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After hearing that the Bucs fired their coach today (again!), I was reminded of this story: A fellow had just been hired as the new CEO of a large corporation. The current CEO was stepping down and met with the new hire privately in his office, where he handed him three numbered envelopes...

Need to do an oil change on my friend's '02 Camry 2.4L this weekend, paying off a football bet I lost (don't ask). What filters are you all using for this application? I have some Denso 115040-0080 filters lying around that I got from Rock Auto to go on the Tacoma in my signature, and some Denso...

Recently did the head gaskets in g/f's '07 Impreza. This is the normally aspirated 2.5L boxer motor, not the WRX turbo. Anyway, the oil and coolant leaks are now gone (bottom of the engine is bone dry after a 4,000 mile cross country trip from Florida) but it did use about 2 quarts of oil during...

Son's g/f's car. No record of timing belt change from previous owner. We are going to tackle the job this weekend. I've done timing belts before, and have watched a YouTube video of this particular job, just wondering if there are any potential pitfalls I should be aware of before we dig into...

My son is in the process of resurrecting a new-to-him '01 R6. After finally managing to extract the frozen oil drain plug, we refilled with Mobil 1 10W-40 4-cycle "Racing 4T" and used an M1-110 filter, because they were readily available to us. Are there "better" oil and filter set-ups for this...

Has the 2.7L 4-cylinder engine. Plastic tanked radiator says "Harrison" on it. I think it has conventional green coolant in it, but hard to tell, obviously needs to be changed! Any recommendations?

Friend of mine has a new (to him) '09 Corolla. About 40K on it now. What should be the ATF change interval, and what fluids do you guys like for this app?

G/f's '07 Impreza 2.5L non-turbo, 70K miles. ATF level is down a bit on the dipstick, maintenance history unknown, figured I might as well do a drain and fill. Owner's manual lists Subaru and Idemitsu ATF HP, along with Castrol Transmax-J and Pennzoil ATF-J - what readily available and...

Daughter just bought a very clean '07 Impreza which seems like a real nice car. But I'm a Volvo guy, don't know squat about Subies. Wix is listing the same part number for both the oil filter and the transmission filter - 51365 - is this right? Any reason not to use the Wix in these applications?

Bought a couple of jugs of Valvoline SynPower 5W-30 last time it was on sale at AAP and put it in the two Volvo 940 turbos I have. This is my first experience with Valvoline oil in many years. These cars have previously been run on GC (which I can no longer find locally) and PP, and would use no...

Can someone tell me please which were the years and models of Saturns which had the known sludge issues? A friend is looking at a used Saturn, and I want to be able to advise her whether or not the car may have "issues" related to this. Thanks in advance for any responses.

I know that for some time Wal-Mart Supertech brand oil was being supplied by Warren Performance Products, and indeed their 10W-30 high mileage oil in the red 5 quart jugs still have a "WPP" molded in the bottom of the container. But now the 10W-30 conventional oil is showing up in slightly...

Pretty serious leakage around the valve cover gasket on my friend's '94 Camry (this is the 2.2 4-cylinder Toyota engine, 177K on it so far), so I said I'd have a look. Not familiar with these Japanese DOHC engines; don't see any exposed nuts or bolts holding this valve cover down (my Volvos use...

So I offered to change the oil in my friend's '94 Camry (5SFE 2.2 4-cylinder engine) because she "couldn't remember when it was done last." Went by Auto Zone and picked up a gallon jug of Exxon Superflo and an AC Delco PF1233; that's what the book listed. My God, this has got to be the world's...

Can someone confirm for me that a Motorcraft FL-400 is the correct filter for a 2002 Ford Taurus with the Vulcan engine? Is the equivalent Wix filter a 51516? Thanks for any input.

Saw an ad on Spike TV the other night; James Bond movie marathon over July 4th weekend. I think they do this on a regular basis. Figured there's probably more than a few Bond fans among us BITOG'ers. So which is your favorite Bond film and vehicle? I like the Sean Connery films the best, and my...

Helped a friend change oil on his 2001 Windstar (3.8L V-6) over the weekend. The FL400S is spec'd for his van on the Motorcraft website, so that's what I bought to put on there. But the filter we removed (put there by the Ford dealer at his last change) was an FL2005. What's the difference...

Wife's friend says her engine is sounding "like a sewing machine" so I offer to listen. Lots of valve train noise. Check oil - no oil on dipstick! Added 1.5 qts 10W-30 and brought it up to nearly the full mark, noise considerably quieted. Questions (I'm a Volvo guy and know nothing about...

I know, I know; it's not an oil worth going out of your way for. But I was in Advance Auto Parts for something else the other day and they had it for under a buck a quart, so I picked up a few. Interestingly, there were black bottles and white bottles. The black bottles say "Distributed by...

There is a riding academy associated with my son's school. The woman who runs it is looking at new 3/4 ton pickups, and has asked for my input. Now, I know 240/740/940 Volvos, and I do the maintenance on the school's '94 Ford Van, but I don't really know pickups. But some of you folks certainly...