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We have a Sunoco station in town, and I think it's the only "Top Tier" fuel station close by so I fill up there when I can. Otherwise it's usually Sheetz.

Just shy of 62k. No issues so far - crossing fingers. No oil consumption. "Shifts" good.. of all the parts it's the CVT I'm worried about. Average milage seems to be about 38.. mid 30s in the hills and low 40s otherwise.

They have all looked really good. Until it's out of extended warranty, I'm going to stick with 0w20 @ 5k intervals. The oil is likely still good, but I'm all over the hills here in central PA so I shoot for in between the normal and severe service schedules.

From our '20 Hyundai Venue. All of the brands we've used are constructed exactly the same, with very slight differences in center tube design. All have come with new filter housing O-Rings and a drain plug gasket, and are made in Korea. Maybe after warranty I'll pull an analysis and put some...

From our '20 Hyundai Venue and a lot of highway miles. Not much to report. This filter sat in my draining rig for a couple months so it's pretty dry and that may also account for any odd coloration.

I buy all oil/filters at Menards since I don't require anything special and with rebates overall prices can be very low. I try to buy as little at WM as possible. *insert lump here*

Years? I doubt it.

Originally Posted By: javacontour It is her car. She is an adult. Let her make her choices and live with the consequences, good or bad. Couldn't have said it any better.

2004 Honda Civic LX 123k Out: Valvoline SynPower 5w20 QS14612 8,018 mi In: Mostly Valvoline DuraBlend with a little bit of SynPower 5w20 QS14612

Checked on our '04 Civic we bought earlier this year and found it needing the passenger airbag recall done. I called our local dealer on Friday (5th), they set us up for an appointment today. In and out within 45 minutes. Not bad.

A/C systems aren't tied into the radiator... but the auto transmission usually has a cooler in the end-tanks. Chances are that's just old coolant. Change it out, run a UOA and keep and eye on it. Oil in the coolant is real bad for the hoses. It breaks them down and eventually they will weaken...

If it passes the hose "squeeze test" I leave it alone, although on our older cars maybe it's not such a bad idea. I have had one fail that vented coolant OK, but then on cool-down wouldn't let liquid back in, causing issues.

Originally Posted By: andyd replace with a more spousal friendly unit +1 This, all day!

Originally Posted By: Gasbuggy Or drain the old coolant and just refill with 50/50. This is good enough IMO. If everything is working fine, this is all I would do as well. Don't fix what isn't broken.

Apparently it was felt up here in Nebraska too, although I slept right through it.

I had a set of rotors and pads for our Montana delivered to my door for $57. At that price there is no reason to bother with turning them.

It's surely not great, but if it runs good and doesn't make funny noises... what's done is done. Take care of it now and don't mess with any "quick fixes in a can" that can clog things up later..

Somewhere around two-ish years ago, the base stock for our gasoline here in the mid-west (maybe farther?) changed from 87 to 84/5 octane. Many stations where you could previously get non-ethanol 87 are now E10 to raise the octane from 84 to 87. I read at the time, that they dropped the base...

We bought a 2003 Pontiac Montana last year with 243,xxx on it; for $800. Some rust as expected, small leak from the tranny, and needed intake gaskets. Did the gaskets myself, and the leak is so small we just top off with a half quart of fluid every four-to-six months of normal driving. That...

Mostly retired folk living on our circle, but I did see a guy down the block with the hood up on his Silverado the other day, so I guess I'm not the only one. Generally speaking though, I am the only one, or one of the few that do.