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Rock Auto sells these filters for $2.03. Naturally, I was fascinated since this is so much cheaper than any alternative. I bought a couple. The box says made in Korea. The filter itself says nothing about its place of origin. Strangely, this uber-cheap filter includes an o-ring for the cap...

I have posted a few times regarding the use of Castrol Import Multivehicle (IMV) in our 2006 Corolla. Well, now the transmission has begun to act up a bit. Of course, this may be unrelated to the ATF, but it is suspicious enough that I thought I would post it. The history... 6/2008, 26703...

Due to a strange obsession with coolant I noticed that Ford is going away from GO5 to a new coolant on some models (Fusion for one). This new "dark green" coolant looks like it might be similar to whats in my Corolla. Does anybody know the motivation for Ford to switch away from G05? I'm just...

Had an interesting warranty experience I felt like sharing. Might strike a few nerves here. Yesterday, my wife informed me that the check engine light was lit on our 2006 Corolla. At this time the miles on the car were 35,996. We had had a check engine light before that manifested in some hard...

Well I picked up another car last weekend. My brother had a 1993 Toyota Tercel base 2dr that he had purchased new back in 92. Well, he probably drove it four times over the summer and finally decided to get it out of his driveway. They wanted to give me the car. I told him it might still be...

Noticed that all the Conoco-Phillips oils state they meet the GM6049 spec except, maybe, for Motorcraft. Perhaps the bottle says something but I can't find any acknowlegement on the web. Is this some stupid Ford vs GM thing? Surely the Motorcraft oil would meet the spec? I'd like to try the...

It looks like I will be buying a new car Monday. I want something cheap, reasonably safe, long lasting, and easy to maintain. What's the scoop on the automatic transmission in the 2007 Ford Focus? Are they durable? Can I expect it to go 200,000 miles with reasonable maintenance? Do they...

I have been considering a 2000-2002 prizm as my next used car purchase. I'd really like a manual but it seems 99.99% of the used prizm's around here are automatic transmissions. Highway MPG is important to me so I want the optional 4 spd automatic. How can I quickly tell if the car has a 4spd...

Just got back from checking out a used 2001 Toyota Echo. The owners were asking $3700 which seemed too good to be true. The car had 91,000 miles with A/C and automatic transmission. The automatic was actually a negative to me but the deal seemed worth checking out. I ended up passing on the...

I just put two new rear struts in my 95 escort wagon due to a broken coil spring. The area where the struts attach to the body sheet metal has rusted badly, all the way through in places. I'm thinking I might be on borrowed time before a strut says hello to the passenger compartment. I always...