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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...

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...

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!

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...

I was wondering what you guys thought of Valvoline Brand Oil filters, presumably manufactured by champion laboratories. We order them by the case at work and stock about 10 different part numbers which cover nearly all vehicles with canister filters. Is this common? I usually pay 2-3$ a piece...

What do you guys think about looking at the color of used oil? For example, In the winter I do a lot of short trips where the engine may not even see operating temp (less than 3 miles) so I know there is a ton of fuel getting by the rings. So I tend to change it every 3 months in the winter...

I have been reading on here quite a bit lately and the more experienced users toss around these different terms regarding what grouop of base stock an oil is from and all these other things, is there a thread or link that clearly lays this stuff out? I would have a much easier time comprehending...

Oil change time is coming up soon and I was in the area so I stopped into walmart for oil, and ended up leaving with 3 5qt jugs of Mobil Clean 5000 for less than 30$ after tax, which I thought was a pretty good deal. Anyway, They claim it has added detergents and all that other fun stuff, and...

What do you guys think about cam2 oil? A local parts shop stocks this stuff and it is fairly cheap. How does it perform compared to more mainstream conventionals? How about wolfs head? Any thoughts? Jim

I have a 5hp single stage Eaton Compressor putting out 20cfm@90psi with a slow turning pump sped of around 600rpm. They call for mobil Rarus 427 which I believe is a 30 weight oil, correct? Synthetic or Dino? Are there any better alternatives? My biggest thing is that this compressor gets...

So I was curious, what makes a particular engine more prone to sludge? For example, why is VW 1.8T such a sludge prone engine? Let us please assume frequent 3k/3month oil changes with quality oil. Please dont turn this into a "synthetic does have that problem thread," I would really like to know...

215/50/17 H rated on a 2001 Chrysler Sebring LXI Coupe. Essentially a Mitsubishi Eclipse, so its geared more towards performance. It has had Eagle RSA's on it its entire life, and I can get all three tires for essentially the same price (give or take 5$). The Eagle RSA's are not the greatest in...

The more I read and think on this forum, the more questions I come up with. I feel bad about whoring up the forums with all of my questions but the search function is less than stellar. Im starting to pick up a LITTLE bit of oil knowledge and I am learning that an oil change is necessary when...

After some lengthy reading, I came up with one or two questions that I could not find the answers too and would greatly appreciate some clarification on the matter, as I am quite interested. First, If Synthetic 10w30 is based on 30 weight oil, and Dino 10w30 is based on 10w mineral, (in lamens...

Everybody asks questions about "is this good oil" and people always say that it is, and it seems to happen with every brand. Is their any major oil brand out their that people should stay away from? I mean, once you trace the oils back up the supply chain, it seems that there are only a few...

If brake fluid does not damage rubber seals throughout the brake system, could I use it to lubricate dried out bushings on a car? A lot of guys spray them with PBblaster but I can imagine this will deteriorate the rubber, no? Thanks Jim

One brand which I have not read much about on here (and the search doesnt yeild anything) are the Philips66/ 76 lubricants motor oils. What is the general opinion on these oils? I know they meet API SL grade, but other than that, I have no idea what sort of detergents or additives they use...

I work at a repair shop part time and one thing we will sometimes push along with tune ups (probably [censored]) are 3m fuel system treatments... http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/rodi_1985_3600525 Basically a bottle of tank additive, a can of throttle plate cleaner to clean inside the...

Hello I am Jim and I am fairly new to the forum. I have been using it in my car bought new in 02, which has a Mitsubishi 6g72 3.0 sohc v6 in it with 117k seeing 3month/3k OIC using name brand oil and Valvoline/WIX/Purolator filters. Car is in central jersey, up until about 100K it saw mostly...

Hello Everybody, Im new to the forum, and I have searched around already regarding Lucas, but I still have some unanswered questions. I work part time (still in school) at a repair shop and the mechanics there swear by lucas oil additive, they all use in in their high mileage cars, and I even...