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    Pennzoil refused my rebate for purchase of 2 jugs!

    About 7 weeks ago I purchased a jug of 0W20 Penn Plat and then realized that in order to qualify for a $20 rebate you needed to purchase 2 jugs. So back to Canadian Tire and buy another. My wife asked, "did you return the original 1 jug?" of course not, that would be a nuisance! I scanned...
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    Replaced my 24 year old Kenmore Dishwasher! Bosch 300 Series installed.

    The Kenmore finally died last week. It was not draining and the water overflowed to the floor, wife mopped it up, and it happened again. Shut off water and electricity and found Rona Canada had a good sale and $100 CAD coupon deal so we got a Bosch Series 300 with the 3 racks. The old Kenmore...
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    Why do my kitchen cabinet bumpon's turn to sticky mess in less than 3 years?

    We had our kitchen done complete in 2012 and I've replaced the 3M clear plastic bumpons (2 per cabinet door) at least 3 times, as these always turn into squishy, sticky blobs of mess that you can roll off with your thumb. No Honey, I haven't been picking my nose! its the cabinets again! I...
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    100 Octane Low Lead in OPE engines?

    I work part-time doing grounds and building maintenance at the local flight school. We have 34 aircraft that use 100LL aviation fuel. We just had to repair one of our 1 year old Ariens snowblowers due to the 87 Octane unleaded deteriorating over the 3 off seasons - despite using Stabil. The...
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    Nice interaction with Foxwell people while shopping for scanner

    I was looking for a new scanner that would support my wife's 2021 Nissan Rogue for the electronic parking brake service. I won't bore you with the details but I tried and returned both a TopDon Artidiag 600S and a Autel MD806 PRO after finding they didn't work. The TopDon allowed me to spend 1...
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    What O2 sensors work best on a 2012 Silverado with the 5.3L V8 ??

    My son had the trusted shop tell him he needed new O2 sensors, he's at 179,000 kilometres on the OEM's so the need is not a stretch. He sometimes gets a code - he's not car savvy so I can't say what one exactly even though he's borrowing my Autel scanner to take the read... this is another...
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    Not a great conversation with my local Infiniti dealer today. Least they were honest.

    My 2019 QX60 is 4500 km out of powertrain warranty, but still within the time limit - said with my 'grasping at straws' face. My AWD system is making a clicking / popping noise when I reverse with the steering is hard to left or right. This is high probability of the rear electronic coupler on...
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    Scrapped the 2009 Ford Flex today...after almost 15 years of ownership

    The 2009 Ford Flex SEL FWD was driven to the local scrap yard today, I made my wife do the final ride because the car was originally her car when our two boys were younger. The final milage was 283410 km or 176100 miles. The nicest ride for a long trip with tall people. The body rust, the...
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    New-ish Maytag washing machine from 2018 is already dead

    When we purchased our house in 1995 we got brand new washer & dryer, Inglis brand - Canadian only FWIR. The Inglis washing machine lasted until 2018 and it was replaced with a Maytag HE top loader, model MVWC415EW2 and yesterday we paid $220 to find out it's not worth repairing. Ironically the...
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    80W90 in transfer case and GL5 75W90 in rear diff, or use GL5 75W90 in both?

    My hyper maintained 2019 QX60 will need the transfer case and rear differential fluid changed in 3k kilometers, I currently have 80W90 in the transfer case and a semi-synthetic GL5 75W90 in the rear differential. Can I standardize these 2 oils with just using the GL5 75W90 for both the transfer...
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    Remedy for carbon buildup on intake valves? holding RPMS at 3k + for min 20 minutes?

    Saw this posted on Reddit, the poster referenced a VW patent that showed that DI buildups could be removed if a warmed engine was held at 3000 RPM for at least 20 minutes. Idea was that if the intake valves were allowed to get warm enough for long enough the buildup would be ingested into engine...
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    2019 QX60 Raybestos rear brake pads delaminating on inboard pads with 3mm remaining?

    The wear scratcher was about to start contacting the rotor, so this morning I did the Infiniti QX60 rear pads and rotors with Raybestos stuff I got a month ago from RA. I'm at 110k kilometres now, last did the rears at 58k kilometres. Surprised to see the old Raybestos inboard pads both showed...
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    Tow Truck Hit & Run my wife's 2017 Rogue. It's totalled

    20231001_232050 by Ken , on Flickr Last Sunday night at 11pm ish we were shocked to find a neighbor knocking on the door, he'd heard a crash up the street and saw our car on the grass next to the sidewalk. He'd seen a truck going up the street before the crash, another neighbor got video of the...
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    Would you try to rebuild a 1970's Pioneer Chainsaw ??

    Weekend at the family cottage, I had to do some chainsaw work, no problemo. This cottage will transition to my wife's ownership at some point...my FIL is 89 and he just had a TIA that has stopped his driving for at least 30 days. So back to topic, the cottage has 2 chainsaws, a Husqvarna 55 that...
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    Bosch 3334 doesn't thread onto my son's 2012 Silverado 5.3? Rock Auto refunds my money.

    My youngest son got himself a 2012 Silverado 1500 4WD with the 5.3 naturally in this market he had to overpay and search a field of rust buckets to find this one that is actually pretty decent. Sorry no photos. The first thing that Dad wanted to do was do oil and filter change. The truck has...
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    What I would consider for my next vehicle.

    Still early days here with EV technology and adaptation of the market, but for me I ~ and I expect I won't do anything for another 5 years ~ my choice would be a gasoline electric hybrid. We go up North to a remote area frequently, so pure EV is not yet practical. The ability to tow 5000 pounds...
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    Help me understand the Hyundia / Kia 2.0 and 2.4 problem?

    Sorry if this seems like a beaten horse, but I am trying to be fair and understand where did the Theta engine manufacture process or original engine design mess up. So we all know that Hyundia admitted that manufacture of the Theta crankshaft left out the proper cleaning of debris in this crank...
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    I was very neglectful, 9 years on one oil change - Technumseh Snow King 10HP

    The amount of time since I changed the oil is way too long, but the hours of use is less than 15, so that's my excuse. I have had this 29" Yardman Professional since 1999 when I got it new. In 2014 I rebuilt the carb, replaced the belts, repainted the body and changed the oil with some 5W30 Penn...
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    GE Profile fridge not cooling on Christmas morning

    As title says, our Santa disabled our 11 year old fridge for a special Christmas Day. Had to wait until Wednesday for our appliance expert to come and confirm the Invertor board for the starting of the compressor was dead. He got the part ordered and installed 2 days later, $625 CAD for all told...
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    Kendall Versatrans CVT but no mention of what OEM's the stuff replaces?

    I was at my local car parts store yesterday, talking with counter expert - he's been there for years and is my vintage so he's got to be smart. The topic of CVT fluids came up, he talks about the Kendall Versatrans stuff, says it's equivalent to Nissan NS3. I look at the bottle but it doesn't...
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