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After obliterating the tread of my Kumho Solus TA91s in under four months and 9,000 miles (the guys at the shop were quite impressed!) and starting work in a new place without a fun mountain pass to haul through every weekend, I've shifted my priorities away from disposable tires to harder...

I bought this used with 70,000 miles, it now sits at about 86,000. This may be a bit poorly structured so I apologize in advance, but here are my thoughts. HYBRID SYSTEM It's a practical car if you mostly putt around town as I do, but the electric range of the 12kWh battery pack is severely...

I get the want/need for European spec oils in last-generation (perhaps early 2010s-ish and older) Euro cars. Japan and the USA seem to have been at the forefront of low viscosity oils, whereas Europe lagged well behind, sticking with high viscosity lubes into the 2010s. Conversely, the Americans...

My use case: Hot climate. Sees "severe service" at the canyon on the weekends. The owner's manual states that 0w-20 is the only acceptable viscosity for this particular engine (B46B20D), but TIS states that anything from LL-01 to LL-17FE+ is valid. My only condition is that I'd prefer the oil...

Hello all, I'm diagnosing a very faint "groan" when my ZF 8P75H (Full hybrid) is near the top of second gear, and immediately goes away as it switches to third. This is accompanied by an occasional rough switch to second gear, which I've been told is normal for these transmissions. The "groan"...

Picked up this FE10075 FRAM Synthetic Endurance today for $13 (without looking inside the box) today at Walmart, along with some Quaker State 5w40 Euro. Is it just me or does the filter media area on this look very weak compared to pretty much every other aftermarket cartridge filter for BMW...

I've just bought this 2009 BMW 535xi Wagon with 158k miles for cheap (needed a valve cover, brakes, and two wheel speed sensors - $250 and an afternoon, it now runs great). However, I am a bit concerned about the condition of the top end. Looks like some thick varnish. Should I be concerned...