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About 6 years ago I picked up a new Craftsman T2200 riding mower (built by husqvarna) to mow my 1.25 acre lot in south florida (thick grass all year). I worked the mower hard (probably harder than it was designed for). The good - reasonably strong, could power through thick grass. It had a...

My sister and I recently snagged an invite to the Porsche Driving Experience where they let you take some of the new 911s and 718s out on the track in a lead-follow config and they had a timed auto-x in the Macan GTS. I have a lot of track day and racing experience, but this was new for my...

We (mostly wife) wants a bigger vehicle. We currently have a 2007 Honda Pilot and 2 kids in car seats. With a dog in the back hatch area, we have very little room for luggage. She's between a large SUV and a minivan, but leans towards the large SUV. We still have a handful of cars to look at...

I ordered a kit to test the oil in our race car from blackstone, but it hasn't arrived yet. I needed to drain the oil yesterday as it was the last chance I'd have to pull a warm sample as we have to start tearing things apart to get to the clutch. I used a cleaned and dried gatorade bottle to...

Changing control arms on a 2007 Honda Pilot. On the passenger side, I'm using a jack to put a little pressure on the strut to help line things up so the ball joint pops into place. As I'm doing this, I hear a loud-ish 'POP' noise, and now the control arm is even less lined up with the strut. I...

I'm looking to pick up a riding mower for our new house. I've done the research on them (basically, everything at this point is re-branded MTD stuff with either a briggs or kohler engine). I understand that the JD at home depot/lowes is a D series and not the X300 at the Deere dealership. I...

I picked up the 98 Expedition in my sig as a cheap tow vehicle for taking our race car to the track instead of inconveniencing my wife by stealing her SUV on the weekends. I got a killer deal buying it from a family member who was letting it rot. Truck runs well but the tires are pretty bald...

Hey guys, Looking for some pointers on doing a quick rust repair and painting on my 98 Expedition. I've been reading a lot about painting, but most of the advice seems to be more oriented towards a professional repair, which this will not be. I've got some rust in these small pockets in the...

Picked it up this weekend. Was looking for a white one for awhile. This one became available so I went to the dealer and picked it up. According to Mazdas website, MTX tourings don't exist. Dealership information is all over the place - anywhere from "really rare" to "we will have one tomorrow"...

(game show music) Its time to play........GUESS......MY........SLUDGE! Here we have a 98 Toyota Camry with 250,000 on the clock. around 9k OCI on conventional oil, sometimes less, rarely more, and every once in awhile ran on synthetic for 10k + miles. All sorts of different brands, I usually...

So I just bought my wife a 2007 CPO Honda Pilot. It has another 18,000 miles of warranty and up to 100,000 miles of powertrain warranty that I would like to maintain. I also want to put a trailer hitch on the car and tow my little sailboat. The boat weighs less than I do - about 150lbs, so...

So I'm wondering how serious the effects would be if I were to run a straight SAE 50 weight oil in a modern engine? I realize that the viscosity will be higher on cold start, and normally I wouldn't do it, but I have some interesting circumstances. My sister is currently driving a 2000...