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Hello all. Just traded my wife's 2016 428IX Convertible for a new 2019 440IX Hardtop Convertible. It has the N58 inline Turbo 6. Spectacular motor. Was surprised to see BMW recommends 0W20 Synthetic. Thought these motors were 5W30. Pete

Does this new spec 0W20 oil that came in my wife's new 428IX convertible still have the requirement for an HTHS of 3.5 CP minimum like the LL-01 spec? Thanks in advance.

Picked it up yesterday for my wife and on a sticker under the hood it said 0W20. Yet no one at the dealer knew anything about it.. They said at first oil change they will use 5W30. We shall see. By then maybe things will start to change.

I want to buy a new Toro 721E with electric start and was wondering if anyone knows who makes the engine. It is a 212 CC overhead valve. I'm thinking its a Band S. Thanks, Pete

I have Bob Woods 555 cams, a Cobra air cleaner, SandS power tuned dual headers, Vance and Hines Monster Squared mufflers and an auto tuner. I tried the NGK Iridium DCPR 7EIX plugs and the bike ran horrible. Backfired and missed at low RPM's. Switched back to plain ole NGK DCPR7E and bike runs...

I think I'm going to buy this and was wondering if anyone has any experience with this model? I have mostly all Echo OPE and love them. This saw will get fairly light use trimming trees around the house and woods. My local dealer has it for $299 which includes an 18 inch bar 1 chain a quart of...

Has anyone here used these new Bose in ear headphones. I fly a lot and am trying to justify the extra $199 for noise cancelling technology. The regular Bose in ear non noise cancelling are $99. Are the noise cancelling worth the money? Thanks, Pete

I am going to buy a new Toro single stage snow blower and don't know whether to get the 721R manual start or spend the extra 110 dollars and get the 721E with electric start. I'm replacing an old 5hp 2 stroke craftsman single stage that is just tired. I saw that the Toro doesn't have a battery...

I have a 2001 Road King Classic with 18,500 miles. Yesterday took my bike in to a local wrench to get it inspected and replace the outer primary seal that was leaking. Since it was leaking, I hadn't changed the primary oil for 2+ years only added a bit of fluid. I use Amsoil 20W50(4qts) in the...

Hello all, I want to buy an air wrench to take off lug nuts so i can rotate my tires and put on winter tires myself. I only have a small 1 hp portable sears air compressor,without a tank. Can anyone recommend a basic air wrench and how much air pressure will I need to use it. Will buy a small...

Have been searching the internet for information on how the new Ford IOLM works since I bought my wife a 2011 MKX. Does anyone have info on how it works, mainly does it work like the GM system or have different variables? The MKX has the new 3.7L VVTI 6cycl engine. So far have 3000 miles on the...

Have a 21.5" iMac and just hooked up a new Netgear router. Problem is that I can only get the wireless to work and not the ethernet cable. If I turn off the wireless, the computer shows ethernet cable connected but will not work. Any ideas. I have the ethernet cable plugged in to the #1 port on...

Does anyone know if there is any advantage to buying the very expensive airport extreme b/g/n router for $300.00 from Apple, or will any quality router do the same job? Want an N band router since I just bought a new wireless printer and I understand that it is faster with N. We have a MacBook...

Just bought a 21.5" IMAC computer to replace a 2 year old Gateway computer with Vista that was an absolute piece of junk. Sent the POS back for warranty work 3 times, and Gateway service was horrendous. Well it crashed again, and my son and I threw it out the upstairs bedroom window and watched...

I have an Echo Hc-165 Hedge trimmer that has one grease fitting on the right side that lubricates the cutting blades where they attach to the bottom of the machine. It puts grease in to the enclosed case to lube the cutting mechanism. It came serviced with white lithium grease from the dealer...

I just talked to a friend of mine and he was telling me that he just burned up one of the new technology Hybrid motors, which is a 4stroke engine, but uses oil/gas mixture with no crankcase. Manufacturer recommends normal oil at 50:1. This trimmer is a Shindawa C4 Hybrid. He was using Amsoil...

Can anyone tell me how the GM/Chevy dealers do an engine flush? They say they use a machine hook up to flush and fill. Where do they connect the machine, I assume on heater hoses, and is it a good procedure? Thanks

I am seeing some crud, a tan color, in the top of the plastic overflow tank on my son's Cobalt. Has 34,000mi and has never had the coolant system serviced. Is this normal or is this the dreaded Dex Cool sludge-ing starting. The coolant in the reservoir is still to the full cold mark and red...

Just tried a Pure One filter for the first time and was suprised how small the oil supply holes were on the filter. The number of holes was the same but much smaller. Has any one else noticed this, and do you think it has good enough flow capabilities through the filter. I have been using EAO...

Thinking of buying a 2009 Chevy Malibu. Can anyone give me input on the 4cylinder and the 6 cylinder engine. Leaning toward the 6 cylinder engine, but was curious what the gas mileage is.