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good afternoon! THANKS for all the great advice over the years. OK. sister in law got stuck with a dead battery.She is single and got very upset. 2019 Honda Accord. We are mad at the honda dealer. we thought the dealer should have told her to replace it. she brings it in religiously for service...

My daughter wants to keep her forester long term. 2017, bought in 2016. around 47,000 miles. lots of short trips. OK, I have done all brakes and tires. oil changes, cabin and engine air filters. just did one wheel bearing in the rear. car is never garaged. always out in the cold Mass. winters...

good morning! Daughter's 2017 Forester still making wheel bearing noise, now loud. she ignores cars!! I insisted I bring to mechanic next week. an independent guy i totally trust. He said he does maybe 50 bearings a year. He said it is usually the left rear one. today's dumb quesitons 1...

good afternoon! THANK YOU for all your help, especially with daughter's car. OK, 2017 Subaru Forester. maybe 48,000 miles. When I drive daughter's car, a low ???rumbling? from the back of the car. wheel bearings? I hope to take it to my good local mechanic this week. 1. does it sound like...

good afternoon! more dumb questions. I KNOW there is some controversy about these! 1. New Acura RDX. direct inject, turbo. I will try HPL premium plus oil, and do oil analysis. I am thinking to go with 0W20, which comes with the new car. do you think that is a good weight? vs, 5W 30, etc. I...

hi! just got a new RDX. sort of dark metallic blue. I am sure that a $2,000 professional ceramic coating is best. friend got one looks great. I love it, but will not pay that amount. Is there a reasonable do it myself ceramic I can try! I DO believe ceramic is way better than wax. thanks...

hi guys! Just wanted to ask the same question again! Just got a new Acura RDX. was keeping wife Accord forever, but it was totaled. I THINK Acura says leave the new oil in for 5,000 miles. (more moly in the engine assembly?????) I feel a strong tendency to replace sooner if that is right...

good morning! Thanks for your ideas for daughter's tires. I learned a lot I got Michelin Cross Climate 2 tires for wife's car. 2012 Accord. about 60,000 original miles. tires were 8 years old. I have a nice local mechanic. The tires were about $850, labor $100 (cheap) and tax about $50...

good morning! Just had a nice local mechanic do all four tires. Subaru Forester. He said he likes "middle of the road" tires, like General and Firestone. He did all four, balance, etc for about $800 I think that is a good price, do you? Is there any need for me to pay more for Michelin? I...

new RDX had factory fill replaced with Mobil 1 0W20 at 5000 miles. Here is 2000 miles sample oil analyzers. RDX is turbo, direct injection I think. tin 2ppm silicon 63 ppm base number 3.10 mg KOH/gram Oil analyzers said check air induction. silicon at significant level. base number slightly low...

good morning! OK,, have a new RDX. changed out the factory oil at 5,000 miles. now 7,000 miles. code B6 came up that seems like rear differential fluid. Is that pretty early? should I do it? I AM going to keep this car long term. have a great day! thanks. bob

i apologize, cannot attach the report. i must figure that out. Original owner, 59,000 miles. honda accord 2012, V6, not direct injection 5,000 miles on Mobil 1 0W20. oil changes done regularly around 5,000 miles. oil analyzers: Iron 12 chromium 1 nickel 0 aluminum 2 copper 5 lead 1 tin, cadmium...

THANK YOU EVERYONE! for your great help. as usual, daughter's Forester. OK,Honda dealer said it is time for tires. I read about tires. the tire says DOT PE 22916 I THINK that means the tire was made in 2016. Is that true? car is 2017, likely original tires. I want to replace them. any...

THANKS to everyone. OK, Subaru Forester is 2017 with 40,000 original miles. Honda dealer, whom I like, did oil change, total inspection. They found the brake fluid to be black, and low. Considering my daughter's approach, that is likely the original brake fluid! brakes are ok, I did them total...

Hi! My daughter's car likely needs work, which she does NOT do! 2017 Forester with around 40,000 original miles, she got it new. One year ago I replaced all pads and brake rotors, air filters, change oil, which was drastically needed. This was done a 33,000 miles. Today's dumb questions: 1.I...

good afternoon! I am original owner of 2020 RDX. 18,000 original miles. will do more stop and go driving since daughter moved in. 1. I have changed oil, Mobil 1 synthetic, every 5000 miles. Is that enough? I am aware that direct inject engines, mine is also turbo I think, can put fuel into the...

my sister in law has a 2020 Accord. She just had a fuel pump recall. Dealer fixed for free. car has 9,000 original miles. New sound, like a "tin can" clanking sound that comes and goes. I have ridden in it and hear it. It SEEMS to go with wheel speed. applying the brakes does not seem to make it...

THANKS for all your previous help! So I have a 2020 Acura RDX. I think it has one turbo. If I am driving at 60 mph on the highway and stomp the gas to pass a truck, I get a cloud of SOMETHING from the exhaust. to me looks more like steam, and less like white, blue, or black smoke. any ideas...

THANKS for all your great help with RDX rear diff. fluid, and Accord timing belt. OK, have 2020 RDX. i think it is direct inject with 2 turbos. (I think) want to keep car LONG term. i keep up with all maintenance most convenient gas is Citgo, I get super unleaded like the car calls for. 1. Is...

good morning! THANK YOU for helping me with Accord timing belt and RDX rear diff. fluid. I watched a great video from Engineering Explained about turbo, direct inject engines. I have a 2020 Acura RDX about 13,000 original miles dumb questions: 1. unfortunately I DO make lots of short trips. I...