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Wal Mart is selling (according to the lable I saw on the plastic bottle) NON detergent motor oil for PRE 1930 vehicles. It's the lowest rating possible: A (we are at M or N now, correct?) I assume this is for all of the model T owners out there. Is more modern oil bad for those engines?

I have a 2002 Ford Focus SVT with 70 something k miles on it that has not been driven for over a year. It either has Valvoline synthetic or Pennzoil Ultra in it, not sure which, with a K & N oil filter. I want to start driving the car again. Before changing the oil and filter (which is fairly...

I was checking out cartridge oil filters for one of my cars at Wal Mart and surprisingly the SuperTech filter said made in the USA and it was ridiculously cheap (under $3.00). The other filters in stock were from Fram at about $6.00 and $9.00 each but NOT American made. Who would expect this?

Until now I have found that most funnels are useless for transferring used oil into 5 quart oil plastic oil bottles for disposal. Just bought a Flotool Super Quick Fill Funnel #10714, color is red, at Wal Mart; about $4.00. It is not only good for pouring clean oil into engines, it's good for...

Anyone catch the shows on Horsepower TV where they are doing huge upgrades to a mid 90's Ford Thunderbird? I good swear they said they are installing a GM automatic (model number was 4LE or something like that) to the Ford 427 they are putting in the car. I know putting Chevrolet engines with GM...

Why doesn't GE and Sylvania (the two biggest brands in automative light bulbs in the US) come up with a line of drop in replacement LED automotive lights? Obviously this is not practical for headlights (and foglights) at this stage, but other exterior and interior automotive bulb applications...

http://www.detnews.com/article/20091014/...-U.S.-showrooms

http://www.chevroletcapriceppv.com/#home You would think they will have to offer a civilian version...

Latest Road and Track magazine mentions that Nissan now recommends using their $12 per quart Ester based oil to quiet the engine in the 370Z. In laymans terms, what makes an Ester based oil quiet an engine down? And what popular (under $6 per quart) synthetic oils on the market are Esther based...

A ESPN television segment on last weekend's race from Infineon Raceway showed a Fram oil filter cartridge that goes into a large black metal housing. The filter element itself looked like it was made of some sort of wire mesh. This is new from the typical drag racing conventional Fram racing oil...

Was watching recording of Horsepower TV where they were building a big engine (I think it was a 460 Ford). When it came time to put oil in it, the plastic bottle that was barely visible was silver with a black label on the back. Normally on that show they say what oil brand they are using. I...

Today I had the opportunity to look at a new vehicle from a new car company that not even the car magazines have seen. It's not going to get them excited, but eventually they will be doing stories on it. It will seen in major cities by the thousands in a very short time. And before we all think...

I heard a commercial on the radio while driving the other day from one of the major auto parts chains for 5 quarts of oil and a Fram filter. I wish I could have recorded the announcer doing the advertisement; I swear the woman said FARM filter, not Fram! Could the commercial have been live or...

As a new employee of one of the largest cities in the country, I will be primarily responsible for purchasing every type of new vehicle a city uses. In addition, I currently have the assignment of issuing a new contract for rebuilt transmissions for GM, Ford, Chrysler and Allison applications...

The new Mitsubishi Evo uses a remote rear differential reservoir mounted in the trunk for maintaining fluid level. Do differentials tend to leak? Would seem that a diff cooler and a temp gauge would be a good idea in this application. If the fluid could be changed through the reservoir, that...

The 2010 Camry will have a totally redesigned and improved 4 cylinder engine, based on the 4 cylinder that is in the new Venza. It will be larger and more powerful. One of the key changes is in the oiling system. Does Toyota have problems with the current 4 cylinder engine?

Ford offers ballistic panels for the front doors of police Crown Vic's. What exactly is in their ballistic panels? It costs over 1K per door!

Ford offers silicone hoses and "aircraft hose clamps" as an option on police Crown Vics. Anyone know who's hoses and clamps they are using?

Anyone try a K & N cartridge filter? One of my vehicles uses this type of filter and I am going to try a K & N on the next oil change. K & N claims their filter media is far superior to the OEM material.

I was in a Toyota dealer's parts department the other day and noticed a huge inventory of Mobil 1 in almost all grades, quart bottles only. Does Toyota specifically recommend Mobil 1 or is this just something the dealer is doing?