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    Mopar Oil Filters

    They have be whored around a bunch and seem to change at will. You may never know for sure unless you inspect each one. Some were black painted Orange Cans!!!
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    Thinking of oversizing. Will FL400S to FL1A work?

    If you have space on the mount on the FL400, The larger Diameter FL842, FL300 and FL1A are the same. This is listed short to long.
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    Recommend a better filter then Motorcraft FL-820S?

    Poor honest dealer is charged more by Honest Ford than you can buy from WallyWorld. Sad but true. Since Wally no longer carries the one I use on my Neon I have to visit my parts department and pay them.
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    MAC tools made in China

    First Craftsman wrench I saw made in China was a Functional Crescent Wrench for use as a Keychain. Matco, Craftsman (till now), Armstrong, newer Kobalt, K-D all made by Danaher Mac, Proto, Stanley are Stanley Snap-On and old Kobalt Made by Snap-On
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    swivel adapters/extensions + torque wrench

    When you get a torque stick or new gun you actually have to test the gun and stick together to see what kind of torque you are getting. For instance most Inger 231 you just crank it all the way up and good to go. My Matco/inger Ti you have to run it on LOW or it will over torque the nut. Must...
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    Evaluating value: $10 per 100 UTQG?

    Considering that one manufacturers 400 is another 300 or 600 that metric means little.
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    Foreign made tires - Chinese vs. Korean etc.

    Wife's Falkens are Chinese I think. My Sumitomos were Chinese. We get Hankook and Kuhmo at work from China.
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    Amsoil filter caused engine destruction ?

    I have never said anything other that in PMs to a few on here but the 08+ Suzuki XL-7 filter caused a couple of documented engine grenades when the bypass valve silicone seal came apart. Suzuki (actually GM, their caddy motor with a can filter instead of cartridge) actually purchased a filter...
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    tire pressure discrepancy

    If you are only used to thinking an LT tire is E rated than sure it makes sense not to use 35 PSI. However in a C load rating where 50 is max that is not that big a deal Extra load generally max out at 42 PSI for load even though some go higher. Standard Load max weight is normally at 35 PSI...
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    07 Mustang Power Steering Fluid

    We only use Mercon V at the dealer. It is what is in it from the factory. I would stick to that.
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    BG Additives?

    SI-1 Rocks hard core. Seen and performed the before and after 4 and 5 gas to prove it. Seemed 44K did well too. Not sure of a chem change. Will have to ask our rep next time I see him. MOA supposed to be golden but not so sure. There is an VOA on it that at least made it look like it would do...
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    Rim Repair & Runout Results

    Over at ford we are down to 18 lbs road force on an F150 which also happens to be .018". On cars the assembly should be down that low or less.As the other side is so low the .030 in the bead seat area may not be that bad overall. Still not ideal but may work out OK. What did the tire and...
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    dirty oil can stretch timing chain?

    I used to work at Suzuki dealership and the last XL-7 had trouble with chain stretch and was a known issue. It was a GM engine down to the GM emissions sticker. GM junk
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    Balancing...

    Yeah they just don't permanently make the rims any more and the valve stem location means nothing so while the tire manufacturers may mark their tires what are you gonna align that too? Install, balance on a Hunter GSP9700 with road force check. Anything over 18 (lbs or thousandths of an inch)...
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    US probes electronics in Toyota recall.

    Don't forget about the WOZ and his NON-RECALL sudden acceleration issue in his Prius. Plays with the cruise buttons while on Cruise and off she goes but not everytime. On and off. But the pedal haas no Motor or Cable connection so the pedal WILL NOT MOVE unless depressed by foot and he does...
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    brake fluid dot 3 to dot 4 ?

    Yeah you can find many DOT 4 Bottles list both 4 and 3. Ford Dot 3 exceeds Dot 4 but only lists 3 and they are the same fluid base.
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    Bulk Motorcraft 5w20, 3000 mi, 2006 F150, 5.4l

    My dealer uses all MC product for the cars and trucks. We get 5W-20, 5W-30, 15w-40 & Mercon V Bulk service. After that it is bottles. We do carry some BG products as well.
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    Michelin LTX A/T 2 tires?

    Dad had a set of the 700 Treadwear rated Michelin Cross Terrain tires and I had to apologize to others as he had brakes even when it was 32 and slushy while everyone else was sliding around! Seemed like Snow tires that wore like cast iron. Made me nervous that we would get hit from someone not...
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    Weight Required to Balance Tires

    The comment about the old 22.5 Semi Tires is out of place just due to weight of the assembly. It weighs so much that less than several ounces won't be seen under like 90. The Crown Vic several years ago had a Spec of .02" out of round (approximately 20lbs of road force by a hunter 9700) and no...
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    Rate this tire: BFG Traction T/As

    The only reason I do not have a set on my car now is the hub cap rubbed on the rim protector and Made a TERRIBLE noise at parking lot speeds. Other than that they stuck like glue, cornered well and even did pretty [censored] well in snow. Not OK Pretty dang well. I miss them. After a while...
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