and not get rained on however the passenger side was just too "tight" when it get near closing. The window motor would just make a low groaning noise like it...

Was poking through the garage and found a set of brake pads that I had bought for my girlfriend's car but never got around to putting them on (Akebono ProACT front pads). Still in the box, never opened them up. Looked through my order history and they were bought almost 3 years ago. Have some...

First pair (Kumho 4X) were put on not too long ago and wore down to below 4/32 in less than 18k. This was with me keeping them properly inflated, balanced and rotated (the few times I could during their short lives). Replaced them with Kumho PA31s on now and with approx. 11k on them I was told...

Went to get in my Jeep that had been sitting for about two weeks and noticed the keyless didn't work. Yup, dead Interstate battery. Since we were going to a restaurant next to Costco, I took it out and threw it in the trunk of my father's car and off on our merry way. Battery failed after just...

My recently retired father drives a '93 Saturn SL2 and doesn't drive much. Despite my advice, he never balances/rotates his tires. Right now he has two fairly new Bridgestone RE960s on the rear that I bought for him and two very bald no name tires on the front. Would it be better to buy two new...

This was paired with a Fram Ultra that had been on for a previous 8k run for a total of 16k. Might take this next OCI to 9k and check back. GF uses it mainly and she sees heavy traffic so have to be a little conservative.

Wondering if anyone here is pretty good at cutting oil filters open or doesn't mind to do so for BITOG science. I have a Fram Ultra with about 16k (2 OCIs) on it that I'm going to change the oil on. It's at my father's place and he doesn't have the tools for it so I'm wondering if it would be...

A little over a year in my mother's 2004 Accord V6 with a Fram Ultra filter (left it on for another tour of duty). Filled with my last jug of PU, probably switch to M1 next.

A little background: 1999 Civic EX, automatic. Was leaving the grocery store when I noticed my speedometer was bouncing between 20-40 mph, and my odometer/trip meter weren't moving. Other than that, car was driving fine. No CEL or anything. No biggie, I thought. Read online and saw it might...

My 4.0 ZJ Grand Cherokee is getting about 15mpg in mixed city/highway use. Over the past year, I've replaced the plugs, wires, cap, air filter, and the previous owner had replaced the cat. The only other thing I can think of to help would be o2 sensors however my last emission test came back...

Went 8,000 miles on this run, which sees mostly highway miles but a good chunk of traffic and some short start/stops (1/4 mile trips) at my campus for work. Oil filter is a Fram Ultra, which I left on and will run for another 8,000 miles. Was going to change the PCV valve on my last change...

So this is on my girlfriend's 2001 Mustang (V6). Late last year, it developed bad hesitation under acceleration and a shaky idle. Initially was told it was the fuel pump & catalytic converter restriction which were replaced but the symptoms remained. The spark plugs & wires were then replaced...

My '96 3.8L Camaro failed it's first California emission test. It's gotten near the maximum allowed before but that was a HC issue which wasn't an issue this time. This time it failed due to high NO numbers. I don't have any CEL or any rotten smells coming from the car. Mods are an intake...

Hey guys, I posted a while back that my girlfriend's 2001 Mustang needed cats and that her father had fixed it. Looks like he hadn't gotten around to it and we're going up to the house to pick it up in the next few weeks so I'd like to get it fixed at that time. Thankfully I have a spare car...