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If you saw my other recent cut-open filter, the TG4386, this is the oil change I needed to do when I discovered that train wreck. Car is a 1997 Mustang GT, ~55,000 miles on the clock, about 4,000 miles / two years on this oil change. Oil was 5W-30 Penzoil Platinum. Generally the Mustang...

I know people here love to see things pushed to the limits. This was not my intention! Wanted to change the oil in the '97 Mustang this morning, but had to move mother-in-law's Suzuki Aerio in some driveway Tetris to get the Mustang out. I had been asking sister-in-law, the usual driver of the...

Good afternoon all, A couple of months ago I picked up a Nissan GX1000 generator that dates from the mid-1980's the best I can tell. It is a four stroke, 3,600 RPM unit rated at 750 watts AC output and has a 12V DC output of a rating I cannot remember. After cleaning out the fuel system...

Last weekend I did a lot of work on the "old enough to drink" John Deere STX38 lawn tractor. I got around to taking pictures of the cut open filter only this morning. Filter was in service for one year, which is less than 40 hours of operation. Oil was most likely Delo 400 synthetic 5W-40...

Good morning all, Changed the oil in the Tundra this morning. Took a few pictures of the oil filter I removed...and it is totally boring. Just a hair under 5,000 miles, oil was PP 0W-20. No excitement here. FWIW, I find the OEM Toyota filters to be of superior build quality to the Wix and...

Changed the oil in the wife's Lancer this AM. Just over 6,000 miles, oil was probably PP 5W-30. Off came a Fram TG7317 filter which I cut open. Nothing exciting to report. As much as the mechanical engineer in me hates the glued cardboard end caps, they clearly do fine in this application. ADBV...

Back when I was doing the CV axles on the wife's Lancer, it took a while for me to figure out that unlike every other seal in the world, if you drive the output seal home, it won't seal properly, leaking gear oil everywhere. You've got to leave it a few mm proud for it to seal. Becuase I was...

Good afternoon all, Finally got around to changing the plugs, air filter, and cabin air filter in the Tundra this morning. The manual says that the plugs should be changed at 100,000 miles...but life got in the way of maintenance. Plugs were the original plugs - Denso Iridium SK20HR11. I...

Some may remember the "Orange Can of Death" thread I started some time ago that caught the attention of many including a Fram representative. So...in fairness...I'm titling this "White Can of Death." First...filter number one...a Purolator Classic L14610. Filter is off my wife's 2002 Mitsubishi...

Good afternoon all, The Mother-in-Law moved in with us recently (health issues) and I inherited taking care of her car - a 2004 Suzuki Aerio AWD. This morning we're headed to Walmart so I ask when was the last time she had her oil changed. She couldn't remember, but she was sure it was more...

Good morning all, I debated where to put this message. I put it here over the small-engine forum as the crux of my question is the history of ZDDP as an oil additive. One of my hobbies is the collection, restoration, and operation of vintage engines. Most of these are small air-cooled engines...

Good evening all, I have a diesel powered Onan generator. I'd like to run ARX through it to give it a good cleaning, as while it's low hours (about 500), I don't know how well it was taken care of by its previous owners. The Auto-RX webpage has good instructions based on automobile mileage...

Good morning all, From time to time we've discussed the approximately $125 Chinese 6.5 hp Honda-clone engines. I picked one up at Costco a few years ago on sale for under $100 if I remember correctly. I finally put it to work today as a gasoline powered 12 volt jump starter. I wanted something...

Hey gang, I hope this is the right forum. Sure, this is a tractor and not a "Diesel/Gas Pickups/Trucks/Vans" but certainly, it's about HDEO. I've got a 1970's era Yanmar YM1700 tractor. It's got a 20HP water-cooled twin cylinder diesel engine and the manual has some really odd recommendations...

Another boring UOA on my Toyota Tundra. About 75% on rural 55 mph highways, 25% city. Averaging 19 MPG. I usually drive it easy, but I do stand on it from time to time just because I can. :) I'm very pleased with this truck and with the Amsoil ASM. Looks like that at least with my Tundra, 0W-20...

Hey fellas, I was cleaning some new 50 cal ammo cans and decided to lubricate the hinges with Amsoil Metal Protector HD. I accidentally got some on the lid's rubber gasket. I tried to wipe it off, but ended up just spreading it around. I closed the can and noticed that having the MP on the...

Anyone had their hands on one of these? I'm very curious about them. At the last job, I had a Fujitsu LifeBook that I loved dearly. Not becuase it was fast, not because it was extremely capable, but becuase it was tiny and I could take it EVERYWHERE. It ran XP fine and had the Crusoe...

Truck is a 2007 Toyota Tundra 5.7L V-8 CrewMax, driven mostly rural (55 MPH) highway, but with some city and idling with the A/C running hauling the family around on weekends. Averages about 19 to 20 MPG, so you can tell I don't really drive it hard. No oil additives and I've been going back and...

Hey fellas, I seem to recall that there was a Hatco employee or distributor here. I need to buy a 55 gallon drum of Hatcol 3212, 3214, or 1625. (This is MIL-PRF-23699 Type C/I) Google fails to bring up any Hatco/Hatcol distributors. Would love it if the Hatco employee/distributor would drop me...

Yesterday it was pushing 95 deg F here in Northern Alabama. It was time to mow the lawn, so out came the '94 vintage John Deere STX38 with the 12.5HP Kohler engine and hydrostatic transmission. I use 10W-30 oil, mostly Mobil1 but have put the odd half-quart of left-over dino 10W-30. Since it...