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Ok, have a outlander 2014 diesel with 110k miles. Are replacing atf and gear oil this spring. It says ”hypoid gear oil API GL5 sae80” Now, what would be the best choise for that spec? A 75w80? What do you think? In gearbox it says ”Mitsubishi genuine ATF-j3”. Should I go original on this or...

Need to top up the pwc and no xps to be found nearby. What’s the consensus on replacement oil for these rotax 900 ace? (No compressor or turbo) Manual says xps semi synth 5w40. Can’t find what classifications that oil has. What to look for to find a great oil for this application?

thought I had it all figured out about ope. until today. My snowblower tecumseh seizes after a minute or two regardless of power. It seizes and can be turned free with a wrech, then starts just fine again... So, did the oil vaporize during summer? No, full. Bad oil? Changed it to new synth...

A 10w-60 synth SM/CF A3/B3. Thinking of running it in a 5.0 Mercruiser EFI, oci 40-60 hrs. What's your verdict? Test Specification Method Appearance Clear & Bright Brown Oil T11 Kinematic Viscosity @ 40°C 135 – 155 cSt T34 Kinematic Viscosity @ 100°C 23.0 – 26.0 cSt T34 Oil Color – Lovibond 3.0...

Spent a week skiing, and in the house at the resort there was a fireplace with glass sides and a glass door. The glass was pretty brown and sooty when we got there, but, listen to this: It was almost gone when we left! And not because I cleaned it... The only thing we did was burning our own...

thinking of using this as my standard grease, boat trailer bearings, prop shaft lube, general bicycle and auto grease. It is lithium grease so it should not cause problems in general situations. Anyone been using this? Pros and cons?

On the volvo penta 5.0 (GM) the starter started to freeze, then unfroze and then loud chatter; Found out that: 1. the platerary wheels in the starter had two cogs broken off 2. when looking at the starter hole, I found that four or five cogs on the flywheel was also ripped No wonder there was...

After the change of the PS cylinder assy, do I just connect it, start engine and and turn ringt to left and fill reservoir until stable? Or is there a correct way?

off season. no probs snowmobile rafting

I am looking to use a chainsaw or trimmer engine to drive a small portable winch. The original engine is gone and cannot be found (an odd ball italian thing...) But the capstan winch body is intact and this will be a great thing when huting moose. The winch has a ca 12 mm axle and I suppose that...

Any ideas or experience on this engine, break in, oci, oil requirements, quirks etc?

Out with the boat and heard som noise when driving. Checked and PS fluid is low, below the stick. Its a Volvo penta 1999 gx 5.0 chev v8. I only have 20w50 on board and it's 45 mins driving to dock from out night anchor.. What to do? Fill with engine oil or drive with noise??

looking at a used kia sportage 2.0 with only 50 k miles. Running fine, but: There was some greyish goo at the oil filler cap. How to determine if this is just moisture from short trips or if there's a coolant leak? Are Kias known to have coolant leaks?

thinking of replacing the engine on a small tiller with this Honda, found it cheap new on an auction. Any thought on the gx 100, I don't know anything about it really... And of course, what oil to break it in with?

Thinking of buying a 2009 touareg with this engine, any input on this engine (and car for that matter) It only has 35k miles, but I don't know anything about that engine. Most other people here are buying the diesels but I like the gassers.

Got a free can of this last week, I have two engines with hydraulic lifters. Is it a good idea to use wynns and does it work?

Got a deal on 12 liters of Wolfs Head 20w50 SN oil. Anyone knows anything about this oil? High rating and the right viscosity but what's Wolfs Head???

There's a lot of talk and some guesswork about sae30 and that it is better than say 10w-30 in air cooed ope. Now I'd like some facts: 1. What's the working oil temp of a typical air cooled ope, say a briggs? 2. At that temp, what's the viscosity of a typical sae30, dino sae 10w30, synthetic...

Will be the new oil for the jeep 4.0 at least in winter time and the peugeot 307 flexifuel. Got it at a price that makes it cheap enough to use in the snowblower and lawnstuff too since they call for xW-30.. Anyone use this oil? Results?

Got a litre of the briggs stratton 5w-30 sythetic winter oil for the 5 hp snow blower tecumseh. Works fine, but is there any info on this oil? Is it a HD oil, could I just as well use a 5w-30 dexos2, what is it comparable to?