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I would just like to throw something out there. I ran 3 Oil Changes with MC5000 through the Summer then into winter. My car sits for a few days at a time during the winter. My local walmart was out of MC5000 5w30, so I went to pennzoil YB 5w30, and it greatly reduced the engine noise on...

The more I think about it, I think letting the engine rpm's get down to "normal" is the best bet, because think about it. The ecm adjusts the idle speed accordingly, based on temp inputs from sensors to keep the engine from stalling. So wouldn't it make sense to just let the Rev's drop down to...

I have this problem with my car too, goes away when the engine begins to warm up and I have been using MC 5000 for the last two oil changes. Im going to try out a different brand just for HA-HA's. I wouldn't worry too much about it, my car has 121k on it and many other MItsu 6g72 3.0's have the...

Since today's high is like 15*, I figured I would ask. How do you guys let your car's warm up on cold days? I always liked to get it into operating range, but don't always let it warm all the way up to temp, and just take it easy. However what got me questioning this method was in the 08 Toyota...

For about 5$, you can go to harbor freight (or online) and get a cheap suction gun. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95468 I have one, and it leaks out the back and makes a mess, but I deal with it, because it allows me to quickly and easily drain fluids from...

How often do you guys service the PS Fluid? This really isn't a service that is stressed much, and I know for a fact that my PS fluid has never been flushed. I know the reservoir was drained and refilled with ATF when the timing belt was done right before I bought the car, but even that was like...

Well just out of my own curiosity, a buddy of mine has a 99 cherokee sport he just bought for messing around with light off roading. He got it with 100k on it, so we decided to change the fluid in the differentials because it was looking pretty nasty. Anyway, we were doing it at his shop which...

They are cheap tires, some of them are made in China as well as S. Korea. We move a decent number of them at work, but they really are nothing special. If your looking for a general purpose everyday cheap tire, I'd just say go for goodyear integrity tires. I will, however, say that Hankook...

Fortera with silent armor. I mounted them up on my girlfriends Fathers SUV and he loves the things. He took of SRA's before that, which are decent but nothing amazing. The Michelin LTX m/s last so long you probably would not believe your odometer. They typically dry rot before the tread wears...

That sucks. Chrysler has gone down the tubes, Id never buy another one, I have seen two PCM failures at less than 100K miles on them. WTH is that???

Well I mean I really wasnt too sure about this. One of our customers at work just got a new altima and we did his first oil change and I was shocked to see this. On another note, the main reason I ask this is because my dad has an 08 Altima Coupe and the dealership he brought it from offers...

Has anybody noticed this? Are they any good? I pulled the original filter off a Nissan for its first oil change since leaving the factory and I was shocked!

Well thanks for the input guys. I should have mentioned I am going for mechanical Engineering. I also got into Penn State main campus, however it is a bit farther than I wanted to go to school. I want to live on my own, but at the same time I like being able to get home if I need to. I have a...

I will be going to college this fall and of the schools I got accepted to, My top two choices are Rutgers (new brunswick/piscataway) and Drexel. I was wondering what were people's thoughts on the schools? I got a substantial scholarship from drexel, which means the costs are fairly close to one...

Originally Posted By: Kestas There are some things that I do to my cars that I don't recommend for a non-DIYer. I don't recommend that my friends pay for tire rotation or for a power steering fluid flush, or for a pan drop to exchange the trans fluid (except for the first service). Personally...

Originally Posted By: 2002 Maxima SE Originally Posted By: kartracer55 Turanza's are [censored] tires across the board. Awful wet traction and a slushy feel, even for a touring tire. My dad has 10k on his OEM's from Nissan and can not wait to get them off. Everybody has this fetish with...

Originally Posted By: JHZR2 wal-mart is a terrible place. Filled with folks that dont speak english, and are rude, think they own the place, and who look at you funny for being there. Then they assume before being proven guilty that every shopper is a criminal, requiring checks of receipts...

The Critic is right, the TripleTred is a very heavy tire. Now the Fortera TripleTreds? Forget it. I would still be cautious of putting on an exalto A/S. Now even though the tread wear ratings are not a 100% accurate gauge of tread wear, especially when crossing in between brands, the tripletreds...

Originally Posted By: 2002 Maxima SE Am looking at these: Bridgestone Turanza Serenity Yokohama AVID V4S Turanza's are [censored] tires across the board. Awful wet traction and a slushy feel, even for a touring tire. My dad has 10k on his OEM's from Nissan and can not wait to get them off...

Kelly is off brand good year. Not a big fan of Coopers either. Good Year integrity is an excellent cheap tire we put on a lot of peoples cars. Sumitomo is affiliated with Goodyear, as is Dunlop, another good brand. Uniroyal Tiger Paw is another good tire, available at a michelin dealer...