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This is the second OCI of switching back to HPLs standard Passenger Car Engine Oil. These two OCIs were with 5w30 instead of the 5w20 that I used in 2023. I've owned the truck since 8800 miles and have followed the OLM with synthetics since then. I'm really liking this report with a couple of...

Took our 2024 Wrangler in for a CEL with 15k miles, P0017. Turns out there is a TSB 18-011-25 for this situation. A part of that TSB is to inspect the oil for metallic debris. There was none. However, they made the statement to me on the phone and on the RO, "oil is 1/2qt low and dirty" and...

Went to fire it up this morning and click, just a single click. Battery is less than a year old, so I figured it couldn’t be that, plus all lights came on. Grabbed a hammer and whacked the starter a couple times and it fired right up. Little disappointed that it did this at only 109k miles...

My son and I are starting a build on a 2022 Corvette model kit. His favorite color is orange, so Amplify Orange is the way to go. I've found a couple places online that sell touch up paint for $30+ for one 11oz aerosol. Seems a little excessive, but I may be out of touch. Duplicolor has always...

Looks like the 2025 HD trucks with the Cummins is getting a ZF transmission now. Saw it in a promo email I got and it read like the Cummins was getting an 8 speed. The 6.4 has gotten the 8HP75-LCV for several years now. Sure enough, it's getting the Powerline transmission...

Sounded pretty local, might only be that store but check your local Carquest about the price on these for your application. Got filters for my Ram and Wrangler (same number) for $5.03 each. Was expecting them to be $10.

Been a bit busy and haven't kept up with the recent Fram FE outrage, so I don't know where we are with those. I've been using FEs for a while now for quality and convenience, but I don't need to get my filters from Walmart. 10,000+ mile intervals Where are we looking now? Carquest Premium...

Is there a preferred brand of belt and tensioner now? I would always go with Gates in the past for any rubber product but want to see what the current consensus is. When are you all changing these serpentine belts? Mine looks great after 5 years and 100,000 miles, zero cracks, etc.

While my truck is longer than many, it sure isn’t the longest Crew Cab/6’4” bed I bought a rubber receiver plug specifically for this reason, back up until it bumps the wall. It’s the most rear point on the truck so no body damage. But look how far I stuck out!!

I learned that turbos should be given a chance to cool off a bit before shutting down. Doesn’t have to be extravagant, such as just pulling into your neighborhood where there’s low load is fine. Don’t shut it off straight from a highway run. Our 2.0T Wrangler has auto shut-off which seems very...

Curious if anyone knows any extra information about this spec. Wasn't able to find much noodling around Google. Based on the "backup recommendation" of using API SP/ILSAC GF-6A, it's probably not much more than those specs. Kind of like how the MS-6395 wasn't anything special.

This is HPLs 504/507 Euro 5w30, second run of it. I did sample the first run (probably shouldn't have but I did). Obviously this was run over the summer months, as you can see we drive this truck. It is the primary family vehicle. Mainly highway miles, doesn't tow but hauls stuff periodically...

Unfortunately, our van, 2017 Pacifica, is starting to do some weird electrical things and electrical things scare the crap out of me in terms of expense potential. There are no codes, just things that pop up and happen that can't be explained and there's no way to make it recur until it wants to...

I think this is the right place to put this. Anyone has any experience with this battery? Can't figure out the manufacturer with some moderate searching. https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/bass-pro-shops-pro-series-deep-cycle-agm-marine-battery Looking at the Group 31 size. This is "readily...

Anyone see any adverse affects of keeping this pan off? It’s not small, even has a heat shield on it since it’s a fiber and goes under the engine/exhaust. I’m not super concerned about fuel economy, I could see wind noise being bit increased. Might run a touch cooler. Anything else?

This is HPLs 504/507 Euro 5w30 and is my first run of it. We're looking at sample #4. Fram Endurance in the OEM size, FE10060. The VOA for this oil is sample #2. Sample #1 was Pennzoil Platinum 5w20, sample #3 was HPL PCEO 5w20 Overall not too bad. Life got in the way which is why it went...

There's a first time for everything. Last week, my first time over filling an engine, while I'm only 39 I've touched more cars than many working in a quick lube (no judgement, I like to think I was one of the good ones, /self-righteousness) for 5+ years. Temporary concentration lapse. The agony...

Van has just under 105,000 miles on it. No, the fluid has not been changed or checked. I don't believe it's readily serviceable, I know there's a widget that I can make, maybe buy, to check the fluid level. This is the ZF9 transmission. The transmission does not want to shift, but as simple as...

2017 Pacifica 3.6L Pentastar ~104,000 miles currently Brief history: I have used PP0w20 at OLM intervals (approx 10k) since we got it at around 40/45k. Past life was a rental iirc. Over the last several oil changes, It would use 1qt/5000 miles Don't remember exactly why I made the change. I...

Over the last several years (first significant occurrence with during a hurricane in August 2020) the window wells for the small half windows in my basement have been filling up with very heavy rain or several days of moderate rain. Now that I know about it, I've been keeping an eye on it and...