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My son has a 2007 Kia Optima 4 cylinder with a couple hundred thousand miles. It's due for the CA smog inspection, but has the CEL on. Codes are P0455 (large evap peak) and P0451 (evap pressure sensor range). Our first reaction was to replace the gas cap with a new Stant. No luck, code came...

I have a 2011 Chevy Malibu LTZ 4cyl with 225/50-18 Goodyear LS2 tires. The problem that I have is that the car loves to follow grooves in the road while traveling at speed (on the freeway, etc). I know that a lot of cars do this to some degree, but it is much more pronounced on this car than...

I have a 2011 Chevy Malibu LTZ with about 15k miles. Due to the indiscretion of an un-named teenage kid, my car is now getting a new roof. The kid decided that it would be fun to jump on top of my car and slide across the roof...several times. It left several dents and impressions on the hood...

Does anyone know if there is a noticeable different in Redline's car and mc-specific oil? Does anyone use their 20w50 car oil? This would be for use in a HD Big Twin sump (not shared).

2005 F150, 5.4 3v, 52,000 miles. Long story short, my Ford Extended Service Plan just paid $8100 to have a Ford reman longblock put in my truck. Supposedly there was some manufacturing debris found in the chain tensioners which caused head failure... You can read all about it HERE (and the...

Just like the title says, are either of these products available locally, or are both mail-order only? I'm in the San Bernardino area of (southern) California.

2005 F150 with 4R75W transmission. I disconnected both lines at the aux trans cooler, and placed both lines in milk jugs. When I started the engine, I was only expecting fluid to come out of the return line. But to my surprise, fluid came out of both lines, at about the same rate. Just...

What differences are there between the two oils (other than one being dino and the other synthetic blend)? 2005 F150 5.4 3v motor. 5000 mile OCI. Average driving conditions, with occasional towing once every 2-3 months (100 miles of towing each time). Basically, would the fact that the MC is...

I've heard/read on other forums that all 5w20 motor oils are at a minimum semi-synthetic. I know that the Motorcraft is semi-syn. But in looking at the bottle of other 5w20's, they don't all necessarilly say "semi-synthetic". So I'm thinking that they're just conventional dino oil. After all, if...

I'm looking for someplace local that carries Schaeffer 5w20. Looking on their website, the closest is an hour away. Does anyone know if the big parts stores (Autozone, Pep Boys, etc) carry this stuff? I'm not big with buying online, I'd like to hold it in my hands befor buying :). I'm in the...

According to Blackstone's comments, everything looks fine with my engine. I had a UOA done, not to see how my oil is holding up (as in wanting to do extended OCI's), but rather to see if there are any problems with my motor. BTW, I'm now back to using Motorcraft 5w20 semi-syn. Any comments...

What's the heaviest grade oil I can safely use on a newer Ford 5.4L 3v motor? Ford specs 5w20 for it (probably for CAFE purposes). I'm currently using PP 5w30. The reason I'm looking for a heavier oil is 2-part: first, I want the best protection I can get in So Cal's desert climates, and second...

Here the situation... I have a 2005 Ford F150 with about 37,000 miles on it. FoMoCo specs 5w20 oil for it. Almost every morning (or anytime it's sit for more than a few hours), I get a start-up engine rattle. It only lasts for 1-2 seconds, but it is very annoying none-the-less... I've been...

Is it just my connectivity issues, or has this site been offline since yesterday evening??? I just now was finally able to get on the site.

I have a 2005 F150 with the 4R75W tranny. It has about 37,000 miles on it. I had the dealer flush the tranny at around 33,000 miles. Situation is that I get a shudder/rough shift on the 1-2 upshift. All other shifts (up & down) are very smooth. I've had the dealership check it out, and they...

Just last week I purchased by first batch of Amsoil ASM 0w20. While I was at it, I also signed up as an Amsoil Preferred Customer. Well yesterday I get a UPS package from Amsoil with a LOT of marketing materials, including Amsoil, vitamins, Mother's car care products, etc... There was also a...

So I'm considering going with Amsoils 0w20 (ASM). Both their website and the rep I spoke to said that is a 25,000 mile oil when used with their Ea filter. My question is, has anyone actually gone 25,000 miles on their oil?? I'm hoping that it will last 15,000-18,000 miles, which is 1 year of...