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I have a problem with the pictures shown on the site, comparing before and after. You can tell there is an added yellowish/brownish hue to the before pictures by looking at metal that isn't internal or the color of light on the black objects. Unfortunately, pictures sell more than results... So...

I was checking the followers of a friends car and notice that the where the cam cover mates, there was an uneven nick. So I sanded it down a little with some sandpaper that was medium-fine. Some of that dust from the sandpaper went into the cam area, so I sprayed it off with oil afterwards, to...

Got a 2001 VW jetta TDI and the redline mt90/mtl mix in the tranny sucks. 2nd gear and 3rd are notchy, and sometimes can grind if I push too easy. The stock VW fluid is like a 70w85 , a thinner 90 you could say, but is rated 70w90. Specialty formulations mtl-p is a 70w85, and mtl-r is a 70w90...

I have been hearing glowing reports on digitaldrifter91's Amsoil intake cleaning. I was wondering if this could be used on my TDI. I'm not sure if the intake is clean, and I'm too lazy to take it off and clean it, since it looks to be a ***** with the bolts being in a very tight space. What do...

Lab, Dyson Analysis -Holt Cat labs. 2001 VW Jetta TDI Chipped (rocketchip), egr mod and elephant hose ccv to atmosphere done a few k miles ago. Last owner also had to clean the egr... I replaced the elephant hose mod with an eclipse oil/air separator. Unknown mileage on fuel filter, k and n...

I'm still researching additives for diesels, and what I should use for a TDI. Fuel power perplexes me, because I thought that whatever boosts octane, will drop cetane, since they are theoretically opposite. So how does FP manage to handle both gas and diesel truly and not in a bs way like other...

1995 civic dx with the 4 sp auto. I changed the fluid recently, by doing a double drain and fill. Drain, fill, run the engine through the gears for a few mins, drain, fill. The transmission started to do a whine around 3000-4000 rpm, whether in P, N, or in gear (I'm saying it's related to revs ...

My 1995 civic dosnt have a MAF, yet these hondas are known to have great fuel economy and emissions. I wonder what makes the difference when the car company chooses to have a MAF or not. Is it necessary, and does it provide a benefit? I would think the O2 sensor could adjust if there was too...

I was checking my plugs, and I saw on the rightmost plug it had oil at the washers and a little on the thread, so I look into the hole and there is a bit of oil there. It has happened before 2 times (once in another spark plug hole), but I cleaned it up using q tips on a stick. The plug itself...

Its a 1995 Civic DX. About a week ago I advanced my timing about 2 degrees, since the book calls for 86 octane and the engine is clean. 2 degrees calculates to an average of 1 octane (from a few situations of timing vs octane I saw) No pinging at all on 87, without any fuel power molabrew! So...

Hi, I was wondering if any of you had experience with having a tuned ECU on a gas car. My car is a 95 civic dx Auto (ARGH wish it were manual). Anyhow I hear the chips might make it fail smog tests, but that can be reset to stock with a jumper. However: How does the chip affect normal driving...

Hey guys, I was looking at data sheets I have for delvac 1 and mobil 1, and its quite confusing to see delvac 1 have a cold cranking rating of a 10w, when it is rated 5w! I also included the cold pumping ratings which have a similar trend. I don't blame the 40w for the higher CCS, because you...

I was just changing the oil and atf in my car (1995 civic dx) from amsoil atf and m1 5w30 to mobil 1 atf. I put 10,000 miles and 7 months on the oil. I took a look at the Supertech filter. The rubber seal for the anti drainback looks good still and I pushed it in with a screw and it felt like...