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Hi again everyone! It's been a while since I've been here because I bought 3 years worth of the original Pennzoil Ultra before Pennzoil stopped making it 3 years ago. But now I'm all out of PU original, and I'm not sure if I should go back to Amsoil Signature or just pick up the newish Pennzoil...

I just did my annual oil change today, and guess what I found. Last year, the oil change tech at my Toyota dealership (Fusz Toyota) in St. Louis, didn't use the correct oil drain plug gasket. He used one that was smaller than the correctly sized gasket. I've done my own oil changes for the...

I hope folks had a Happy Easter and a Happy Passover :-) Been a while since I had any Toyota probs, but the excellent Panasonic battery found in my 2.4-liter, inline-4 cyclinder, 2006 Camry (made in Japan) is now leaking blue corrosive gunk by the negative terminal (the postivie terminal is...

Well, I wasn't wearing my thinking cap last night, and accidentally poured between a half ounce and 3/4 ounce of Toyota Type T-IV transmission fluid into my 2006 Camry's radiator before realizing the mistake and stopping. Needless to say, I was horrified. Why did they have to make the Toyota...

I used to always change the drain plug gasket after an ATF drain-and-fill, but the past 3 or 4 years I kept re-using the same metal drain plug gasket, and that was a mistake. After I did the ATF drain-n-fill in late August this year (maybe August 28th), I noticed the ATF was dripping out slowly...

Well, my 2006 Camry with four cylinders is nearing its 9th birthday in January, so I'm going to do my first-ever coolant drain-and-fill soon. It's amazing how the Toyota dealerships differ in their advice for coolant replacement. Some dealerships will only do a flush, others will only do a...

Hi everyone. What happened to the oil change thread? Was it getting to big for the server to handle? You know the thread where we posted our latest oil changes. Sure miss Gary. This place isn't the same without him.

Is there an important difference between the brake fluid needed for a Japan-VIN Camry and the brake fluid needed for an American-VIN Camry? My 2006 Camry LE was made in Japan, and the following web page says there is a difference...

Hi again, car experts of the universe :-) So it's time for new front disc pads. My 2006 Camry has 61,500 miles and the disc pads in front are down to 3 and 4 millimeters, according to the dealer's safety inspection. I want to try ceramic pads for the first time, so I'll probably skip the...

1-year OCI (from August 4, 2012 to July 27, 2013)--actually 8 days shy of 1 year. Toyota OEM (Denso) air filter and oversized Mobil 1 M1-209 oil filter were used. 57,860 total car miles on Camry. 8,330 miles on oil. This was my first fill with Pennzoil Ultra. I had previously used Amsoil SSO...

Someone mentioned that Ultra is extinct. Not quite. Early this week I found out that a second Walmart in the area had been restocked with Ultra, and another Walmart expects to be restocked this Tuesday. Zako2 mentioned that, unlike for "Mobil 1" and "Mobil 1 Extended Performance," it's...

Like many of you, I'm having a hard time locating Ultra. Platinum is everywhere but Ultra is nowhere. I've checked two O'Reilly's stores, Walmart, AutoZone, and Advance Auto. Especially troubling is what the clerk at O'Reilly's said. After checking his computer system, he told me the O'Reilly's...

I usually get all my work done at the Toyota dealership, but I thought I'd save some money this time, and have Sam's Club balance my tires. I had bought 4 Yokohama directional tires from my dealership last year because the tires included free lifetime rotation. Low and behold, I come to learn...

I looked under the hood of my neighbor's new Hyundai Sonata. Wow, the layout of parts under the hood is almost identical to the Toyota Camry's layout. Looking under the hood, you could almost mistake one car for the other.

Did an oil change in my '06 Camry yesterday: Out: Second fill of Amsoil SSO (0w30) that I kept in there for 10,056 miles (one year and 10 days). I did a Blackstone analysis last year of the first fill of Amsoil SSO if you're interested. In: Pennzoil Ultra 5w30 at 49,531 miles on 8/4/12. I hope...

Maybe it's my imagination, and since I'm an oil novice, I can't really be sure, but it seems to me that the Amsoil SSO I've had in my car might be discoloring my engine's metal surfaces. I can't really look inside the oil filler hole to see much of my engine because of a small baffle or metal...

14-month OCI (from May 31, 2010 to July 25, 2011). Toyota OEM air filter and oversized Mobil 1 M1-209 oil filter were used. 39,475 total car miles on Camry. 9,000 miles on oil (actually 115 miles short of 9,000 miles). This was my first fill with Amsoil SSO 0w-30. I had previously used RLI...

Today (July 25, 2011) I replaced the Amsoil SSO 0w30 that was in my Camry. The odometer read 39,475 miles today when I changed the oil. I drove the car for about 55 miles today before the oil change, so the oil would be hot and the contaminants disbursed in the oil. I'll be sending the Amsoil...

Hi, I can't decide between the following 2 laptops. A Toshiba with AMD V120 processor. It's on sale at Office Depot for $350, regularly $470. Here's a link: http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/543417/Toshiba-Satellite-C655D-S5041-156-Widescreen/#reviewTab OR A Dell Inspiron with Pentium...

Printed on the top of my colorful Amsoil cardboard shipping box is "SSO-04" What does the 04 refer to? Does that mean there's also SSO-03 and SSO-02 , SSO-01 ? Which is the best SSO? This special "SSO-04" designation isn't found anywhere on the bottles, just on the cardboard shipping box in...