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There were no references for the Honda Fit for pressure bleeding the brakes so I wanted to post my experience for future people searching for a reference. I did a brake fluid exchange with Honda DOT 3 as it had been 3 years since the last. There is a CTA cap that people use for the Honda master...

The Honda Fit has a front-center jack point way back behind the engine on the crossmember. I’m not aware of any jacks <$800 that can access it from the front. Many people have gone in from the side with a low profile jack just fine and my jack can fit this way. The handle has enough room for...

2011 Sentra. FSM says to change the coolant with a vacuum fill. Anyone have any experience with doing a simple funnel bleed on this car or other similar Nissans? I don’t want to attempt it if it’s going to be impossible to bleed in the traditional manner. I don’t have a compressor or the...

It's been discussed on here quite a bit but here it is straight from the horse's mouth. Fascinating article that delves into the difference between OE Denso and aftermarket Denso parts. TL/DR takeaway: "Denso typically targets about 85-90 percent of OEM specs in both its aftermarket parts and...

Ok second time in a row this happened to me. First at Enterprise and now at Hertz. Rented a car and found all four tires filled to 50psi on the info screen. Door placard says 36. Went around the car and bled off the balance. Anyone have an my insight as to why the rental companies are blasting...

Time for new rubber on the Honda Fit. Replacing Michelin Premiers. Always bought Michelin but sadly Michelin doesn’t even have anything in their current lineup for 185 55R16 other than the X-Ice. Not thinking about alternate tire sizes at the moment. I’ve narrowed things down to four options in...

Posting this here as a reference for the internet in case others find themselves in this situation. Recently I replaced my Sentra’s donut with a full size spare. The full size fit the trunk pan just fine but the hold down bolt was now too short. I wanted a bolt so it didn’t jostle around or...

Any tips and tricks for an air locked slide pin? As in, I push it in and it pops right back out? It’s the rubber sleeved one so the air is trapped in the bore not the boot. I tried shimmying it and rotating it for at least a half an hour with the boot pulled down. Even tried lodging a pick in...

Just picked up a set of Akebono ProActs and noticed the huge bag of hardware included had not only one extra full set of top clips but two extra full sets of bottom clips. Why so many? Am I missing something? Reminds me of asking for ketchup at McDonalds and they throw a bunch at you. I’ll...

Space saver spare in the Sentra is about 14 years old so I’m replacing it, this time with a full size spare. Nissan amazingly put in a deep enough trunk pan to fit one. Planning to get a steel wheel to mount a full size tire on it as my new spare. Normally wouldn’t touch Dorman with a 10 ft...

Just stopped by my Costco for a rotation and balance and noticed a totally new type of non-AGM Interstate battery on the shelves. They had a mix of the old and new style in many sizes, all with date stickers of 12/23. The new ones have a smooth flat green top with rounded edges and no caps - or...

Is it just me getting my car back from repair work with a bunch of these missing? I normally like to work on my car but know my limits and send out anything beyond my scope. On three or four jobs now on two separate cars at both dealers and well rated shops with good reputations, they were...

I just received this Fram Ultra from Amazon and noticed two identical divots with creases. One on the bottom (pictured) and a similar one on the side. Almost looks like it could have been from the stamping process. Anyone who has used Fram ultras before know if this is typical or is this...