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I just bought a slightly used '22 Frontier. The Ranger has more torque, and more importantly, more low-end torque. It also has a slightly larger and more reclined back seat area. For me, after owning and being let down by 2 different F-150 EcoBoost engines, I am done with anything that says...

I ordered for WM's website and had it delivered to my house last week. The cheaper 5 qt jugs are out of stock on the website. My local store never stocks 0w-30 of any kind. edit: the oil received was the older API SN / SN PLUS

Originally Posted By: Nick1994 I must have missed the part where this engine is abused? Sounds like it's treated like a cream puff. Very short trips with significant idle time in the winter. I would dare to say the oil rarely sees full operating temperature in the winter. I doubt I'm alone in...

Based on what I know, timing chain stretch is often blamed on low oil viscosity and/or poor lubrication. I am thinking, without a UOA to support my thoughts, that the direct injection mixed with my driving style is possibly thinning out the oil. I am not looking for a "magic oil", but one that...

I will start with a little background. I used to hang out here quite a bit when I drove 40,000 miles each year. I loved the idea of extended oil change intervals, using Amsoil, GC (the old coveted green 0w-30), and Schaeffer to name a few. Then my life changed any my driving style significantly...

Congrats on the new truck. You will be happy with the 5.0L. My work truck is a 2013 5.0L and my personal truck is a 2014 3.5L EcoBoost. They are both more than adequate engines. They have both been updated since those years for more torque and HP. The low end power of the 3.5L amazes me each day...

Worst oil I put in my car..... Well, I was young and stupid. '84 Chevy Cavalier with a bad main seal. The oil light came on and it started making weird noises about 40 miles from home and I was a broke teenager. A friend lived along the route, so I stopped to beg him for some oil. All that was...

I just saw this online. I thought to myself "I wonder what the guys over al bobistheoilguy will think of this". Looks like I was too late.

Originally Posted By: kcfx4 if its gm made, just pretend your buying oil and filter for a s-10 w a 4.3 in it. When was the last time you ran a carberated S-10 at 4,000 RPMs for 1 hour straight and the engine temp never exceeded 150 degrees? Similar engine, but a completely different...

Quote from the current manual: "To obtain the best engine performance and engine life, Volvo Penta recommends synthetic engine oil labelled for API Service CF/SH and ILSAC GF-4" I'm a bit confused. Doesn't the GF-4 go hand and hand with API SM? Anyway, the whole reason I am looking into this...

Most auto plant assembly workers are paid around $25/hr. The $73 that you have heard quoted by certain politicians is an overall cost. Social Security, pension, health care, etc...

I just picked a Sienna out for our family because my wife demands AWD. Another selling point was the rear seat which is a 60/40 bench, which allows you to fold part of it down, while leaving the rest up to be used as a seat. It is a great van and handles very much like a car. The stability...

While this idea is great, it will not happen around here or anywhere in PA that I know of. Medicare sets the standards which all insurance companies follow. With Medicare refusing more and more claims every day, the other insurance companies are following suit. The privately owned ambulances are...

I guess it all depends on your lifestyle and the parts of the day that you work. I work more hours now than I ever have, but it seems that I have quite a bit more time off too. I work minimum of 56 hours per week with overtime after 53 hours. My schedule consists of 24 hours at work and 48 hours...

Okay, maybe I can shed some light on the situation. I didn't read every post, but I do think that the cost in question was excessive. I am a firefighter/paramedic in northwest PA. The costs here should be similar to the original area in question. An accident happens. An ambulance responds and...

All I can say is WOW. I haven't been around here much in the last year or so, but decided to check and see what was new. This was a total shocker. I really don't know what to type. All I can really say is that my prayers are with his family. He has moved on to a much better place. He will be...

The clockspring is the mechanism behind the steering wheel which allows you to turn the wheel without the wires for the airbag/horn/cruise control/etc... becoming tangled up in the steering column. It is usually a plastic disk with a hole in the middle to go around the steering column, a plug on...

The problem was that the clutch was partially engaging even when it wasn't supposed to. Instead of just not working, it worked its way up to engaged constantly and spitting out nasty black power (clutch material) from the back of the pulley. The clutch and the pulley are a single system...

FWIW, the guy at the parts store agreed with alreadygone. He said I was very lucky to find a six rib belt that was 10 inches shorter.

Just for the record in case this happens to anyone else with a 2001 Mercury Mountaineer or equivlant (Explorer) with a 5.0L engine. The belt to use is a DAYCO POLY COG 5060835. It is exactly 10 inches shorter than the stock belt and works great. There is an area where the belt almost rubs. There...