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This release also automatically (without any user option to avoid it) converts SSD based Macs to Apple's new file system. Users of professional applications, backup utilities, etc. beware. I'm going to be giving this one a few months before I install it on any computers that are important to...

Another EZ Car Lift owner here. Biggest tool purchase I've ever made (by far) and every time I use it, I come away thinking how much I love it. The mechanical design (no hydraulics, infinitely variable lift height with no longitudinal displacement during lifting), commodity power source, and...

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Thanks, good info. I went ahead and ordered the whole tensioner. Will be interesting to see whether the old one still moves smoothly when it comes off.

I've been on a bit of a hiatus from BITOG for the last several months but hopefully back for a while now! Our Mazda3 (~85k miles) has been making a chirping noise from its serpentine belt tensioner periodically. The belt is due for replacement anyway so the timing is convenient! I'm debating...

Originally Posted By: 440Magnum I ran it once and did a VOA, and before I even completed the run decided that MY SRT was only getting M1 from then on. Its a singularly unimpressive 0w40 oil, IMO. Granted, the SRT engines are all *very* easy on oil now that there's no longer a turbo in production...

In a way it seems like a thicker version of Ultra 5w30 rather than a Euro/HD focused oil like most (all?) of the other 0w40s or 5w40s.

Pennzoil labels and markets their Ultra Platinum 0w40 as specifically formulated for SRT vehicles. Obviously this is rooted in marketing but the oil is actually labeled only with API SN and a Chrysler oil spec -- no ACEA or ILSAC labels. Is there any reason to think this oil is really any...

I think some of you are piling too hard on Hal with the whole "it's only $75 twice a year for an expensive car" argument. Just because it's not that much money and he can probably afford it doesn't make a 6 month OCI requirement with high end syn any less ridiculous. It's not always about saving...

I disagree that it's a waste driving a car like this on a daily commute. Either car should be plenty reliable and last a long time, and will still be more fun to drive even on a commute. Personally I'd go with the Mustang in a case like this due to back seat, probably a little better comfort...

Sorry to hear about this and glad you're OK. Is that the Glen Annie/Storke Road intersection? I see what they were trying to do but it looks like they could've done a better job with the road markings. The bike crosswalk kind of muddles things up, or that's what it looks like in the photo...

Originally Posted By: wemay I don't fault the HOA one bit. They looked the other way in the past and really aren't petty at all. It was these knuckleheads that ruined it for everyone else. And NO, I'm not turning in my BITOG card because of it. I get not faulting them too much for it --...

I didn't see where it was specified whether the "black oil" observation was made on the dipstick or in the catch pan. I would tend to agree that it's not normal for oil to turn black on the dipstick in a gas engine with a reasonable OCI, but when all the oil is drained into the catch pan? It'll...

Originally Posted By: CATERHAM Good results. If the Idemitsu made Subie 5W-30 is a bit pricey now then PU 5W-30 (or PP or even PYB 5W-30) would be a good alternative. The Idemitsu oil is actually still reasonably priced vs other synthetics in quart bottles not on sale (which of course in...

Nice! Just found that UOA in your post history. Looks like on that run yours had thinned below grade as well, although on my report Blackstone calls out that the viscosity at 100 deg C should be 9.1-11.3 rather than 8.5-11.3 as on yours. Not sure where the 9.1 comes from .. the best reference I...

Originally Posted By: Al I also have been running the Subaru oil in my 2008 for years (Subaru Bucks). Its a great oil and I may continue to use it even though I can't get it free. You certainly could go further. I have the EJ NA engine. I am running this UOA to 15,000 miles. Yep, Subaru...